Community Health

Honolulu Sewer Rates Are Likely To Go Up — A Lot David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

Honolulu Sewer Rates Are Likely To Go Up — A Lot

Additional upgrades are needed to prevent contaminated wastewater from being discharged into the ocean.

Kauaʻi Tackles Child Care Crisis With New Spaces And Baby-Friendly Workplaces

Kauaʻi Tackles Child Care Crisis With New Spaces And Baby-Friendly Workplaces

Solving the problem is seen as an important step in helping recruit and retain much-needed workers on the Garden Island. Initiatives could be models for the rest of the state.

Five Troubling Findings From New Report On Hawaiʻi’s Health Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Five Troubling Findings From New Report On Hawaiʻi’s Health

University of Hawaiʻi study has followed 2,000 people since 2022. This year includes after-effects of Maui wildfires

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.