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The official strike notice, sent last week by Unite Here! Local 5 and Hawaii Nurses and Healthcare Professionals, said that workers in the continental U.S. make up to 30% more than workers in Hawaiʻi, adding that unsafe staffing ratios put patients’ health at risk.

Unite Here! Local 5 and Hawaii Nurse and Healthcare Professionals (HNHP), which represent the workers, delivered their official 10-day strike notice. It is scheduled to start Oct. 14 at 6:30 a.m. and continue through Oct. 19.

A strike can take place after Wednesday, when the workers' contracts end. The union members are demanding improved staffing and better wages.

Kaiser Permanente is expanding its operations on Maui by buying a property next door to its Wailuku clinic. But that purchase will have a direct impact on the Valley Isle's oldest continuously published newspaper. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor-in-Chief Janis Magin.

Kaiser Permanente Hawaiʻi Dr. Lee Miyasato and Maui High students created a website to provide learning opportunities and career guidance for young people. HPR's Russell Subiono learns more.

Dr. Moncia Nayakwadi-Singer shared the health care community's efforts to combat the recent rise in COVID-19 cases.

Did you know April happens to be pickleball month? The Conversation recently talked to Kaiser Permanente Hawaii sports medicine Dr. Benjamin Chun about the rise of injuries as more and more people take up the sport.

U.S. News Best Hospitals for Maternity Care named Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center as a high-performing hospital for 2024. The annual evaluation is designed to help expectant parents make informed decisions about where to receive maternity care.

Starting Sept. 25, Kaiser Permanente will consolidate its three West Maui medical first aid stations into a single location.

Union employees at Maui Health System hospitals have rejected its latest three-year contract offer. Workers have been on strike since Feb. 22.