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The money won’t go very far but officials hope it will set a new course for the community.

Lanai and Molokai residents often must fly to Honolulu weeks before their baby’s due date to be close to an urban medical center when they go into labor.

The program director cited a shortage in international doctors flying in for surgical training, a decline that began during the coronavirus pandemic.

A shortage in health care workers and stigma have posed problems, but some residents have their eyes on solutions.

For months the fragility of a vital air link endangered the health of people across rural Hawaii. The state is still trying to fix it.

A loan forgiveness program is providing incentive for workers, while a Mililani clinic is fighting the stigma.

The powerful synthetic opioid was found in the hotel room where a mass overdose happened Sunday that left two dead and three hospitalized.

State officials have grown increasingly concerned about the facilities, with 89 investigations already underway.

The Hawaii senator has spent the past few years pressing agencies to bolster support of studies that look at the therapeutic benefits of psychedelics.

Hawaii Island Community Health Center will use the funding to elevate children’s access to care.