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First Lawsuit Filed By Military Families Sickened By Red Hill Water Contamination Courtesy: Ariana Wyatt

First Lawsuit Filed By Military Families Sickened By Red Hill Water Contamination

The case kicks off what is likely to be years of litigation over the public health crisis caused by the Navy on Oahu.

Hawaii Inmates Returning From An Arizona Prison Test Positive For Covid-19 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii Inmates Returning From An Arizona Prison Test Positive For Covid-19

So far 21 prisoners who were on the flight from Arizona have caught the coronavirus.

Report Raises Concern About Mental Health Among Children In Hawaii Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Report Raises Concern About Mental Health Among Children In Hawaii

Hawaii ranked in the lowest third nationwide for the educational and economic well-being of children in the 2022 Kids Count Data Book.

Survey: Doctor Shortages Lead To Health Care Delays In Hawaii Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2021

Survey: Doctor Shortages Lead To Health Care Delays In Hawaii

Many people also reported cutting back on their food budgets due to financial woes, according to the findings.

Hawaii Will Create A New Office Dealing With Trauma Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii Will Create A New Office Dealing With Trauma

The Office of Wellness and Resilience will be temporarily housed in the governor’s office.

More Help Is Coming For Hawaii’s Homeless Youth Megan Tagami/Civil Beat/2022

More Help Is Coming For Hawaii’s Homeless Youth

Act 130, recently signed into law, establishes the Safe Spaces for Youth Pilot Program under the Department of Human Services.

Hawaii Has $200 Million To Spend on Pre-K. Who Gets The Money? UH Manoa Children’s Center

Hawaii Has $200 Million To Spend on Pre-K. Who Gets The Money?

Final language in the new law leaves an open question about whether private as well as public facilities are eligible for the funding.

Here’s What We Know — And Don’t Know — About The Impact Of Masks On Little Kids Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Here’s What We Know — And Don’t Know — About The Impact Of Masks On Little Kids

Early research suggests that parental stress has more of an impact on childhood development and wellbeing than whether kids are wearing masks.

State Rules Make It Harder To Open Dialysis Centers In Hawaii Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

State Rules Make It Harder To Open Dialysis Centers In Hawaii

More states are lifting or reforming regulations governing the opening of new dialysis facilities.

Covid-19 Vaccine Mistrust Is Spilling Over To Routine Childhood Shots In Hawaii Ludwig Laab/Civil Beat/2021

Covid-19 Vaccine Mistrust Is Spilling Over To Routine Childhood Shots In Hawaii

A “perfect storm” of other factors has also contributed to dismal vaccination rates in schools, with implications for children’s health.