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The county initiated a title transfer eight months ago but until it goes through a new effort to open Kauai’s underutilized drug treatment facility remains on hold.

Hawaii’s long-term care ombudsman program is chronically understaffed but new legislation would put an advocate for residents of the facilities in every county.

Border closures protected many island nations for most of the pandemic, but the coronavirus evolved to become more transmissible.

As single-family neighborhoods rebel against apartment-like houses, developers are coming up with creative alternatives.

Nearly three months into a water contamination crisis, thousands of military-affiliated families have found their daily lives drastically transformed.

A Senate bill seeks state funding to support the new office dedicated to addressing health disparities.

The problems seen at the beginning of the school year persist, with 30 school bus routes temporarily suspended last week.

The state continues to suffer from a youth vaping epidemic, experts say.

In Hawaii, mental health providers say they’re only beginning to see the repercussions of forced social isolation and distance learning on young people.

Mental health professionals say the community is working to overcome the negative stereotypes associated with decades of hosting the island’s less desirable municipal facilities.