Methamphetamine also was a factor in repeat hospitalizations.

As its vaccination campaign wraps up, a Samoan health official said government “complacency” in routine vaccinations contributed to the severity of the outbreak.

New donors are sought to fill the holiday shortage as back-up supplies run dry.

Wahiawa General Hospital has relied for years on state funds and cutting services to keep afloat. New management is trying to forge a different path to survive.

Physician supply in Hawaii still lags behind demand, especially on neighbor islands.

Six Hawaii companies — half of which are electric companies — were fined for violating emission standards.

The violation is the third the state health department has issued this year.

After website glitches prohibited some from accessing the online insurance marketplace, the deadline to enroll was extended by 36 hours.

Bipartisan legislation to raise the smoking and vaping age was folded into a year-end congressional spending bill that the president is expected to sign.