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Hundreds of union nurses that showed up Saturday morning at the entrance to Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children to defy management’s lockout were turned away as expected. Read more
Management vows not to let the nurses return to work until they “unconditionally” accept the hospital’s latest offer. Read more
It was strike day for hundreds of union nurses Friday. The nurses hit the picket lines at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children for a planned one-day strike as hospital management vowed to lock them out from returning to work today unless they accepted the latest contract offer. Read more
It is the second strike this year by the nurses, who have been working without a contract since December. Read more
Hundreds of union nurses at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children are holding a one-day strike starting this morning after talks failed to yield a new contract. Read more
Hospital management has said that they will lockout any nurses who go on strike Friday. Read more
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Although various states have already taken action to hold platforms accountable, the attorneys general say federal action is necessary because “social media platforms have demonstrated an unwillingness to fix the problem on their own.” Read more
The entire Kalalau Trail and campsite will remain closed through Sept. 19 based on DOH’s recommendations, according to the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources. Read more
The march comes as approximately 600 HNA nurses at the Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women and Children are on the brink of a one-day strike scheduled for this Friday, in protest of alleged retaliation for filling out those reports. Read more
HNA and Kapi‘olani executives met to resume talks on Monday, days after the union filed an injunction seeking to stop the lockout. Read more
EMS responded to a 6 p.m. call Monday for the collision at the Wakea off-ramp just before Kamokila Boulevard. Three ambulances responded to the scene. Read more
The cause of the fire — suspected to be human-caused — is still under investigation. Read more
The St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii may soon end a long-established pension plan for its current and former employees. Read more
Symptoms, which usually begin about 24 to 48 hours after exposure, include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramps — and sometimes fever, headache and body aches. Read more
After another round of negotiations Thursday, the nurses union and management at the state’s largest hospital for women and children in Hawaii still have no agreed-upon contract. Read more
Hawaii Nurses Association President Rosalee Agas-Yuu said today that there were some “really good conversations” and they are trying to schedule another session in upcoming days. Read more
The Hawaii Department of Health today said laboratory results confirmed norovirus to be the cause of multiple illnesses reported by campers at Kalalau Valley on Kauai. Read more
DOH recommends the 2024-2025 flu and COVID-19 vaccines for all persons 6 months of age and older, and the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) shot for newborns and infants, pregnant persons, adults over 75 and those ages 60 to 74 with certain chronic medical conditions. Read more
Management at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children on Wednesday said after receiving a second strike notice from the nurses union, it is prepared to impose a lockout. Read more
The lockout would continue until the Hawaii Nurses’ Association unconditionally accepts Kapi‘olani’s offer and recommends it to its members, executives said. Read more
The Hawaii Community Foundation, along with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, are donating $2.1 million toward the purchase of four new Maui Fire Department trucks. Read more
