Health Care

... residents’ perspectives on community needs and access to social services, including kūpuna services, early childhood programs, services for disabled residents and more ....

... antivaxxer RFK cut $500M funding for MRNA vaccine research ....

... One of President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed to eliminate certain transgender medical procedures for youth under the age of 19 ....

... If you need to see a medical specialist, you have to hope there is one on-island with an open appointment before it’s too late ....

... Long ambulance response times, costly and unreliable non-emergency transportation, and insufficient insurance coverage for travel-related health care expenses ....

... Hawai‘i Projects 41,000 New Jobs by 2032, Led by Health Care and Food Services ....

... I’ve had no choice ....

“While it won’t be easy to stop all the damage from these cuts, we’re moving quickly to protect our communities."

... When it comes to healthcare in Hawaii, it is clear there is room for more freedom .... 

... easy, virtually cost-free way to improve healthcare access and quality in Hawaii would be to remove the state’s regulations on interstate telehealth ....

... While Hawai‘i performed strongly in most categories, the report identified several areas where performance declined ....

"Dr Ekins-Coward, an academic researcher, was seriously injured when her laboratory experiment exploded on 16 March 2016."

... Hawaii Democrats remind us why they are more repulsive than Donald J Trump ....

... Nearly half of participants are still in temporary housing ....

... submitting claims multiple times before they’re paid is necessary and sometimes claims are completely ignored ....

... On May 30, 2025, a federal court in Washington, D.C., awarded over $573+ million in total damages to victims and families affected by terrorist attacks in Iraq that were enabled by Iran’s support for extremist groups ....

“...you need to be more on my team....”

... The practice worked well and safely during the COVID-19 crisis and could do so again, the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii says ....

... lower courts had ruled against the family’s claim for damages, despite finding the school had fallen short ....

... "If (the $2.19M fine is) upheld by the hearings officer it will mean the closure of these two urgent care facilities." ....

... questions that could reshape insurer-provider contracts statewide ....

... 70.6% of third graders in Hawaii experience tooth decay—the highest rate in the nation ....

... oral arguments will also be livestreamed for public viewing ....

... “It doesn’t matter if a company is a one-person shop or a multi-billion-dollar oil company, we will relentlessly enforce Hawaiʻi’s consumer protection laws.” ....

... Among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) and low-income respondents, ratings dropped from 40% describing their health as excellent or very good to 23%—a 17 percentage point decrease in 18 months ....

... Hawaii medical malpractice claim count is 71% higher than the national average ....

... the lab’s operations are managed by Laulima Government Solutions, an (8a) Native Hawaiian LLC based in an office park in Orlando, Florida ....

... A series of health-related measures is up for final reading today on the House floor ....

... WalletHub compared the relative attractiveness of the 50 states across 20 key metrics ....

... Vaccination is the best way to protect loved ones and prevent an outbreak ....

... Hawaii ranks #50 among states for the share of its population seeking treatment ....

... The emergency rules will allow children with a religious exemption to receive the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine while retaining the exemption to other vaccines and continuing to attend school ....

... it has been a miserable ride to say the least ....

... Hawaii ranks dead last for medical environment ....

... a new assessment (a new tax) against health plans and health insurers ....

"...a game-changing expansion of our existing telehealth care...."

“NIH’s proposed drastic reduction of our facilities and administrative rate would result in the elimination of approximately $16.5M in funding that the University of Hawaiʻi uses...."

... The wording of SB350 does nothing to protect contraceptive access if federal authorization is withdrawn or denied ....

... The bill was RECOMMITTED to the JDC committee. It is dead for this session ....

... assisted living cost up 21% since 2023 ....

... SB1150 Would Have Legalized Kidnap of Children for Sex-Change ....

... Residents who spend a high percentage of their income on housing — even if they are well above the poverty line — are also more likely to experience mental health issues ....

... The lawsuit comes as part of a broader trend where states are targeting pharmacy benefit managers over their rebate practices ....

... This bill was created to address potential negative impacts of the federal funding freeze ....

... Vaccine Exemptions: 1,000 testimonies were submitted in opposition to HB1118 ....

... Island Flex is a program that allows employees to allocate a portion of their salary into Medical Spending Accounts and/or Dependent Care Spending Accounts on a tax-free basis ....

... This bill allows children to be legally stolen from the Mainland, and from American Samoa, Guam and other US territories where juvenile sex-change is not legal ....

... sex change for children still moving in the Senate ....

... measures related to housing, healthcare, taxes and government accountability ....

... This report examines incident cases of conditions that have been reported by Red Hill, Hawai’i community members to Defense Health Agency (DHA) Public Health following the JP-5 fuel release ....