The nurses won, and so did we all

Congratulations to the Kapiolani nurses. Their victory is good for workers and for all of us who value high-quality health care. In the long-term, we need to address the basic economic model of health care in our islands. The drive to turn key elements of our island life — health care, energy, food, housing — into Wall Street-friendly enterprises is contrary to our local values, and drives up the cost of living here in our home. Mahalo to the workers at Kapiolani for standing up for us all.