Hate them if you must, but homelessness, vacation rentals and unlicensed care homes are natural responses to problems plaguing the islands.

The state has been doing better at inspecting nursing homes, but lack of staff means other inspections take a back seat.

The Legislature approved a $600,000 effort to help people who give up their time, work and financial security to help relatives.

After balking two years ago, state officials now feel there are sufficient safeguards to prevent private-paying clients from displacing those on Medicaid.

Hawaii lawmakers delayed doing unannounced inspections to get reports on the health department workload. The first one is underwhelming.

The operators of residential care facilities want lawmakers to crack down on what’s being called a growing consumer protection issue.

The state is violating public records law by blacking out too much information from nursing home inspection reports.

Judge bans the nurse from caring for patients for 30 days.

Hawaii joined the effort to stop facilities from requiring pre-dispute arbitration agreements before admitting residents.

The community near the University of Hawaii is still friendly, quiet and rainy, but rising housing prices bring changes.