Case against community members at nurses lockout dismissed

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Ten community members, including House Representative-elect Kim Coco Iwamoto and Democratic candidate for State House District 29, Ikaika Hussey, had cases dismissed related to their supporting locked-out HNA nurses in September.

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The members were arrested for blocking a bus filled with replacement nurses for those locked out at the Kapiʻolani Medical Center.

The office of the prosecuting attorney found that “there was a lack of evidence to prove the cases beyond a reasonable doubt” so they declined to file charges.

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Motions were filed to dismiss each citation and were granted by district court judges.

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No nurses were arrested during the incident.

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