The violation notice was suspended after Civil Beat asked DPP for comment. DPP denies retaliation.

Efforts are underway to improve the resources available, but there are currently few options for people in need of significant care.

Programs matching senior homeowners with roommates are growing in popularity across the country. Can a similar effort succeed in Hawaii?

Efforts to address the nonemergency needs of Honolulu's homeless community could provide a model for helping seniors with minor medical issues.

Only two projects for the homeless have been successfully implemented in the past several years.

Japanese temples are struggling to survive as their members age, putting cherished cultural traditions in Hawaii at risk.

Lanai and Molokai residents often must fly to Honolulu weeks before their baby's due date to be close to an urban medical center when they go into labor.

Ready Keiki must be flexible, experimental and welcome evidence-based criticism.

Hawaii is in the midst of a major demographic shift that will transform island society in the coming decades, as the rest of the baby boomer generation reaches retirement age.  

A shortage in health care workers and stigma have posed problems, but some residents have their eyes on solutions.