Health

Accused Of Violating Patients, A Hawaiʻi Doctor Still Practices Nine women accused Dr. Gregory Yim of performing unnecessary breast exams that violated their sense of trust. The Hawaiʻi Medical Board has taken no action.

September 8, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/09/accused-of-violating-patients-a-hawaii-doctor-still-practices/

Green light for Keaau Health Center: Commissioners OK $90M project

September 7, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/09/07/hawaii-news/green-light-for-keaau-health-center-commissioners-ok-90m-project/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

CONSENSUS WCHA 2026-2027 IMMUNIZATION RECOMMENDATIONS

September 4, 2026 0

CONSENSUS WCHA 2026-2027 IMMUNIZATION RECOMMENDATIONS HONOLULU — The West Coast Health Alliance (WCHA) is issuing immunization recommendations for the...

DOH TO CONDUCT EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS SURVEY IN WEST HAWAIʻI COMMUNITIES

September 4, 2026 0

KONA, Hawaiʻi – The Hawaiʻi Department of Health’s (DOH) Hawaiʻi District Health Office will conduct a Community Assessment for Public...

DOH CLOSES WAIKOLOA RESTAURANT & BAR FOR A RODENT INFESTATION AND MULTIPLE FOOD SAFETY VIOLATIONS

September 4, 2026 0

DOH CLOSES WAIKOLOA RESTAURANT & BAR FOR A RODENT INFESTATION AND MULTIPLE FOOD SAFETY VIOLATIONS KAILUA-KONA, Hawaiʻi — The...

DOH OFFERS FREE BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER SCREENINGS FOR WOMEN WHO ARE UNINSURED AND UNABLE TO PAY

September 4, 2026 0

DOH OFFERS FREE BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER SCREENINGS FOR WOMEN WHO ARE UNINSURED AND UNABLE TO PAY HONOLULU —...

DOH REPORTS DENGUE VIRUS DETECTED IN WASTEWATER SAMPLE FROM HAWAIʻI ISLAND

September 2, 2026 0

DOH REPORTS DENGUE VIRUS DETECTED IN WASTEWATER SAMPLE FROM HAWAIʻI ISLAND HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH)...

Private-practice doctors alarmed by HMSA policy changes

August 31, 2026 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2026/08/31/hawaii-news/private-practice-doctors-alarmed-by-hmsa-policy-changes/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

100 Autopsies: Meth Deaths Spiking 40 Years After Ice Seized Hawaiʻi Hawaiʻi was ground zero for smoking methamphetamine in the U.S. Today, it’s the only place where meth is far deadlier than opioids — yet the state has been slow to act.

August 25, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/100-autopsies-meth-deaths-spiking-40-years-after-ice-seized-hawaii/

CDC REPORTS DECREASE IN KINDERGARTEN STUDENT IMMUNIZATION RATES FOR 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR

August 20, 2026 0

CDC REPORTS DECREASE IN KINDERGARTEN STUDENT IMMUNIZATION RATES FOR 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR HONOLULU — Vaccination rates among kindergartners...

Brown Water Advisory has been issued for the Island of Hawai‘i

August 15, 2026 0

A Brown Water Advisory has been issued for the Island of Hawai‘i. The Hawaii Department of Health advises beach users...

DOH CONFIRMS FIFTH CASE OF CYCLOSPORIASIS

August 14, 2026 0

HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a case of cyclosporiasis in a member of the military...

Some Hawaiʻi Youth Love To Vape. Will New Limits Make Them Quit? Hawaiʻi lawmakers approved some of the country’s most restrictive vaping regulations. Some doubt it will prompt youth to kick the habit.

August 14, 2026 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2026/08/hawaii-youth-love-to-vape-will-new-limits-make-them-quit/

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Health

Accused Of Violating Patients, A Hawaiʻi Doctor Still Practices Nine women accused Dr. Gregory Yim of performing unnecessary breast exams that violated their sense of trust. The Hawaiʻi Medical Board has taken no action.

Green light for Keaau Health Center: Commissioners OK $90M project

CONSENSUS WCHA 2026-2027 IMMUNIZATION RECOMMENDATIONS

DOH TO CONDUCT EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS SURVEY IN WEST HAWAIʻI COMMUNITIES

DOH CLOSES WAIKOLOA RESTAURANT & BAR FOR A RODENT INFESTATION AND MULTIPLE FOOD SAFETY VIOLATIONS

DOH OFFERS FREE BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER SCREENINGS FOR WOMEN WHO ARE UNINSURED AND UNABLE TO PAY

DOH REPORTS DENGUE VIRUS DETECTED IN WASTEWATER SAMPLE FROM HAWAIʻI ISLAND

Private-practice doctors alarmed by HMSA policy changes

100 Autopsies: Meth Deaths Spiking 40 Years After Ice Seized Hawaiʻi Hawaiʻi was ground zero for smoking methamphetamine in the U.S. Today, it’s the only place where meth is far deadlier than opioids — yet the state has been slow to act.

CDC REPORTS DECREASE IN KINDERGARTEN STUDENT IMMUNIZATION RATES FOR 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR

Brown Water Advisory has been issued for the Island of Hawai‘i

DOH CONFIRMS FIFTH CASE OF CYCLOSPORIASIS

Some Hawaiʻi Youth Love To Vape. Will New Limits Make Them Quit? Hawaiʻi lawmakers approved some of the country’s most restrictive vaping regulations. Some doubt it will prompt youth to kick the habit.

WEST COAST HEALTH ALLIANCE REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO EVIDENCE-BASED IMMUNIZATION GUIDANCE

THREE YEARS AFTER MAUI WILDFIRES, DOH CONTINUES TO SUPPORT LONG-TERM COMMUNITY HEALTH

DOH ALERTS PUBLIC ABOUT RECALL OF SUN NOODLE SURA TANMEN HOT AND SOUR FLAVOR PREMIUM JAPANESE NOODLES & SOUP BASE

DOH CLOSES BAAN THAI FAMILY CUISINE FOR A RODENT INFESTATION AND MULTIPLE FOOD SAFETY VIOLATIONS

Tropic Care 2026 returns with free healthcare

DOH CONFIRMS TWO ADDITIONAL TRAVEL-RELATED CASES OF CYCLOSPORIASIS IN HAWAIʻI RESIDENTS

PUBLIC INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HAWAIʻI COLORECTAL CANCER SUMMIT 2026

Pizza Shop Owner Sees Woman Eating From the Trash, Gives Her a Fresh Slice and Makes a Promise to Feed Anyone Who Is Hungry

UH proposes 2-year tuition freeze, increases beginning in 2029

Hawaiʻi County Expands Community Resource Center Services to Assist with Earthquake Impacts

DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY – HURRICANE LALA RECOVERY PLAN UPDATE

GOVERNOR GREEN ANNOUNCES MAJOR RECOVERY PROGRESS FOLLOWING HURRICANE LOWELL Kauaʻi Power Restored to 72%; Roads, Airport and Port Infrastructure Repairs Continue

Hawaiian Electric preparing for Tropical Storm Norbert, supporting power restoration on Kauaʻi – Company sending additional staff, vehicles to Kauaʻi this weekend

Two Aussies Were on Vacation in Thailand When They Saw Workers Struggling With an Excavator. So They Stopped to Help

‘You Just Want To Cry’: Kauaʻi Takes Stock Of Lowell’s Damage Communities on Kauaʻi, Lānaʻi and Niʻihau are picking up the pieces left by Hurricane Lowell, a storm Gov. Josh Green compared with the 1992 disaster ʻIniki.

Radio Silence Amid Lowell Reveals Critical Gap In Emergency Plan Radio is critical during disasters. Kauaʻi has again exposed that many stations lack generators and other equipment needed to stay on the air.

Honolulu Man Involved in Trans-Pacific Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison in Homeland Security Task Force Investigation

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