Labor

Hilton Raethel, the president of the Healthcare Association of Hawaii, which represents many hospitals and long-term care facilities across the state, explained staffing ratios and labor trends across the industry.

HPR talked to Kapiʻolani Medical Center COO Gidget Ruscetta about the ongoing labor contract negotiations — and the latest strike and lockout. She said the hospital remains fully staffed with a temporary workforce.

The Hawaiʻi construction industry has been in a "healthy upcycle" for the past 10 years. However, there are concerns about getting more young workers into the industry.

A rare move to prevent union nurses from entering Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women and Children following a one-day strike moved into its third day. Hawaiʻi Nurses' Association leader Rosalee Agas-Yuu spoke to HPR.

What was planned as a one-day strike quickly turned into the "lockout" of hundreds of union nurses at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women and Children last weekend. But how did we get here? HPR's Mark Ladao explains.

Demonstrations continued Monday outside Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women and Children as unionized nurses urge hospital management to limit how many patients they're assigned at a time. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.

This week, the Hawaiʻi Nurses' Association called on Gov. Josh Green, who is also a physician, to help in its labor dispute with Hawaiʻi Pacific Health and management at Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women and Children.

Gov. Green weighs in on the labor negotiations with nurses and hotel workers; a local lawmaker shares her efforts to demystify the state budget for the public; we discuss what lawmakers are doing to regulate e-bikes and what is being done to build more housing inventory on Maui; and The Friends of Italy Society of Hawaii share details of a recent event showcasing a photo exhibit of the Mediterranean

Workers from ILWU Local 142 and UNITE HERE! Local 5 held an afternoon rally Tuesday at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort as contract negotiations continued between UNITE HERE! and several hotels. HPR's Mark Ladao and Catherine Cruz have more.

Two local unions talk about the state of labor negotiations between hotels and workers; The Maui Nui Seabird Recovery Project shares its idea for using a natural extract to stop rodent population; author Zoe Schlanger discusses whether plants could be considered intelligent; and the director of a new surf film reveals the high-tech gadgets he used to capture his stunning images