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Hawaii Governor Urges Federal Mediation To Settle Nurse Labor Dispute Ashley Young via AP/2024

Hawaii Governor Urges Federal Mediation To Settle Nurse Labor Dispute

The hospital said it would agree to bring in federal mediators if the nurses’ union does too.

Nurse Labor Dispute At Hawaii Hospital Escalates With 10 Arrests Screenshot/Hawaii News Now

Nurse Labor Dispute At Hawaii Hospital Escalates With 10 Arrests

More than 600 nurses have been locked out since they went on a one-day strike earlier this month.

Honolulu EMS Sued For Wrongful Death Over Kailua Ambulance Fire Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Honolulu EMS Sued For Wrongful Death Over Kailua Ambulance Fire

Family of the 91-year-old patient who died in 2022 after the ambulance in which he was riding burst into flames accused Honolulu EMS of wrongful death and negligence.

There Are So Few Doctors In Maui County That Even Medical Workers Struggle To Get Care Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

There Are So Few Doctors In Maui County That Even Medical Workers Struggle To Get Care

More than two-thirds of Maui County residents experienced delays accessing health care last year, according to a new report.

Therapy On The Beach: Program Targets Youth Mental Health Crisis On Maui With Mobile Counseling Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Therapy On The Beach: Program Targets Youth Mental Health Crisis On Maui With Mobile Counseling

Access, transportation and survivor’s guilt all play into the problem of providing kids with the mental health support they need.

‘It’s Worse Than You Think’: Maui’s Mental Health System Still Falls Short But More Doors Are Opening To Care Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2023

‘It’s Worse Than You Think’: Maui’s Mental Health System Still Falls Short But More Doors Are Opening To Care

A forthcoming study shows that demand for psychological care on Maui is greater today than it was coming out of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Unlicensed Care Homes Dodge Increased Enforcement In ‘Cat And Mouse Game’ Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Unlicensed Care Homes Dodge Increased Enforcement In ‘Cat And Mouse Game’

The Office of Health Care Assurance has issued cease-and-desist orders to an average of six homes per year since 2018. But dozens of these unlicensed facilities, mainly for elderly adults, continue to operate around the state.

Hawaii’s Opioid Settlement Fund Is Growing And, After Delays, Starting To Be Spent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Hawaii’s Opioid Settlement Fund Is Growing And, After Delays, Starting To Be Spent

The funding formula gives the state power over funding, even for activities originating on the local level.

Chinatown鈥檚 Syringe Exchange Van Faces Hurdles Finding A Permanent Brick-And-Mortar Home Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Chinatown鈥檚 Syringe Exchange Van Faces Hurdles Finding A Permanent Brick-And-Mortar Home

The program has been operating out of a mobile van for about 35 years. Is it finally time for a more permanent location?

Emergency Room Closure In Wahiawa Magnifies A Capacity Crunch Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Emergency Room Closure In Wahiawa Magnifies A Capacity Crunch

As emergency rooms filled with patients, Honolulu’s head of emergency services was tasked with coordinating ambulance arrivals.