While Hawaiʻi’s doctor shortage widens, vacancies in other healthcare jobs are shrinking, according to the Healthcare Association of Hawaiʻi’s biannual report. Non-physician healthcare job openings decreased by 20% between 2024 and 2026. The largest decrease in vacancy rates occurred on the neighbor islands, where the greatest need for healthcare professionals exists. That’s due to collaborative […]
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Posted inElections 2026
Maui Election Results: Bissen Out Ahead Of Sugimura In Mayor’s Race
Voters also narrowed down the top two County Council candidates to advance to the general election in certain district races.
Posted inCandidates 2026
Land Use, Wages And Shipping: State House District 13 Candidate Q&As
The huge district includes two of the neighbor islands.
Posted inElections 2026
Maui Council Candidates Haul In Campaign Cash Ahead Of Primary
Money has flowed strongest to a progressive candidate who is running to replace a member of the council’s conservative-leaning majority.
Posted inEnvironment
Maui Is Pushing The State To Double Down On Palm-Killing Beetles
Community members around Hawaiʻi say the only way to get the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to do its job is by forcing its hand.
Posted inHealth Care
Game Changer? Free Medical Flights Start For Some Neighbor Island Residents
State pilot program to help connect people with services on Oʻahu expected to begin later this month for Molokaʻi and in February for Lānaʻi.
Posted inEnvironment
Battling A Voracious Beetle In The Invasive Species Capital Of The World
Tactics vary by island in the ongoing fight to save Hawaiʻi’s iconic palms from coconut rhinoceros beetles.
Posted inLānaʻi
Billionaire Larry Ellison Shuts Down Vacation Home Division On Lana‘i
The closure will eliminate 15 jobs, or about 4% of Pūlama Lānaʻi’s 400-strong workforce, but the company said employees can apply for other positions.
Posted inLānaʻi
Lāna‘i Loses The Island’s Only State Mental Health Counselor — Again
Key mental health worker on Lānaʻi resigns, eroding in-person patient care and exposing the fragility of a system that depends so heavily on one worker.