Health

Water Contamination Concerns Loom Over Lahaina And Upper Kula 0 As they await test results, Maui residents in affected areas are told not to drink tap water and to wash their clothes in cold water.

August 17, 2023 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/08/water-contamination-concerns-loom-over-lahaina-and-upper-kula/

Maui fire survivors are confronting huge mental health hurdles, many while still living in shelters

August 17, 2023 0

KIHEI, Hawaii (AP) — The evacuation center at the South Maui Community Park Gymnasium is now Anne Landon’s safe space....

Army trainees will provide free vision services to Hawaii Island residents through Friday

August 17, 2023 0

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2023/08/17/hawaii-news/army-trainees-will-provide-free-vision-services-to-hawaii-island-residents-through-friday/

Hawaii Hospitals Have Room Despite High Maui Fire Death Toll, Officials Say 1 While at least 80 people died in Lahaina, health officials say hospitals have not been overwhelmed by injuries.

August 12, 2023 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/08/hawaii-hospitals-have-room-despite-high-maui-fire-death-toll-officials-say/

TROPIC VISION CARE 2023 COMING TO HAWAIʻI COUNTY

August 10, 2023 0

TROPIC VISION CARE 2023 COMING TO HAWAIʻI COUNTY Hawaiʻi County, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense, Hawaiʻi State...

Queen’s Health System acquires land in N. Kona

August 3, 2023 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/08/03/hawaii-news/queens-health-system-acquires-land-in-n-kona/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

‘A powerful tool to save lives’ AED’s

July 28, 2023 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/07/28/hawaii-news/a-powerful-tool-to-save-lives/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Hawaii Health Department trains future therapists to conceal conversations with LGBT youth from parents ‘Be careful about what you document – parents may be able to access the information,’ the presentation reads

July 27, 2023 0

A presentation offered by employees of the Hawaii Department of Health encourages staff and graduate students at the University of Hawaii...

Seniors On Lanai Are Facing ‘Heartbreaking’ Choices In Their Quest To Age At Home 0 Efforts are underway to improve the resources available, but there are currently few options for people in need of significant care.

July 24, 2023 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/07/seniors-on-lanai-are-facing-heartbreaking-choices-in-their-quest-to-age-at-home/

Hawaii’s health care system receives top scores

July 23, 2023 0

Hawaii once again ranked among the best states overall when it comes to its health care system, just behind Massachusetts,...

Providing care close to home: New East Hawaii Health Clinic expands cancer treatment, health services

July 16, 2023 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/07/16/hawaii-news/providing-care-close-to-home-new-east-hawaii-health-clinic-expands-cancer-treatment-health-services/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Gov. Josh Green signs bills to enhance care for seniors and promote accessibility for people with disabilities

July 8, 2023 0

HONOLULU — Gov. Josh Green, alongside Sen. Henry Aquino and Rep. John Mizuno, signed five bills on Friday aimed at...

Giving Birth Is An Expensive And Lonely Trip For Some Rural Hawaii Women 1 Lanai and Molokai residents often must fly to Honolulu weeks before their baby’s due date to be close to an urban medical center when they go into labor.

June 30, 2023 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/06/for-some-rural-hawaii-women-giving-birth-is-an-expensive-and-lonely-trip/

Meet The People Filling In The Gaps In Hawaii’s Mental Health Care System 1 A shortage in health care workers and stigma have posed problems, but some residents have their eyes on solutions.

June 26, 2023 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/06/meet-the-people-filling-in-the-gaps-in-hawaiis-mental-health-care-system/

Green, BISAC tout medical kauhale

June 26, 2023 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/06/26/hawaii-news/green-bisac-tout-medical-kauhale/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Women in Hawaii not receiving adequate prenatal care

June 20, 2023 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/06/19/hawaii-news/women-in-hawaii-not-receiving-adequate-prenatal-care/

Hawaii’s Struggle To Provide Health Care For Rural Islands Nearly Turned Tragic For This Expectant Mom 0 For months the fragility of a vital air link endangered the health of people across rural Hawaii. The state is still trying to fix it.

June 18, 2023 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/06/hawaiis-struggle-to-provide-health-care-for-rural-islands-nearly-turned-tragic-for-this-expectant-mom/

Health

Water Contamination Concerns Loom Over Lahaina And Upper Kula 0 As they await test results, Maui residents in affected areas are told not to drink tap water and to wash their clothes in cold water.

Maui fire survivors are confronting huge mental health hurdles, many while still living in shelters

Army trainees will provide free vision services to Hawaii Island residents through Friday

Hawaii Hospitals Have Room Despite High Maui Fire Death Toll, Officials Say 1 While at least 80 people died in Lahaina, health officials say hospitals have not been overwhelmed by injuries.

TROPIC VISION CARE 2023 COMING TO HAWAIʻI COUNTY

Queen’s Health System acquires land in N. Kona

‘A powerful tool to save lives’ AED’s

Hawaii Health Department trains future therapists to conceal conversations with LGBT youth from parents ‘Be careful about what you document – parents may be able to access the information,’ the presentation reads

Seniors On Lanai Are Facing ‘Heartbreaking’ Choices In Their Quest To Age At Home 0 Efforts are underway to improve the resources available, but there are currently few options for people in need of significant care.

Hawaii’s health care system receives top scores

Providing care close to home: New East Hawaii Health Clinic expands cancer treatment, health services

Gov. Josh Green signs bills to enhance care for seniors and promote accessibility for people with disabilities

Giving Birth Is An Expensive And Lonely Trip For Some Rural Hawaii Women 1 Lanai and Molokai residents often must fly to Honolulu weeks before their baby’s due date to be close to an urban medical center when they go into labor.

Meet The People Filling In The Gaps In Hawaii’s Mental Health Care System 1 A shortage in health care workers and stigma have posed problems, but some residents have their eyes on solutions.

Green, BISAC tout medical kauhale

Women in Hawaii not receiving adequate prenatal care

Hawaii’s Struggle To Provide Health Care For Rural Islands Nearly Turned Tragic For This Expectant Mom 0 For months the fragility of a vital air link endangered the health of people across rural Hawaii. The state is still trying to fix it.

‘A net benefit for clinics’

Cancer symposium showcases new breast screening technology

Tokuda introduces bill to modernize rural health clinic regulations

Woman With Alzheimer’s Regains Most of Her Memory, Finds Love and Hope

More Unlicensed Teachers Are Filling In Gaps In Hawaiʻi Classrooms The state is also facing a severe shortage of teachers for Hawaiian language immersion programs.

He Was Banned From Police Work In California But Hired In Honolulu A California cop stonewalled an internal investigation into his handling of an alleged kidnapping while lining up a job in Hawai‘i as an investigator in the prosecutor’s office.

Kona man faces multiple drug, firearms charges

A coordinated, multi-agency law enforcement operation involving the Hawai’i Police Department (HPD), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Homeland Security Investigations

2nd Annual HI-PAL Music Showcase

Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged three individuals

death of an unidentified adult male

Hawaiʻi Island Strong

HDOT LAUNCHES HYBRID REEF PROJECT TO PROTECT HAWAI‘I’S COASTAL HIGHWAYS

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