Bryan Talisayan hails from Waianae and brings more than 20 years of nonprofit experience to the top job at Mental Health America of Hawaii.

The Kauai town has its flash points, but a shared sense of pride continues to hold this community together.

Mental health advocates, state officials, police and lawmakers have been working together to come up with better ways to get treatment for non-violent offenders.

When police and social services agencies couldn’t help, this small band of neighbors took matters into their own hands. And it worked.

Whether you vote in local elections and how well you trust your neighbor has an impact on your community’s social capital.

Dr. Melvin Palalay was conflicted when a dying patient asked him to be her medical advocate in ending her life. This is the story of how he reconciled his duty to his patient with his Catholic faith.

Neighbors were well aware of Jerry Hanel’s bizarre behavior, but it’s hard to force unwilling people to get mental health treatment.

A key feature of the proposed reforms includes diverting the mentally ill from ERs into outpatient and residential programs more tailored to their needs.

Doctors say Hawaii’s mandatory 20-day period is too long in some cases.

Scientists are racing to eradicate disease-carrying mosquitoes from forests, but to some a solution still feels like forever away.

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam said the shooter, a U.S. sailor, killed himself after shooting three Department of Defense civilian workers.

Unlicensed care homes are a continuing problem despite efforts to beef up state oversight.