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Past training for outbreaks such as Ebola have hospitals equipped to deal with infectious diseases like the new coronavirus.

The state used the COVID-19 test for the first time Friday, confirming that a visitor from California had the common cold instead.

Gov. David Ige has requested emergency funding for state agencies as the COVID-19 threat grows.

Nearly 70% of the U.S. population receives fluoride through public water systems. Hawaii remains an outlier, thanks to long-standing opposition.

The Legislature is paving the way to provide funding to the Department of Health for monitoring, quarantines and equipment, should it be needed.

Four bills that would prohibit sales of flavored vaping products are moving through the state House and Senate chambers.

Hawaii is among 39 states investigating the company’s marketing business practices.

In the U.S. intolerable suffering and an incurable medical condition alone are not enough to qualify someone for an aided death.

Lawmakers need to find the money to continue paying for the state’s prevention program, too.

As of Thursday, the Hawaii Health Department had yet to identify any suspect coronavirus cases in Hawaii, but continues to investigate the Hawaii vacation of a Japanese couple who later fell ill.