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There Are So Few Doctors In Maui County That Even Medical Workers Struggle To Get Care Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

There Are So Few Doctors In Maui County That Even Medical Workers Struggle To Get Care

More than two-thirds of Maui County residents experienced delays accessing health care last year, according to a new report.

Therapy On The Beach: Program Targets Youth Mental Health Crisis On Maui With Mobile Counseling Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Therapy On The Beach: Program Targets Youth Mental Health Crisis On Maui With Mobile Counseling

Access, transportation and survivor’s guilt all play into the problem of providing kids with the mental health support they need.

‘It’s Worse Than You Think’: Maui’s Mental Health System Still Falls Short But More Doors Are Opening To Care Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2023

‘It’s Worse Than You Think’: Maui’s Mental Health System Still Falls Short But More Doors Are Opening To Care

A forthcoming study shows that demand for psychological care on Maui is greater today than it was coming out of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Unlicensed Care Homes Dodge Increased Enforcement In ‘Cat And Mouse Game’ Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Unlicensed Care Homes Dodge Increased Enforcement In ‘Cat And Mouse Game’

The Office of Health Care Assurance has issued cease-and-desist orders to an average of six homes per year since 2018. But dozens of these unlicensed facilities, mainly for elderly adults, continue to operate around the state.

Hawaii’s Opioid Settlement Fund Is Growing And, After Delays, Starting To Be Spent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Hawaii’s Opioid Settlement Fund Is Growing And, After Delays, Starting To Be Spent

The funding formula gives the state power over funding, even for activities originating on the local level.

Chinatown’s Syringe Exchange Van Faces Hurdles Finding A Permanent Brick-And-Mortar Home Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Chinatown’s Syringe Exchange Van Faces Hurdles Finding A Permanent Brick-And-Mortar Home

The program has been operating out of a mobile van for about 35 years. Is it finally time for a more permanent location?

Emergency Room Closure In Wahiawa Magnifies A Capacity Crunch Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Emergency Room Closure In Wahiawa Magnifies A Capacity Crunch

As emergency rooms filled with patients, Honolulu’s head of emergency services was tasked with coordinating ambulance arrivals.

Wahiawa General Hospital Is Temporarily Closing Its Emergency Room Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Wahiawa General Hospital Is Temporarily Closing Its Emergency Room

Starting Monday, the ER will be closed for an unclear amount of time while HVAC work is completed.

Salesforce CEO Gifts $150 Million To Hawaii Hospitals Tim Wright/Civil Beat/2021

Salesforce CEO Gifts $150 Million To Hawaii Hospitals

The donation from billionaire Marc Benioff, who owns a home on the Big Island, is one of the largest private donations in state history, according to a joint news release.