Community Health

Proposed Cuts To Food Stamps Program Could Be ‘Horrific’ In Hawai‘i David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

Proposed Cuts To Food Stamps Program Could Be ‘Horrific’ In Hawai‘i

Under Republican proposals, Hawaiʻi could face more than $100 million in new costs to maintain the food stamp program.

Judge Blocks Trump Health Funding Cuts For Hawaiʻi, Other States Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Judge Blocks Trump Health Funding Cuts For Hawaiʻi, Other States

Hawaiʻi could have lost more than $89 million for critical community health programs, the Attorney General’s Office said.

Honolulu Approves Last Big Covid Hazard Payments For City Workers AP Photo/Marco Garcia/2020

Honolulu Approves Last Big Covid Hazard Payments For City Workers

After years of delays, the City Council signed off on a $41 million deal with the state’s largest union after previously reaching agreements with two other unions.

Red Hill Water Contamination: ‘Disappointing’ Payouts For Victims

Red Hill Water Contamination: ‘Disappointing’ Payouts For Victims

Department of Justice attorneys succeeded in limiting the scope of the fuel leak case, and consequently, the damages.

This Commonly Used Plastic Chemical Caused 350,000 Heart Disease-Related Deaths In 1 Year Jay Directo/AFP via Getty Images via Grist

This Commonly Used Plastic Chemical Caused 350,000 Heart Disease-Related Deaths In 1 Year

People in Asia are exposed to levels up to six times higher than their counterparts in the West.

Westside Faces More Delays As New Law Threatens Landfill Relocation Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Westside Faces More Delays As New Law Threatens Landfill Relocation

As the likelihood grows that the city dump will stay put for now, community members in Nānākuli are looking to get something in return.

Data Dive: Here’s How Many Kids Are Unvaccinated At Your School Getty Images/iStockphoto

Data Dive: Here’s How Many Kids Are Unvaccinated At Your School

More than 20% of students in Hawaiʻi don’t have all of the vaccines required to attend school.

With Paramedics Spread Thin, Honolulu Dusts Off A Possible Solution Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

With Paramedics Spread Thin, Honolulu Dusts Off A Possible Solution

For years, understaffing and complaints of burnout at the city’s ambulance service have prompted discussion about merging it with the fire department.

Lāna‘i Loses The Island’s Only State Mental Health Counselor — Again Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Lāna‘i Loses The Island’s Only State Mental Health Counselor — Again

Key mental health worker on Lānaʻi resigns, eroding in-person patient care and exposing the fragility of a system that depends so heavily on one worker.

On The Run And Undercounted, Homeless Youth Try Hard To Stay Out of Sight Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

On The Run And Undercounted, Homeless Youth Try Hard To Stay Out of Sight

Regulations and a lack of beds make it tough for minors who are homeless to find shelter.