Nurses have approved a new contract with The Queen's Medical Center, voting 84 percent to 16 percent to ratify in balloting that took place the past two days.

"We're very happy with the outcome and certainly with the agreement," said Patt Gibbs, executive director of the Hawai'i Nurses' Association.

She declined to give details of the contract last night, saying that a joint media announcement is planned later with Queen's management.

Gibbs said the union was able to achieve many of the goals it sought for its members — without concessions. "With the current economic conditions, that was a huge plus," she said.

She also said Queen's management was happy the union met some of its goals as well.

The previous contract expired Nov. 30. The new contract will be retroactive to Dec. 1, Gibbs said.

3 ARRESTED IN BLAST AT WAIPAHU SCHOOL

Three boys set off a homemade explosive yesterday morning at a Waipahu school in an area where other students were making their way to class, police said.

The boys, ages 12, 13 and 14, were identified by school officials and handed over to police after the 7:40 a.m. incident. The boys were arrested on suspicion of reckless endangerment in the first degree and possession of a prohibited weapon.

They were released pending further investigation, police said.

PEDESTRIAN KILLED IN HIT-RUN IDENTIFIED

The Ocean View pedestrian killed Thursday on Hokulani Boulevard has been identified as John Patrick Burns.

Burns, 43, died of multiple traumatic injuries consistent with being struck by a vehicle, according to the Big Island medical examiner.

FLAGS AT HALF-STAFF IN REMEMBRANCE

Gov. Linda Lingle has declared tomorrow Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day and has ordered the state flag to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset.

The military base was bombed by Japanese planes 67 years ago — at 7:55 a.m. Dec. 7, 1941.