Measles Confirmed
The state Department of Health has confirmed two cases of measles this month in unvaccinated children visiting the Big Island...
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Unvaccinated Kindergartners Grew in Hawaii 2018
(HawaiiNewsNow) - The number of kindergartners in Hawaii schools who weren’t vaccinated grew again last school year, but still represents...
2 New Ambulances Proposed
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers will consider legislation that would fund putting two more ambulances into service on the...
Additional Ambulances for the Big Island
The push is on for ambulances for Hawaii Island. Two more ambulances are needed for the island to meet calls...
Kids traveling from Washington develop measles in Hawaii
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two confirmed cases of measles in Hawaii were in unvaccinated children who traveled to Hawaii from...
Lawmaker pushes to add fluoride to Hawaii drinking water
HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii lawmaker is pushing to add the mineral fluoride to the state’s public water systems in...
HMC to Improve Stroke Response
Just after 10:30 a.m. Friday a group of nurses, rehabilitation therapists and other medical providers gathered outside a room at...
Hawaii Toddler Reaction to Steroid Creams (warning graphic photos)
By Madeline Farber | Fox News A young Hawaiian boy suffered a severe skin reaction that included painful, oozing and sometimes bloody red scabs...
12th annual COMMUNITYCares supports those affected by cancer, domestic abuse, homelessness
Bill Santos got a haircut on Saturday — not something he does very frequently, just every four or five years....
Opioid Prescriptions Down in Hawaii
A state health official told legislators Thursday prescriptions written for opioid pain relievers in Hawaii have declined over the last...
County Council mulls entering no-risk lawsuit over opioids
It sounds too good to be true: A national law firm wants to sue Big Pharma on behalf of Hawaii...
Money for Honokaa Hospital Renovations
Gov. David Ige has released $700,000 in capital improvement projects funds for the design and construction of renovations at Hale...
Cat Scratch Disease
By Mahealani Richardson HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A new University of Hawaii study shows Hawaii keiki are more than three times...
Scabies Patient at KCH Praises Staff
Jim Smallwood was a temporary resident at Kona Community Hospital, and then the night staff realized they had a serious...
Kona Community Hospital lifts visitor restrictions
KONA — Kona Community Hospital has lifted visitation restrictions after 40 days of patient quarantine, the hospital announced in a...
1st Medical Marijuana Dispensary May Open This Week
Hawaii Island’s first medical marijuana dispensary may open as early as this week. Big Island Grown, one of only two...
Water Quality Notice for Kahaluu Beach Park
The state Department of Health Clean Water Branch (CWB) has issued a water quality advisory for Kahaluu Beach Park on...
2018 Rat Lungworm Disease in Infant Confirmed
An infant from East Hawaii who fell ill in December has been confirmed as 2018’s eighth case of rat lungworm...
Bee mite arrival in Hawaii causes pathogen changes in honeybee predators
The reddish-brown varroa mite, a parasite of honeybees and accidentally introduced in the Big Island of Hawaii in 2007-08, is...
Tarballs at Spencer Beach Park
Hawaii Island is known for several black sand beaches, but Spencer Beach Park isn’t one of them. But it was...
