The number of physicians in Hawaiʻi rose last year, but so did demand.

Methamphetamine was largely unknown in Hawaiʻi in the mid-1980s, when “ice” took the islands by storm, setting off a national panic. Four decades later, the state is dealing with the lethal consequences.

Medication abortion has nearly tripled compared to procedural abortion over the past decade. The Trump administration is pushing to restrict access. 

Native Hawaiians will have to comply with the new work requirements in President Donald Trump’s signature One Big Beautiful Bill Act, despite facing significant obstacles to employment and healthcare.

Hawaiʻi was ground zero for smoking methamphetamine in the U.S. Today, it’s the only place where meth is far deadlier than opioids — yet the state has been slow to act.

A Civil Beat series starting today examines the people caught up in Hawaiʻi’s most severe drug problem, how it started and what’s being done about it.

After nearly a year of research and reporting, Civil Beat will launch the first in an ongoing series on Tuesday.

The University of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns School of Medicine is using a new high-tech human patient simulator to train future doctors.

Hawaiʻi lawmakers approved some of the country’s most restrictive vaping regulations. Some doubt it will prompt youth to kick the habit.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health has snuffed out sales of mood-altering smokes and gummies derived from hemp.