Members of the United Nurses and Health Care Employees of Hawaii have overwhelmingly voted to ratify a new four year contract with Maui Health/Kaiser Permanente, avoiding a second strike. The ratification of the contract comes just days after nurses on Oahu and Kauai authorize their own strikes,

The union representing health care workers, including nurses at Maui Memorial Medical Center, has ratified a new, four-year contract with Maui Health.

Raises total anywhere from 21 to nearly 100% over the life of the agreement for the 900 employees of Maui Health System who work on the Valley Isle and Lanai. All units received raises, which the bargaining team for the nurses says was important.