Community Health

Maui AIDS Foundation At Risk Of Losing Money In Trump Budget Erin Nolan/Civil Beat/2026

Maui AIDS Foundation At Risk Of Losing Money In Trump Budget

The president’s budget denounced the nonprofit as radical while proposing the funding cuts.

Conservative Activists Take Aim At Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Conservative Activists Take Aim At Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship

A new lawsuit filed by a legal advocacy nonprofit says a 35-year-old federal scholarship program that brought Native Hawaiian doctors to the islands is unconstitutional.

Toxic Mud? North Shore Flooding Likely Diluted Pesticide Risk Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Toxic Mud? North Shore Flooding Likely Diluted Pesticide Risk

Residents are worried the mess they are wading through is contaminated by chemicals sprayed on farms upstream. Test results are pending.

Maui Mental Health Providers Face Stress And Uncertainty About State Jobs Sean Hower/Civil Beat/2026

Maui Mental Health Providers Face Stress And Uncertainty About State Jobs

Staff at a state-run clinic serving wildfire survivors in Hawai‘i have waited months for permanent jobs. Instead, they got another temporary contract.

Low-Income Hawaiʻi Patients And Their Doctors Face A Financial Cliff Associate Press/2026

Low-Income Hawaiʻi Patients And Their Doctors Face A Financial Cliff

A senior Hawaiʻi health care leader says issues with government reimbursements are leading to “a state of non-viability” for the state’s entire health care system.

North Shore Flood Will Add A Month’s Worth Of Debris To Landfill Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

North Shore Flood Will Add A Month’s Worth Of Debris To Landfill

The city has limited options when it comes to disposing tons of refuse from the flash floods that roared through the North Shore last month.

UH Popup Clinic On North Shore Offers Help To Flood Victims Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

UH Popup Clinic On North Shore Offers Help To Flood Victims

In the wake of last week’s flood, student doctors from the John A. Burns School of Medicine are treating ailments ranging from digestive issues to joint pain.

Beyond The Burn Zone: Maui Wildfires Cause Widespread Mental Health Issues DLNR

Beyond The Burn Zone: Maui Wildfires Cause Widespread Mental Health Issues

New research shows housing displacement and income loss were central drivers of psychological harm.

Queen’s May Cut Ties With This For-Profit Medicare Insurer Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

Queen’s May Cut Ties With This For-Profit Medicare Insurer

The contract dispute with Humana highlights broader health system woes.

Need A Doctor? Hawaiʻi’s Physician Shortage Keeps Getting Worse Courtesy: Kona Community Hospital

Need A Doctor? Hawaiʻi’s Physician Shortage Keeps Getting Worse

Neighbor islands bear the brunt of the growing shortage, which contributes to uneven costs and poorer care.