Federal mediator joins talks between Kapi‘olani and nurses

• By Nina Wu
• Today
• Last updated 12:13 a.m.
• 59

Gov. Josh Green said a neutral mediator could help break through barriers and guide both sides toward a fair agreement. Read more

Hawaiian Electric vows to pay incentives owed by Swell Energy

• By Nina Wu
• Sept. 26, 2024
• Last updated 1:51 p.m.
• 3

Swell Energy was a third-party provider that Hawaiian Electric contracted in 2021 to aggregate home battery systems to create a “virtual power plant” to support the utility’s grid. Read more

Queen’s West holds groundbreaking for expansion project

• By Nina Wu
• Sept. 25, 2024
• 7

A groundbreaking ceremony was held today for the expansion of the Emergency Department at The Queen’s Medical Center-West Oahu campus. Read more

DLNR to deploy drones to eradicate coqui frogs at Kuliouou

• By Nina Wu
• Sept. 25, 2024
• 31

A new colony of invasive coqui frogs has been discovered in Kuliouou in East Honolulu — just about 200 meters below the summit of the Kuliouou Ridge Trail, according to Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources. Read more

Green asks Kapi‘olani, nurses to seek mediation

• By Nina Wu
• Sept. 25, 2024
• 37

Gov. Josh Green on Tuesday urged the Hawaii nurses union and Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children to seek federal mediation to resolve their long-standing labor dispute. Read more

Green urges Kapi‘olani, nurses to work with federal mediator; talks end today without resolution

• By Nina Wu
• Sept. 24, 2024
• 94

Green is also calling for gestures of goodwill from both sides, along with calmer dialogue and efforts to work together with aloha. Read more

Police arrest 10 protesters at Kapi‘olani lockout

• By Nina Wu
• Sept. 24, 2024
• 140

Tensions between the nurses union and management at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children escalated to a new level Monday after police arrested 10 demonstrators outside the hospital. Read more

Honolulu police arrest 10 demonstrators outside Kapi‘olani hospital; talks to resume Tuesday

• By Nina Wu
• Sept. 23, 2024
• 346

Those arrested outside the hospital included recently elected state Rep. Kim Coco Iwamoto and Democrat candidate for state House Ikaika Hussey. Read more

State awards $70K specialty crop grant to nonprofit Malama Sanctuary

• By Nina Wu
• Sept. 23, 2024
• 2

Imagine if the farms and backyards of Hawaii once again flourished with awa plants — and if the beverage made from their roots were accessible pretty much everywhere in the state. Read more

Kapi‘olani, nurses union return to bargaining table

• By Nina Wu
• Sept. 20, 2024
• 75

Both parties had met Thursday for a bargaining session — the first one held since nurses held a one-day strike last week, and were subsequently locked out from returning to work by management. Read more

Daughter of Ewa Beach cyclists advocates for safer roadways

• By Nina Wu
• Sept. 19, 2024
• 24

Chelsea Meyer still remembers the chilling call from Honolulu in March informing her of the collision that killed her mother in Ewa Beach. Read more

Kalalau to remain closed in wake of norovirus outbreak

• By Nina Wu
• Sept. 18, 2024
• 1

State officials today said the Kalalau Trail at Napali Coast State Wilderness Park will remain closed to visitors beyond Thursday due to a recent norovirus outbreak. Read more

Locked-out nurses take safe-staffing concerns to Capitol

• By Nina Wu
• Sept. 18, 2024
• 66

A large crowd of locked-out union nurses from Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children showed up at the state Capitol on Tuesday morning to demonstrate their plight, and asking to see Gov. Josh Green. Read more

Gov. Green says he cannot legally intervene in Kapi‘olani labor dispute

• By Nina Wu
• Sept. 16, 2024
• 77

Tensions between the Hawaii Nurses’ Association, which represents 600, and Kapi‘olani, have escalated after the former held a one-day strike on Friday, and the latter locked the nurses out on Saturday. Read more

Kapi‘olani nurses show up to defy lockout, and are turned away

• By Nina Wu
• Sept. 15, 2024
• 131

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

Kapi’olani locks out hundreds of nurses after one-day strike

• By Nina Wu
• Sept. 14, 2024
• 199

Management vows not to let the nurses return to work until they “unconditionally” accept the hospital’s latest offer. Read more

Kapi‘olani nurses strike and prepare for lockout

• By Nina Wu
• Sept. 14, 2024
• 17

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

Kapi’olani nurses stage one-day strike as hospital vows lockout

• By Nina Wu
• Sept. 13, 2024
• 82

It is the second strike this year by the nurses, who have been working without a contract since December. Read more

Kapi‘olani union nurses strike set for today as lockout looms

• By Nina Wu
• Sept. 13, 2024
• 15

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

Kapi‘olani nurses strike is on after contract talks fail

• By Nina Wu
• Sept. 12, 2024
• 25

Hospital management has said that they will lockout any nurses who go on strike Friday. Read more

Hawaii AG supports warning label for social media

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• Sept. 12, 2024
• 17

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