Out-of-pocket costs for routine dental care are in the hundreds of dollars.

A recent study says the impact of the pandemic on the state’s future workforce could be significant, although Hawaii is expected to fare better than much of the nation.

The problem goes beyond a high-profile spill of firefighting chemicals in 2022, officials said.

Covid revealed how vulnerable many are when a family member needs serious care. But business groups and some unions oppose cost burdens.

Officials say they have been urgently trying to reduce the patient population after the killing of a nurse last year drew new attention to problems at the hospital.

Geanna Bradley’s legal guardians and a grandmother were arrested nearly a month after police found her body with severe injuries in their home.

Residents are asking the state health department to investigate lead contamination in the community neighboring the range. 

The infant’s homeless, mentally ill mother is back on the streets as law enforcement wrestles with whether to charge her.

Hawaii lawmakers are being asked to pony up funds to support a comprehensive study of residents affected by the Aug. 8 fires.

The bipartisan group of legislators finds joining forces helps get measures passed at the Legislature.