Health

Data Dive: Hawaiʻi Teens Less Likely To Drink Alcohol — Or Use Sunscreen High school students in the islands reported lower rates of bullying and drug abuse than peers on the mainland, but fell behind them in other health measures.

January 17, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/01/hawai%ca%bbi-teens-less-likely-drink-alcohol-use-sunscreen/

Data Dive: Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders Suffer For Lack Of Health Insurance Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults are more likely to turn to traditional or cultural practices as a substitute for conventional medicine. Their health outcomes remain poor compared to white people.

January 13, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/01/data-dive-native-hawaiians-pacific-islanders-suffer-for-lack-of-health-insurance/

MORE HAWAIʻI STUDENTS NOT UP TO DATE ON IMMUNIZATIONS

January 10, 2025 0

MORE HAWAIʻI STUDENTS NOT UP TO DATE ON IMMUNIZATIONS HONOLULU — In a concerning development, the number of Hawaiʻi...

Wilcox, Queen’s nurses vote to authorize strikes

December 31, 2024 0

Nurses at a second Hawaii hospital are taking a vote on whether to authorize a strike amid protracted labor contract...

Hawaiʻi Braces To Protect Milk Supply As Bird Flu Spreads On The Mainland Bird flu has been found in dairy cows in 16 states and in more than 60 humans on the mainland so far this year.

December 19, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/12/hawai%ca%bbi-braces-to-protect-milk-supply-as-bird-flu-spreads-on-the-mainland/

Queen’s plans new hospital in Kailua-Kona with helipad, housing

December 16, 2024 0

Hawaii Health Systems Corp., which operates the Kona Community and Kohala hospitals, had been looking to build another hospital closer...

Queen’s plans new hospital in Kailua-Kona with helipad, housing

December 15, 2024 0

The Queen’s Health Systems plans to build an 80-bed hospital next to the Kailua-Kona Costco on Hawaii island that would...

The Long Crusade To Build A West Maui Hospital Hits Another Snag The county has backpedaled on an agreement to be the guarantor on bonds authorized by the Legislature.

December 13, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/12/the-long-crusade-to-build-a-west-maui-hospital-hits-another-snag/

DOH to continue testing for bird flu on Big Island

December 12, 2024 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/12/12/hawaii-news/doh-to-continue-testing-for-bird-flu-on-big-island/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Conservation groups voice concern for native birds with H5N1 on Oahu

December 11, 2024 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/12/11/hawaii-news/conservation-groups-voice-concern-for-native-birds-with-h5n1-on-oahu/

H5 AVIAN FLU DETECTED AT HILO WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

December 10, 2024 0

H5 AVIAN FLU DETECTED AT HILO WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT The County of Hawaiʻi’s Department of Environmental Management is working...

Data Dive: Hawaii Nursing Home Deficiencies Among Highest In The Nation The number of average deficiencies in Hawaii nursing homes almost doubled between 2015 and 2023.

November 26, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/11/data-dive-hawaii-nursing-home-deficiencies-among-highest-in-the-nation/

Proposal regarding hospitals advances

November 22, 2024 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/11/22/hawaii-news/proposal-regarding-hospitals-advances/

DOH SHUTS DOWN KAT’S KAU KAU MOʻOPUNA STYLE

October 25, 2024 0

DOH SHUTS DOWN KAT’S KAU KAU MOʻOPUNA STYLE KAILUA-KONA, Hawaiʻi — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food...

Hawaii’s State Psychiatric Hospital Has Leaks, Causing Mold To Grow A new building was completed in 2021, but staff say rain has been seeping in ever since it opened.

October 24, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/10/hawaiis-state-psychiatric-hospital-has-leaks-causing-mold-to-grow/

‘This case could change the nature of health care’

October 24, 2024 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/10/24/hawaii-news/this-case-could-change-the-nature-of-health-care/

Health

Meth poisoning leading cause for fatal overdoses in older Hawaiʻi residents

October 16, 2024 0

A new study by researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Center on Aging reveals a concerning trend: methamphetamine poisoning is the leading...

DOH REPORTS ADDITIONAL MPOX CASES Mpox vaccination encouraged for anyone at risk

October 12, 2024 0

DOH REPORTS ADDITIONAL MPOX CASES Mpox vaccination encouraged for anyone at risk HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health...

Hawaii’s Prison System Confronts ‘A Huge Mental Health Crisis’ Licensed psychologists have been leaving correctional facilities in the state at an alarming rate, which is creating gaps in care.

October 9, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/10/hawaiis-prison-system-confronts-a-huge-mental-health-crisis/

Hawaii Nurses Union Calls New Contract A Step In The Right Direction Like other health care workforces around the country, better staffing ratios were the main concern.

October 3, 2024 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/10/hawaii-nurses-union-calls-new-contract-a-step-in-the-right-direction/

Health

Data Dive: Hawaiʻi Teens Less Likely To Drink Alcohol — Or Use Sunscreen High school students in the islands reported lower rates of bullying and drug abuse than peers on the mainland, but fell behind them in other health measures.

Data Dive: Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders Suffer For Lack Of Health Insurance Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults are more likely to turn to traditional or cultural practices as a substitute for conventional medicine. Their health outcomes remain poor compared to white people.

MORE HAWAIʻI STUDENTS NOT UP TO DATE ON IMMUNIZATIONS

Wilcox, Queen’s nurses vote to authorize strikes

Hawaiʻi Braces To Protect Milk Supply As Bird Flu Spreads On The Mainland Bird flu has been found in dairy cows in 16 states and in more than 60 humans on the mainland so far this year.

Queen’s plans new hospital in Kailua-Kona with helipad, housing

Queen’s plans new hospital in Kailua-Kona with helipad, housing

The Long Crusade To Build A West Maui Hospital Hits Another Snag The county has backpedaled on an agreement to be the guarantor on bonds authorized by the Legislature.

DOH to continue testing for bird flu on Big Island

Conservation groups voice concern for native birds with H5N1 on Oahu

H5 AVIAN FLU DETECTED AT HILO WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

Data Dive: Hawaii Nursing Home Deficiencies Among Highest In The Nation The number of average deficiencies in Hawaii nursing homes almost doubled between 2015 and 2023.

Proposal regarding hospitals advances

DOH SHUTS DOWN KAT’S KAU KAU MOʻOPUNA STYLE

Hawaii’s State Psychiatric Hospital Has Leaks, Causing Mold To Grow A new building was completed in 2021, but staff say rain has been seeping in ever since it opened.

‘This case could change the nature of health care’

Meth poisoning leading cause for fatal overdoses in older Hawaiʻi residents

DOH REPORTS ADDITIONAL MPOX CASES Mpox vaccination encouraged for anyone at risk

Hawaii’s Prison System Confronts ‘A Huge Mental Health Crisis’ Licensed psychologists have been leaving correctional facilities in the state at an alarming rate, which is creating gaps in care.

Hawaii Nurses Union Calls New Contract A Step In The Right Direction Like other health care workforces around the country, better staffing ratios were the main concern.

Kamehameha Pharmacy…..This Rural Hawaiʻi Pharmacy Was A Lifeline For Seniors. Now It’s Gone Loss of the Kohala drug store is symbolic of the healthcare access issues affecting remote regions of the state.

FORMER HONOLULU CITY AND COUNTY EMPLOYEE CHARGED IN ALLEGED $800,000 HAWAIʻI FOODBANK FRAUD SCHEME

Coffee with a Cop

Kona paddlers soar ahead in rankings as Moku season pivots on Wailoa River

Puna lawmaker targeted in threatening social media post

Hawaii utilities work to strengthen grid resiliency

New Jersey School Requires Freshmen to Complete 55-Mile Appalachian Trail Hike

Geothermal, Housing, Vacation Rentals: Hawaiʻi Council District 6 Candidate Q&As Five candidates are in the running for the district made up of Big Islandʻs south-west corner.

Rural Hawaiʻi Island Candidates Want More Say — And Resources Candidates from South Kona, Kaʻū and Puna share their responses to questions about water, agriculture, waste and other environmental challenges in their districts.

Turtle Bay’s Tiniest Residents Could Thwart Luxury Resort Plans Litigation could see new environmental conditions for construction and cultural interests on land parcels at Turtle Bay.

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