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Transportation barriers impacting Hawaiʻi rural health care, policy solutions proposed

July 18, 2025 0

Transportation barriers impacting Hawaiʻi rural health care, policy solutions proposed University of Hawaiʻi Long ambulance response times, costly and unreliable...

Parking lot expansion underway at Kona’s hospital

July 12, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/07/12/hawaii-news/parking-lot-expansion-underway-at-konas-hospital/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Department of Health……Milolii and Honaunau Bay

July 3, 2025 0

The public is advised of a water quality exceedance of enterococci at Milolii, Hawai‘i. Levels of 254 per 100 mL...

DOH: East Hawaii Urgent Care clinics are ‘now in compliance’

July 2, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/07/02/hawaii-news/doh-east-hawaii-urgent-care-clinics-are-now-in-compliance/

New Integrated Care Hub opens in Puna

July 1, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/07/01/hawaii-news/new-integrated-care-hub-opens-in-puna/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

HOPE Services Hawaiʻi Celebrates Grand Opening of Kahua Kahe Mālie Integrated Care Hub in Ainaloa

June 28, 2025 0

HOPE Services Hawaiʻi Celebrates Grand Opening of Kahua Kahe Mālie Integrated Care Hub in Ainaloa New facility expands medical respite...

Micronesians Are Suffering From Advanced Breast Cancer. Mammograms Could Help Micronesians are less likely to get mammograms than women overall in Hawaiʻi. Community advocates say public health officials need to break down barriers to early screening.

June 26, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/06/micronesians-suffering-advanced-breast-cancer-mammograms-could-help/

A Brown Water Advisory has been issued at Waioli Beach on Kaua‘i.

June 25, 2025 0

A Brown Water Advisory has been issued at Waioli Beach on Kaua‘i. The Hawaii Department of Health advises beach users...

HAWAIʻI’S HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE RANKED AMONG BEST IN THE NATION

June 24, 2025 0

HAWAIʻI’S HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE RANKED AMONG BEST IN THE NATION HONOLULU — Hawaiʻi has once again been recognized as one...

DOH REOPENS HONG KONG CHOP SUEY IN CAPTAIN COOK

June 24, 2025 0

DOH REOPENS HONG KONG CHOP SUEY IN CAPTAIN COOK CAPTAIN COOK, Hawaiʻi — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) issued...

Hawaii Island Urgent Care centers fined $2.19 million

June 13, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/06/13/hawaii-news/hawaii-island-urgent-care-centers-fined-2-19-million/

Free Psychological First Aid Training Offered on Hawaiʻi Island Equip Yourself to Support Your Community in Times of Crisis

May 28, 2025 0

Free Psychological First Aid Training Offered on Hawaiʻi Island Equip Yourself to Support Your Community in Times of Crisis...

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Rising health disparities statewide, UHERO survey finds

May 23, 2025 0

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/05/21/health-disparities-climb/ A new report from the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO) reveals deepening disparities in health, access to care, and...

Five Troubling Findings From New Report On Hawaiʻi’s Health University of Hawaiʻi study has followed 2,000 people since 2022. This year includes after-effects of Maui wildfires

May 22, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/five-troubling-findings-from-new-report-on-states-health/

DOH RAISES AWARENESS FOR HAWAIʻI WATER SAFETY DAY ON MAY 15

May 13, 2025 0

DOH RAISES AWARENESS FOR HAWAIʻI WATER SAFETY DAY ON MAY 15 Posted on May 8, 2025 in NewsroomHONOLULU — May 15,...

Nurses plan picket at North Hawaii Community Hospital

May 10, 2025 0

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/05/09/hawaii-news/nurses-plan-picket-at-north-hawaii-community-hospital/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news

Data Dive: Here’s How Many Kids Are Unvaccinated At Your School More than 20% of students in Hawaiʻi don’t have all of the vaccines required to attend school.

April 29, 2025 0

Data Dive: Here’s How Many Kids Are Unvaccinated At Your School More than 20% of students in Hawaiʻi don’t have...

DOH UPDATES TESTING CRITERIA FOR DENGUE AS CASES RISE

April 24, 2025 0

DOH UPDATES TESTING CRITERIA FOR DENGUE AS CASES RISE HONOLULU — A sharp rise in dengue around the world and...

With Paramedics Spread Thin, Honolulu Dusts Off A Possible Solution For years, understaffing and complaints of burnout at the city’s ambulance service have prompted discussion about merging it with the fire department.

April 24, 2025 0

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/04/with-paramedics-spread-thin-honolulu-dusts-off-a-possible-solution/

DOH CONFIRMS SECOND CASE OF MEASLES IN HAWAIʻI

April 17, 2025 0

HAWAIʻI DOH CONFIRMS SECOND CASE OF MEASLES IN HAWAIʻI HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a...

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Transportation barriers impacting Hawaiʻi rural health care, policy solutions proposed

Parking lot expansion underway at Kona’s hospital

Department of Health……Milolii and Honaunau Bay

DOH: East Hawaii Urgent Care clinics are ‘now in compliance’

New Integrated Care Hub opens in Puna

HOPE Services Hawaiʻi Celebrates Grand Opening of Kahua Kahe Mālie Integrated Care Hub in Ainaloa

Micronesians Are Suffering From Advanced Breast Cancer. Mammograms Could Help Micronesians are less likely to get mammograms than women overall in Hawaiʻi. Community advocates say public health officials need to break down barriers to early screening.

A Brown Water Advisory has been issued at Waioli Beach on Kaua‘i.

HAWAIʻI’S HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE RANKED AMONG BEST IN THE NATION

DOH REOPENS HONG KONG CHOP SUEY IN CAPTAIN COOK

Hawaii Island Urgent Care centers fined $2.19 million

Free Psychological First Aid Training Offered on Hawaiʻi Island Equip Yourself to Support Your Community in Times of Crisis

Rising health disparities statewide, UHERO survey finds

Five Troubling Findings From New Report On Hawaiʻi’s Health University of Hawaiʻi study has followed 2,000 people since 2022. This year includes after-effects of Maui wildfires

DOH RAISES AWARENESS FOR HAWAIʻI WATER SAFETY DAY ON MAY 15

Nurses plan picket at North Hawaii Community Hospital

Data Dive: Here’s How Many Kids Are Unvaccinated At Your School More than 20% of students in Hawaiʻi don’t have all of the vaccines required to attend school.

DOH UPDATES TESTING CRITERIA FOR DENGUE AS CASES RISE

With Paramedics Spread Thin, Honolulu Dusts Off A Possible Solution For years, understaffing and complaints of burnout at the city’s ambulance service have prompted discussion about merging it with the fire department.

DOH CONFIRMS SECOND CASE OF MEASLES IN HAWAIʻI

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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