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.
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?
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.
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.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Molokai Residents Are Facing New Barriers To Dental Care After Dentists Opt Out Of Insurance
Out-of-pocket costs for routine dental care are in the hundreds of dollars.
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.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023
University Of Hawaii Medical School Resumes Accepting Donated Bodies
The program had been halted in July due to having too many bodies for too few surgical trainees.
Chad Blair/ Civil Beat/2024
‘Unpaid Heroes’: Momentum Grows For Comprehensive Paid Family Leave In Hawaii
Covid revealed how vulnerable many are when a family member needs serious care. But business groups and some unions oppose cost burdens.
PFBentley/Civil Beat/2014
The Packed Hawaii State Hospital May Soon See A Surge In Patients From A Private Facility
Officials say they have been urgently trying to reduce the patient population after the killing of a nurse last year drew new attention to problems at the hospital.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023
State Hospital Workers Who Witnessed A Nurse’s Murder Have Been Denied Workers Comp
A doctor treating four employees said the decision is “unconscionable” and will delay their ability to address the trauma they experienced.