The union and owners of the Holiday Inn Waikiki hotel have reached a tentative two-year contract agreement covering 47 hotel workers.

The deal was reached July 9 and is subject to ratification by the employees. The old contract covering the members of UNITE HERE Local 5 expired in December 2006 and employees have been working on an extension.

The tentative settlement includes improvements to housekeeping workloads, continued funding of premium-free medical coverage, a $2.50 hourly wage increase over the duration of the contract, a 15 percent increase in hourly pension contributions, and double-time sick leave pay for tipped employees.

Union officials said the contract brings employees at the smaller 198-room hotel on par with workers at the larger Waikiki properties.

The Holiday Inn Waikiki is owned by Dynasty Hotels of Hawaii, a subsidiary of China Airlines.