Kapi'olani Medical Center workers' strike continues beyond 1st week
Source: Star Advertiser
By Nina Wu
Oct. 24, 2025 • Last updated 5:48 p.m.
Unionized hospital care workers continued to strike for the eighth day today in front of Kapi‘iolani Medical Center for Women & Children after talks stalled for a new contract.
The strike began at 7 a.m. on Oct. 17 and is expected to continue round-the-clock, with no end date in sight, according to Hawaii Teamsters & Allied Workers, Local 996 President Kevin Holu.
“We’re still going,” he said. “Everybody’s still out there, feeling positive. We’ve had a lot of support from all the different unions.”
The union represents about 300 staff members at Kapi‘olani, including nurse aides, surgical techs, anesthesia techs, maintenance engineers, dietary workers, cooks, housekeepers, and others whose contract expired June 30.
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Local 996 members held signs and waved to passing motorists during the first day of a strike by Local 996 Teamsters, on Oct. 17, outside Kapi‘iolani Medical Center for Women & Children in Honolulu. Unionized hospital care workers continued to strike for the 8th day today in front of Kapi‘iolani Medical Center for Women & Children after talks stalled for a new contract.
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Note the time stamp is Hawaiian time.