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Beth Fukumoto: We Must Take Action To Help Teens Struggling With Mental Health Issues Megan Tagami/Civil Beat/2022

Beth Fukumoto: We Must Take Action To Help Teens Struggling With Mental Health Issues

More youth advisory councils would enable young people to be involved in decisions about the future of their community.

Hawaii Lawmaker Quietly Kills Bill To Allow Unlicensed Midwives To Continue Practicing David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Hawaii Lawmaker Quietly Kills Bill To Allow Unlicensed Midwives To Continue Practicing

Supporters express disappointment in Maui Rep. Kyle Yamashita's decision to not even give the bill a hearing.

Beth Fukumoto: We Passed Crisis Level With  Mental Health Services A Long Time Ago Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2022

Beth Fukumoto: We Passed Crisis Level With Mental Health Services A Long Time Ago

It's been six months since I was able to see a therapist, but I am one of the lucky ones.

Larry Ellison’s Company Helps Hawaii Find Housing For Key Mental Health Hire Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Larry Ellison’s Company Helps Hawaii Find Housing For Key Mental Health Hire

Pulama Lanai held a space for a social worker that patients say is critical to their care.

Big Island Residents Have A New Option To Treat Depression Paula Dobbyn/Civil Beat/2023

Big Island Residents Have A New Option To Treat Depression

A Waimea clinic has become the first to offer transcranial magnetic stimulation.

Honolulu Rehab With Lucrative Pay For Top Staff Stiffed Regular Workers, Federal Probe Finds Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Honolulu Rehab With Lucrative Pay For Top Staff Stiffed Regular Workers, Federal Probe Finds

The agreement with the Department of Labor requires Sand Island Treatment Center to pay back wages of almost $452,000 by Wednesday.

Hawaii Is Expanding A Free Dental Program For Public Schools Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Hawaii Is Expanding A Free Dental Program For Public Schools

Updated: No-cost dental screenings and dental sealants will be available to keiki attending Hawaii public schools on Oahu, Maui and Kauai.

Feds Relax Rules Over Drug Used To Treat Opioid Addiction Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Feds Relax Rules Over Drug Used To Treat Opioid Addiction

Rules changes at the federal level now allow numerous medical providers in Hawaii to prescribe medication to treat opioid use disorder.
Fentanyl Test Strips May Soon Become Legal In Hawaii Getty Images/iStockphoto

Fentanyl Test Strips May Soon Become Legal In Hawaii

The strips are currently considered drug paraphernalia under state law.

Midwives Will Soon Need A License To Practice In Hawaii. Many Are Pushing Back Getty Images/iStockphoto

Midwives Will Soon Need A License To Practice In Hawaii. Many Are Pushing Back

Regulators want to standardize practices, but some people fear mandatory licensure could hurt rural and Native Hawaiian communities.