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Care Home Rules Subject of Lawsuit Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Care Home Rules Subject of Lawsuit

The suit seeks to reunite an elderly couple, but officials have warned against widespread exceptions in the law.

Did Hawaii Lawmakers Do Enough To Protect The Elderly? Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Did Hawaii Lawmakers Do Enough To Protect The Elderly?

The state Health Department got only a fraction of what it sought, and now the online posting of care home inspection reports may stop.

Bill Would Help Elderly Age In Place Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Bill Would Help Elderly Age In Place

Congressman Mark Takai has introduced a measure to help families modify their homes to take care of kupuna.

Hepatitis C Tests Offered For Kupuna PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Hepatitis C Tests Offered For Kupuna

Hawaii Health Department partners with CVS to offer quick tests for the elderly.

Governor Ige Grades Hawaii Lawmakers’ Work This Session Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Governor Ige Grades Hawaii Lawmakers’ Work This Session

Pleased by funding for his priorities, indifferent to failed police reform, Ige gives his former colleagues in the Legislature a “B.”

Lawmakers Hesitant To Toughen Oversight Of Elder Care Facilities Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Lawmakers Hesitant To Toughen Oversight Of Elder Care Facilities

Hawaii legislators want to delay the start of unannounced inspections and nixed money for the long-term care ombudsman.

Will Hawaii Lawmakers Boost The Lax Oversight Of Elderly Care Facilities? Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Will Hawaii Lawmakers Boost The Lax Oversight Of Elderly Care Facilities?

The Legislature is considering bills to add more health inspectors and long-term care ombudsman positions.

Bill Requiring Surprise Care Home Inspections Moves Ahead Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Bill Requiring Surprise Care Home Inspections Moves Ahead

House Finance Committee members expressed concerns about unannounced visits, but still sent the measure to the full House.

Senate Panel Passes Bills To Cool Classrooms, Create Sports Authority Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat

Senate Panel Passes Bills To Cool Classrooms, Create Sports Authority

The Ways and Means Committee approves 22 measures, but April negotiations regarding the Legislature’s financial priorities await.

Surprise Care Home Inspections One Step Closer To Reality Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Surprise Care Home Inspections One Step Closer To Reality

Hawaii’s care home industry opposes the practice, even though it has become commonplace in other states.