VICTORY! Congratulations to Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center workers on ratifying their new contract with 100% voting YES 🎉
Hale Nani workers won their new contract by sticking together and being ready to do whatever it takes to put pressure on the company from signing petitions to rallying to preparing to go on an open-ended strike.
Late last night, Hale Nani healthcare workers represented by UNITE HERE Local 5 (Local 5) reached a tentative agreement with management. With a tentative agreement reached, workers at the Hale Nani Rehab & Nursing Facility will no longer be going on an open-ended strike on Monday, February 23 as previously announced.
Highlights of the tentative agreement includes the restoration of the hours and staffing management cut last year, affordable family healthcare, and significant wage increases.
https://www.unitehere5.org/wp-content/uploads/IMG_3186-scaled.jpg17072560Angelina Spencehttps://www.unitehere5.org/wp-content/uploads/local-5-website-header.pngAngelina Spence2026-02-12 07:50:292026-02-12 07:52:48Over 200 healthcare workers to strike after 10-Day notice delivered to Hale Nani Rehab & Nursing Center
https://www.unitehere5.org/wp-content/uploads/IMG_2628-scaled.jpg17072560Angelina Spencehttps://www.unitehere5.org/wp-content/uploads/local-5-website-header.pngAngelina Spence2026-01-09 16:41:532026-01-16 16:43:48Workers rally at Hale Nani Rehab & Nursing Center following contract expiration
KAILUA-KONA, HI – This morning, over 150 hotel workers began a one-day strike at the Royal Kona Resort including housekeepers, maintenance workers, bellman, cooks, and more. Royal Kona workers represented by UNITE HERE Local 5 (Local 5) have been working without a contract since February and contract negotiations have been ongoing since then.
https://www.unitehere5.org/wp-content/uploads/IMG_2305-1-scaled.jpg17072560Angelina Spencehttps://www.unitehere5.org/wp-content/uploads/local-5-website-header.pngAngelina Spence2025-12-19 06:22:052026-01-13 11:18:03Royal Kona Resort workers walk out on one-day strike
HONOLULU, HI – As of 6:30 a.m., over 1,900 Kaiser Permanente workers represented by UNITE HERE Local 5 (Local 5) are on a limited-duration 5-day strike until Sunday, October 19 at 7 a.m. More than 45,000 Kaiser workers in California, Oregon, and Washington state are also on strike as part of the Alliance of Healthcare Unions. The strike impacts 20 Kaiser locations on O‘ahu, Maui, Kaua‘i, and Hawai‘i Island, and includes medical assistants, hospital aides, lab assistants, dietary specialists, housekeepers, and more.
Contract negotiations on the local level began in April between Kaiser and Local 5. Key priorities for workers include wage increases that keep up with the cost of living and safe staffing that protects the physical and mental health of workers, while ensuring quality patient care.
https://www.unitehere5.org/wp-content/uploads/2025.10.02-group-photos-with-waivers-6-e1760423652371.jpg42305957Angelina Spencehttps://www.unitehere5.org/wp-content/uploads/local-5-website-header.pngAngelina Spence2025-10-14 06:25:202025-11-14 15:11:18Over 1,900 Kaiser Permanente workers begin 5-day strike on four Hawaiian islands
HONOLULU,HI–Over 2,000 Kaiser Permanente workers in Hawai‘i represented by UNITE HERE Local 5 (Local 5) and Hawaii Nurses and Healthcare Professionals (HNHP) have voted to authorize a strike. Local 5 members voted 97% “Yes” to authorizing a strike and HNHP members from three bargaining units voted 89% giving union leadership the ability to call a strike if necessary after contracts expire on September 30.
Key priorities for workers include safe staffing that protects workers’ wellbeing and quality patient care and fair wage increases. In Hawai‘i workers in some classifications are paid up to 30% less than their counterparts on the continent and do not receive the same benefits.
https://www.unitehere5.org/wp-content/uploads/8486107213617149299.jpg15362048Angelina Spencehttps://www.unitehere5.org/wp-content/uploads/local-5-website-header.pngAngelina Spence2025-10-03 07:49:372025-11-14 15:09:37Hawai‘i unions deliver 10-Day strike notice to Kaiser Permanente, thousands of Hawai‘i healthcare workers set to strike
HONOLULU,HI–Over 2,000 Kaiser Permanente workers in Hawai‘i represented by UNITE HERE Local 5 (Local 5) and Hawaii Nurses and Healthcare Professionals (HNHP) have voted to authorize a strike. Local 5 members voted 97% “Yes” to authorizing a strike and HNHP members from three bargaining units voted 89% giving union leadership the ability to call a strike if necessary after contracts expire on September 30.
Key priorities for workers include safe staffing that protects workers’ wellbeing and quality patient care and fair wage increases. In Hawai‘i workers in some classifications are paid up to 30% less than their counterparts on the continent and do not receive the same benefits.
https://www.unitehere5.org/wp-content/uploads/1-14.png10801080Angelina Spencehttps://www.unitehere5.org/wp-content/uploads/local-5-website-header.pngAngelina Spence2025-09-22 07:50:422025-10-09 17:00:57Thousands of Hawai‘i Kaiser Permanente workers authorize strike across four islands
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 10, 2025 Workers at The Modern Honolulu reach tentative agreement HONOLULU, HI– Last night, nearly 150 workers at The Modern Honolulu represented by UNITE HERE Local 5 (Local 5) reached a tentative agreement on a new contract and secured the “Waikiki Standard” set by Hilton strikers in 2024. Highlights of […]
https://www.unitehere5.org/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9343-2-scaled.jpeg19202560Angelina Spencehttps://www.unitehere5.org/wp-content/uploads/local-5-website-header.pngAngelina Spence2025-04-10 15:50:002025-06-20 15:50:56Workers at The Modern Honolulu reach tentative agreement
ONE UNION ONE STANDARD Today, nearly 200 Waikiki hotel workers rallied outside of The Modern Honolulu and the Ilikai Hotel to call on management to “Respect our work” and “Respect our guests” by giving their workers a fair contract. Workers at Modern & Ilikai are fighting for improvements equal to the “Waikiki Standard” secured at […]
https://www.unitehere5.org/wp-content/uploads/IMG_1065-scaled.jpg19202560Angelina Spencehttps://www.unitehere5.org/wp-content/uploads/local-5-website-header.pngAngelina Spence2025-03-06 15:38:542025-06-20 15:41:54Leading up to International Women’s Day, Modern Honolulu and Ilikai hotel workers to rally for a fair contract
Hale Nani healthcare workers vote 100% YES to ratify contract
VICTORY! Congratulations to Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center workers on ratifying their new contract with 100% voting YES 🎉
Hale Nani workers won their new contract by sticking together and being ready to do whatever it takes to put pressure on the company from signing petitions to rallying to preparing to go on an open-ended strike.
Hale Nani healthcare workers reach tentative agreement, averting open-ended strike
Late last night, Hale Nani healthcare workers represented by UNITE HERE Local 5 (Local 5) reached a tentative agreement with management. With a tentative agreement reached, workers at the Hale Nani Rehab & Nursing Facility will no longer be going on an open-ended strike on Monday, February 23 as previously announced.
Highlights of the tentative agreement includes the restoration of the hours and staffing management cut last year, affordable family healthcare, and significant wage increases.
Over 200 healthcare workers to strike after 10-Day notice delivered to Hale Nani Rehab & Nursing Center
Workers rally at Hale Nani Rehab & Nursing Center following contract expiration
Royal Kona Resort workers walk out on one-day strike
KAILUA-KONA, HI – This morning, over 150 hotel workers began a one-day strike at the Royal Kona Resort including housekeepers, maintenance workers, bellman, cooks, and more. Royal Kona workers represented by UNITE HERE Local 5 (Local 5) have been working without a contract since February and contract negotiations have been ongoing since then.
Over 1,900 Kaiser Permanente workers begin 5-day strike on four Hawaiian islands
HONOLULU, HI – As of 6:30 a.m., over 1,900 Kaiser Permanente workers represented by UNITE HERE Local 5 (Local 5) are on a limited-duration 5-day strike until Sunday, October 19 at 7 a.m. More than 45,000 Kaiser workers in California, Oregon, and Washington state are also on strike as part of the Alliance of Healthcare Unions. The strike impacts 20 Kaiser locations on O‘ahu, Maui, Kaua‘i, and Hawai‘i Island, and includes medical assistants, hospital aides, lab assistants, dietary specialists, housekeepers, and more.
Contract negotiations on the local level began in April between Kaiser and Local 5. Key priorities for workers include wage increases that keep up with the cost of living and safe staffing that protects the physical and mental health of workers, while ensuring quality patient care.
Hawai‘i unions deliver 10-Day strike notice to Kaiser Permanente, thousands of Hawai‘i healthcare workers set to strike
HONOLULU,HI–Over 2,000 Kaiser Permanente workers in Hawai‘i represented by UNITE HERE Local 5 (Local 5) and Hawaii Nurses and Healthcare Professionals (HNHP) have voted to authorize a strike. Local 5 members voted 97% “Yes” to authorizing a strike and HNHP members from three bargaining units voted 89% giving union leadership the ability to call a strike if necessary after contracts expire on September 30.
Key priorities for workers include safe staffing that protects workers’ wellbeing and quality patient care and fair wage increases. In Hawai‘i workers in some classifications are paid up to 30% less than their counterparts on the continent and do not receive the same benefits.
Thousands of Hawai‘i Kaiser Permanente workers authorize strike across four islands
HONOLULU,HI–Over 2,000 Kaiser Permanente workers in Hawai‘i represented by UNITE HERE Local 5 (Local 5) and Hawaii Nurses and Healthcare Professionals (HNHP) have voted to authorize a strike. Local 5 members voted 97% “Yes” to authorizing a strike and HNHP members from three bargaining units voted 89% giving union leadership the ability to call a strike if necessary after contracts expire on September 30.
Key priorities for workers include safe staffing that protects workers’ wellbeing and quality patient care and fair wage increases. In Hawai‘i workers in some classifications are paid up to 30% less than their counterparts on the continent and do not receive the same benefits.
Workers at The Modern Honolulu reach tentative agreement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 10, 2025 Workers at The Modern Honolulu reach tentative agreement HONOLULU, HI– Last night, nearly 150 workers at The Modern Honolulu represented by UNITE HERE Local 5 (Local 5) reached a tentative agreement on a new contract and secured the “Waikiki Standard” set by Hilton strikers in 2024. Highlights of […]
Leading up to International Women’s Day, Modern Honolulu and Ilikai hotel workers to rally for a fair contract
ONE UNION ONE STANDARD Today, nearly 200 Waikiki hotel workers rallied outside of The Modern Honolulu and the Ilikai Hotel to call on management to “Respect our work” and “Respect our guests” by giving their workers a fair contract. Workers at Modern & Ilikai are fighting for improvements equal to the “Waikiki Standard” secured at […]