HONOLULU (KHON2) -- Even though Governor Josh Green is not legally allowed to intervene in a private dispute, he is open to helping mediate contract negotiations between Kapiolani Medical Center and its nurses. Get Hawaii's latest morning news delivered to your inbox, sign up for News 2 You On Saturday, about 600 nurses were not allowed to return to work following their one-day strike on Friday. Locked out: Hawaii nurses barred from local hospital The Hawaii Nurses Association and the hospital have been at odds over a new contract with the union wanting better wages and staffing ratios. I think that because we love our nurses so much and our nurses so much and our hospitals so much, I'd be honored to offer a conference room table for people to finish negotiations. Governor Josh Green, M.D. Kapiolani has offered HNA nurses a three-year deal which calls for three-day work weeks for nurses with 12-hour shifts. Officials said nurses who have been locked out will maintain their medical and dental benefits through the end of September. Both Kapiolani and HNA do not see eye-to-eye on who can end the lockout. "Like I said, I'm not allowed to just stop something as governor. No governor is. But I can help and I love both sides." Find more Hawaii, Oahu, Maui and Kauai news here KHON2 was told the nurses will hold a peaceful demonstration outside the hospital on Monday morning.