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Case counts have been rising in recent weeks, but hospitalization rates for Covid are still low.

Hawaii commuters will need to keep their masks on when riding on The Bus or HandiVan, during flights and while transiting through airports.

There are scientifically legitimate and nonpolitical reasons for not throwing your masks away. They help prevent colds and flus, and Covid is still around.

Advocates hope House Bill 1823 will lower barriers to medically assisted suicide by making it easier for  doctors to prescribe medications and lowering wait times.

Dr. Lorrin Pang had defended the right of doctors to prescribe ivermectin, a drug typically used in livestock to eliminate parasitic worms, and hydrochloroquine, an antimalarial medicine.

The Health Department took control of the $160 million facility almost a year ago, but the opening was delayed by planning and other problems.

Poop might hold the key to tracking the virus, but the state has struggled to bring its wastewater testing laboratory online.

Cases of the highly contagious BA.2 Covid strain have been confirmed in every county, prompting fears of a new surge.

FDA approval of additional shots comes amidst signs of a coming surge caused by an omicron subvariant.

The hospital group is expected to request a state subsidy increase for the first time since Kaiser took over five years ago, CEO Mike Rembis says.