Courtesy: Angel Flight West/2023
These Volunteer Pilots Are Helping Rural Hawaii Residents Get Much-Needed Medical Help
The free service can’t solve rural health care access issues. But organizers say it can help more people than it does currently.
Courtesy: Donna Gamiao/2023
Molokai Medical Clinic Opens To Fill Dire Doctor Shortage
A Big Island physician has a plan to make rural health care more sustainable.
Courtesy: Kimo Alameda
Hawaii Is Set To Decriminalize Fentanyl Test Strips As Drug Overdoses Reach Record Highs
A new federal grant is expected to fund 20 vending machines stocked with overdose-reversing drugs and later fentanyl test strips.
Lorrie Graham/AusAID
Childhood Obesity Is Rising Sharply With Potentially Lifelong Consequences
More children are developing diseases that have traditionally only been seen in adults.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022
With One Airline Left, Molokai And Lanai Residents Struggle To Access Medical Care
Hospital officials are very concerned that the problem is only getting worse.
UH Cancer Center
Study: Young Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders Face Nation’s Highest Cancer Death Rate
Tackling the racial gap in cancer deaths requires more specialized data.
Tim Wright/Civil Beat/2021
Neighbor Island Hospitals Are Set To Receive ‘Drastically Needed’ Funding In New State Budget
Hawaii lawmakers are steering millions of dollars to facilities on the Big Island, Maui and Kauai for capital improvements.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020
Danny De Gracia: The War Against Covid Is About To Get Personal
The future battle against the coronavirus will need to be waged by individuals with a focus on healthier local schools.
Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat/2017
Hawaii鈥檚 Medically Assisted Suicide Program Is Poised To Be Expanded
Patients may soon have shorter waiting periods and more provider options.
Courtesy: AlohaCare/2023
Native Hawaiian Healing Practices Are Now Covered By This Insurance Provider
Everything from hula to lomilomi massage is free for AlohaCare’s 83,000 members.