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Kaiser to close 10 Hawaii clinics during 6-day strike

Kristen Consillio
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Union members protested Wednesday on King Street across from Kaiser Permanente’s Honolulu Clinic.

Kaiser Permanente Hawaii will temporarily shut down 10 of its smaller clinics on Oahu and the neighbor islands during a planned six-day strike by nearly 1,900 union workers.

The state’s largest health maintenance organization announced Tuesday that it will reschedule elective procedures and non-urgent appointments and close the following clinics from Monday to Saturday:

>> Oahu

Hawaii Kai Clinic

Kahuku Clinic

Kailua Clinic

Kapolei Clinic

Mapunapuna (except gastroenterology and surgery)

Nanaikeola Clinic

Pearlridge Clinic

>> Maui

Kihei Clinic

>> Big Island

South Kona Clinic

Waimea Clinic

Unite Here Local 5, the union representing 1,874 Kaiser workers, is planning to strike from Monday to Saturday after working without a new contract for more than two years. Kaiser has 4,314 total employees.

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