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New Medical Center Opens For Honolulu’s Homeless Community Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

New Medical Center Opens For Honolulu’s Homeless Community

The Honolulu Emergency Services Department is working with the city's outreach program to help homeless patients find permanent housing.

Hawaii’s Struggle To Provide Health Care For Rural Islands Nearly Turned Tragic For This Expectant Mom Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii’s Struggle To Provide Health Care For Rural Islands Nearly Turned Tragic For This Expectant Mom

For months the fragility of a vital air link endangered the health of people across rural Hawaii. The state is still trying to fix it.

Mental Health Worker Shortage And Stigma Are Hurting Veterans, Troops In Hawaii Alex Eichenstein/CivilBeat/2023

Mental Health Worker Shortage And Stigma Are Hurting Veterans, Troops In Hawaii

A loan forgiveness program is providing incentive for workers, while a Mililani clinic is fighting the stigma.

Foster Child Abuse Case Highlights Concerns About Lax State Oversight April Estrellon/Civil Beat/2023

Foster Child Abuse Case Highlights Concerns About Lax State Oversight

Hawaii caseworkers struggle to keep up with federal requirements to meet with foster kids every month, data shows.

Governor Plans To Sign Fentanyl Test Strip Bill Into Law Following Waikiki Overdoses Courtesy: Kimo Alameda

Governor Plans To Sign Fentanyl Test Strip Bill Into Law Following Waikiki Overdoses

The powerful synthetic opioid was found in the hotel room where a mass overdose happened Sunday that left two dead and three hospitalized.

The North Shore Hasn’t Had A Public Pool For Decades. It May Finally Be Getting One David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

The North Shore Hasn’t Had A Public Pool For Decades. It May Finally Be Getting One

Half of Hawaii's kids can't swim, and pools are less likely to be located near lower income communities.

New $15 Million Grant Seeks To Address Root Causes Of Health Disparities In Hawaii Courtesy: Hawaii Island Community Health Center

New $15 Million Grant Seeks To Address Root Causes Of Health Disparities In Hawaii

Hawaii Island Community Health Center will use the funding to elevate children's access to care.

These Volunteer Pilots Are Helping Rural Hawaii Residents Get Much-Needed Medical Help Courtesy: Angel Flight West/2023

These Volunteer Pilots Are Helping Rural Hawaii Residents Get Much-Needed Medical Help

The free service can't solve rural health care access issues. But organizers say it can help more people than it does currently.

Molokai Medical Clinic Opens To Fill Dire Doctor Shortage Courtesy: Donna Gamiao/2023

Molokai Medical Clinic Opens To Fill Dire Doctor Shortage

A Big Island physician has a plan to make rural health care more sustainable.