Health Care

“...With the majority of Hawaiʻi’s COVID-19 cases linked to travel, it is critical that we further mitigate the spread of the virus by both residents and visitors who are coming from out-of-state....”

...In this uncertain and anxious time, we already are seeing many questionable proposals being put forth....

"...Department of Health Director Dr. Bruce Anderson confirmed that two of the cases show evidence of community spread...."

...This plan identifies three levels of risk: 1) Limited community transmission, 2) Sustained community transmission, 3) Widespread community transmission....

...with 26 cases and no deaths, Hawaii has the 43rd highest count of Corona Virus cases in USA....

..."In order for it to not just ravage our community and start having massive community spread, we need to stop people bringing it into the state"....

...The DOH has received 124 negative results from test samples selected from sites statewide with the goal of identifying possible community transmission of COVID-19.... 

...The handling of this COVID-19 pandemic has been utterly chaotic and there is mass confusion among the public....

...Stored property enforcement and sidewalk nuisance enforcement to continue; HONU to continue to serve homeless population....

...The memo recommends all Senate offices close until further notice....

"...All cases who tested positive in Hawaiʻi are travel related. There is no evidence of community spread in Hawai‘i at this time...." -- DoH

...A public request to enact stronger measures of social distancing across Hawaiʻi....

...Hawaii joins 39 states that have decided to close schools....

...Keli'i Akina interviews Dr. Mai Wang....

...On March 4, 2020 a Capitol employee was suspected of having been exposed to the virus, and the Public Access was subsequently shuttered....

...Many states have taken the CDC’s advice....

...suspension of the legislative session indefinitely, starting on Tuesday, March 17....

...Sunshine doesn't cure Corona Virus -- but Corona Virus cures Sunshine....

...data set ranges from average annual wage of physicians to hospitals per capita to quality of public hospital system....

...The following was released by the White House....

...beginning Monday, March 16, it will restrict access to anyone who ... has traveled outside Hawaii in the past 14 days.... Such individuals will not be allowed to enter courthouses and other Judiciary facilities....

...The Department will use the additional time to plan for implementation of social distancing within the school setting, arrange for professional development to support modified operations, and thoroughly clean schools....

...It’s time to discard its big-spending plans and focus on ways to help the economy recover quickly....

...on plaintiffs' reading the President would not be able to suspend entry from a particular country in the event of an epidemic in that country....

...“The labs don’t translate online”....

...In the past two weeks, things have changed markedly, and a SARS-type V-shaped path is now too optimistic.... 

... the "coronavirus recession" and what Hawaii can do financially to cope with it ....  

...House Speaker Scott K. Saiki today announced the appointment of individuals to serve on the Select House Committee on COVID-19 Economic and Financial Preparedness adopted through House Resolution 54....

...February 26-29: Nawiliwili, Honolulu, Lahaina, Hilo....

...almost 40 percent of U.S. adults are obese....

...Green: Put Corona Virus Quarantine Patients in Leahi Hospital with Nursing Home Patients....

...In 2017, only only 3.5 percent of Hawaiian high school students reported using e-cigarettes daily and only 1.2 percent reported smoking combustible cigarettes daily....

...During the recession of 2008, the state government was forced to reduce the school week to four days, cut millions of dollars from social programs, and reduce public employee salaries by 5 percent....

...Emergency preparedness in Hawaii....

...Reckless state spending is exhausting our emergency reserves....

...to keep those lucrative 'continuing education' courses under the Association's control....

...While visitor arrivals racked up another record year in 2019, real visitor spending fell last year as international spending languished. And now the coronavirus rears its ugly head....

...State’s physician shortage remains between 519 and 820 doctors....

...In times of crisis, we are likely to be held back by the same problems that affect us now — the doctor shortage, the shipping restrictions caused by the Jones Act....

...Analysis of the vaping industry in Hawaii, including economic data, state health department findings on vaping-related lung illnesses, youth e-cigarette use, tobacco retail compliance checks, and state funding dedicated to tobacco control programs....

...As Threats Increase, Annual Assessment Finds Hawaii's Level of Readiness for Health Emergencies dropping....

...In 2019, Hawaii’s legislature nearly enacted a resolution establishing Meatless Mondays in Hawaii’s public schools....

... Hawaii is currently “short” by approximately 820 physicians ....

...Hawaii reported an integrated employment rate of 2 percent, the lowest rate in the nation....

...Hawaii 46 -- ‘Dental Habits & Care’ Rank....

...SB2505: Requires & appropriates funds for DOH to establish a continuum of stabilization beds statewide for non-forensic patients with substance abuse or mental health disorders....

...how do we attract more doctors to Hawaii — and keep the ones we still have?....

...The House Health Committee has scheduled a hearing on HB 2451 (Relating to Health) this Friday, January 31, at 11 a.m....

...Exempting medical services would help patients and stem the doctor shortage....

...HB2680 will be heard on Wednesday, February 5 at 9 am in Capitol Conference Room 325....