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Sunday, June 29, 2025
July Fourth: Freedom should include your choice of doctor
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:17 PM :: 318 Views :: Health Care, Small Business

... When it comes to healthcare in Hawaii, it is clear there is room for more freedom .... 

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Saturday, June 28, 2025
Interstate telehealth to boost local medical care
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:42 PM :: 367 Views :: Health Care, Small Business

... easy, virtually cost-free way to improve healthcare access and quality in Hawaii would be to remove the state’s regulations on interstate telehealth ....

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Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Hawaii 2nd-Healthiest State
By News Release @ 2:50 PM :: 473 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

... While Hawai‘i performed strongly in most categories, the report identified several areas where performance declined ....

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Friday, June 20, 2025
UH Grad Student $6.7M Settlement in 2016 Lab Explosion
By News Release @ 2:44 PM :: 620 Views :: Health Care, Higher Education, Labor

"Dr Ekins-Coward, an academic researcher, was seriously injured when her laboratory experiment exploded on 16 March 2016."

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Thursday, June 19, 2025
Hawaii Democrats Outraged Over Ban on Juvenile Sex Change
By News Release @ 3:10 PM :: 826 Views :: Family, Health Care

... Hawaii Democrats remind us why they are more repulsive than Donald J Trump ....

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Thursday, June 19, 2025
Maui residents’ recovery sees gains, but health and housing challenges persist
By UHERO @ 4:27 AM :: 482 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

... Nearly half of participants are still in temporary housing ....

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Wednesday, June 18, 2025
HMSA: 2nd Worst Health Insurance Company in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 5:43 PM :: 2523 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

... submitting claims multiple times before they’re paid is necessary and sometimes claims are completely ignored ....

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Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Wahiawa Veteran Wins in Class Action Lawsuit Against Iran
By News Release @ 4:55 PM :: 671 Views :: Health Care, Military

... On May 30, 2025, a federal court in Washington, D.C., awarded over $573+ million in total damages to victims and families affected by terrorist attacks in Iraq that were enabled by Iran’s support for extremist groups ....

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Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Lawsuit by State Hospital Medical Director Details How Retaliation Games Keep Hospital Understaffed
By Andrew Walden @ 3:31 PM :: 1753 Views :: Ethics, Health Care

“...you need to be more on my team....”

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Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Why Hawaii lawmakers should adopt interstate telehealth
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:19 PM :: 514 Views :: Health Care, COVID-19

... The practice worked well and safely during the COVID-19 crisis and could do so again, the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii says ....

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Sunday, June 15, 2025
Supreme Court decision makes it easier for disabled students to sue school districts for bias
By News Release @ 5:10 PM :: 575 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care

... lower courts had ruled against the family’s claim for damages, despite finding the school had fallen short ....

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Thursday, June 12, 2025
DoH Coverup? Health Dep't Fines Hilo Medical Practice $2.19M for Minor Paperwork Violation
By Andrew Walden @ 10:31 PM :: 1759 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Health Care, Small Business

... "If (the $2.19M fine is) upheld by the hearings officer it will mean the closure of these two urgent care facilities." ....

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Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Hawaii justices examine doctors’ ability to challenge denied health insurance claims
By Court House News @ 3:13 AM :: 1199 Views :: Hawaii County , Health Care, Small Business

... questions that could reshape insurer-provider contracts statewide ....

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Monday, June 9, 2025
In Hawaii Only Military Water Systems are Fluoridated
By Selected News Articles @ 2:48 PM :: 924 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Military

... 70.6% of third graders in Hawaii experience tooth decay—the highest rate in the nation ....

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Friday, June 6, 2025
Supreme Court to Decide: Are HMSA Physician Contracts “oppressive, unconscionable, and unenforceable”? 
By Andrew Walden @ 9:04 PM :: 1493 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Health Care, Judiciary

... oral arguments will also be livestreamed for public viewing ....

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Tuesday, June 3, 2025
State Court Shakedown Extracts $700M over Mis-labeled Blood Thinners--oil companies next
By News Release @ 12:50 AM :: 1582 Views :: Ethics, Health Care, Judiciary

... “It doesn’t matter if a company is a one-person shop or a multi-billion-dollar oil company, we will relentlessly enforce Hawaiʻi’s consumer protection laws.” ....

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Friday, May 23, 2025
UHERO Survey Documents Declining Physical and Mental Health
By UHERO @ 12:29 AM :: 692 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, COVID-19

... Among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) and low-income respondents, ratings dropped from 40% describing their health as excellent or very good to 23%—a 17 percentage point decrease in 18 months ....

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Thursday, May 22, 2025
Medical Malpractice? Hawaii 5th Worst
By News Release @ 11:57 PM :: 845 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Judiciary

... Hawaii medical malpractice claim count is 71% higher than the national average ....

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Friday, May 9, 2025
Another 8a Disaster: NIH Halts Operations at US Biolab After Sabotage Incident
By Selected News Articles @ 5:26 PM :: 1258 Views :: Ethics, Health Care, Military

... the lab’s operations are managed by Laulima Government Solutions, an (8a) Native Hawaiian LLC based in an office park in Orlando, Florida ....

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Thursday, May 1, 2025
Health Measures up for Final Passage
By News Release @ 12:44 PM :: 1015 Views :: Health Care

... A series of health-related measures is up for final reading today on the House floor ....

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Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Best States for Nurses? Hawaii Ranks 47th
By Selected News Articles @ 2:49 PM :: 1135 Views :: Health Care, Labor, Cost of Living

... WalletHub compared the relative attractiveness of the 50 states across 20 key metrics ....

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Friday, April 18, 2025
Second Measles Case Found on Oahu
By News Release @ 1:00 AM :: 2925 Views :: Honolulu County, Health Care

... Vaccination is the best way to protect loved ones and prevent an outbreak ....

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Wednesday, April 16, 2025
How many people are receiving substance use treatment in Hawaii?
By Selected News Articles @ 4:53 AM :: 1428 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Drugs

... Hawaii ranks #50 among states for the share of its population seeking treatment ....

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Friday, April 4, 2025
Hawaii DoH: Get Measles Vax Without Losing Religious Exemption
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 1807 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care

... The emergency rules will allow children with a religious exemption to receive the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine while retaining the exemption to other vaccines and continuing to attend school ....

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Saturday, March 22, 2025
About that Medical Freedom
By Joni Kamiya @ 1:49 AM :: 1045 Views :: Health Care

... it has been a miserable ride to say the least ....

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Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Hawaii Worst State for Doctors
By Selected News Articles @ 11:31 PM :: 1508 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Small Business, Cost of Living

... Hawaii ranks dead last for medical environment ....

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Sunday, March 16, 2025
SB1434: Universal Vax for Hawaii
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1150 Views :: Health Care, Taxes

... a new assessment (a new tax) against health plans and health insurers ....

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Sunday, March 9, 2025
Planned Parenthood Hawaii Begins Promoting Sex-Change Telehealth
By News Release @ 3:22 PM :: 1089 Views :: Health Care, Life

"...a game-changing expansion of our existing telehealth care...."

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Friday, March 7, 2025
Hawaii AG Celebrates Injunction Against Trump Funding Cuts
By News Release @ 12:57 PM :: 1477 Views :: National News, Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Higher Education

“NIH’s proposed drastic reduction of our facilities and administrative rate would result in the elimination of approximately $16.5M in funding that the University of Hawaiʻi uses...."

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Thursday, March 6, 2025
SB350 Fakes Contraceptive Protection in State Constitution
By News Release @ 1:37 PM :: 987 Views :: Family, Health Care, Life

... The wording of SB350 does nothing to protect contraceptive access if federal authorization is withdrawn or denied ....

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Wednesday, March 5, 2025
HB1118: Vaccination Bill Dead
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 1:33 AM :: 1605 Views :: Gambling, Health Care, Life

... The bill was RECOMMITTED to the JDC committee. It is dead for this session ....

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Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Hawaii Assisted Living Costs Highest in USA
By News Release @ 3:29 PM :: 1457 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living

... assisted living cost up 21% since 2023 ....

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Sunday, March 2, 2025
VICTORY! SB1150 Child Sex-Change Kidnap Bill Deferred
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 3:03 PM :: 1415 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care

... SB1150 Would Have Legalized Kidnap of Children for Sex-Change ....

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Saturday, March 1, 2025
Hawaiʻi Cost Of Living Is Creating A Mental Health Crisis For Workers
By UHERO @ 1:01 PM :: 1043 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living

... Residents who spend a high percentage of their income on housing — even if they are well above the poverty line — are also more likely to experience mental health issues ....

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Saturday, March 1, 2025
Hawaii AG wants pharmacy benefit manager lawsuit in state courts
By Court House News @ 12:39 PM :: 1082 Views :: Health Care, Small Business

... The lawsuit comes as part of a broader trend where states are targeting pharmacy benefit managers over their rebate practices ....

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Thursday, February 27, 2025
SB933: Shell Bill with Blank Dollars to Make up for Federal Funding Freeze
By News Release @ 1:19 AM :: 992 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care

... This bill was created to address potential negative impacts of the federal funding freeze ....

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Sunday, February 23, 2025
Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review Feb 21 2025
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 4:49 PM :: 1266 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Health Care, Religion

... Vaccine Exemptions: 1,000 testimonies were submitted in opposition to HB1118 ....

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Thursday, February 20, 2025
Island Flex Open Enrollment Period: March 1 through April 30, 2025
By News Release @ 11:09 PM :: 1059 Views :: Health Care, Labor, Tax Credits

... Island Flex is a program that allows employees to allocate a portion of their salary into Medical Spending Accounts and/or Dependent Care Spending Accounts on a tax-free basis ....

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Sunday, February 16, 2025
Amended SB1150 Still Legalizes Kidnap of Children for Sex-Change
By Selected News Articles @ 8:03 PM :: 5324 Views :: Family, Health Care

... This bill allows children to be legally stolen from the Mainland, and from American Samoa, Guam and other US territories where juvenile sex-change is not legal ....

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Saturday, February 15, 2025
This Week in Hawai'i: Freedom to Read, Gender Affirming Health Care, Marijuana & Gambling
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 11:00 PM :: 1254 Views :: Family, First Amendment, Health Care, Drugs

... sex change for children still moving in the Senate ....

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Saturday, February 15, 2025
LIST: Dozens of Bills That Could Affect Cost of Living
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:58 PM :: 1682 Views :: Development, Health Care, Taxes, Cost of Living

... measures related to housing, healthcare, taxes and government accountability ....

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Thursday, February 13, 2025
Feds Release Red Hill Health Study
By News Release @ 2:07 PM :: 928 Views :: Health Care, Military

... This report examines incident cases of conditions that have been reported by Red Hill, Hawai’i community members to Defense Health Agency (DHA) Public Health following the JP-5 fuel release ....

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Saturday, February 8, 2025
SB1150 Would Legalize Child Kidnapping for Sex Change
By Selected News Articles @ 2:11 PM :: 4918 Views :: Family, Health Care, Law Enforcement

... Set for a February 11, 2025, hearing before Senate HHS/CPN committees, SB1150 grants a de-facto immunity and asylum in Hawaii for any kidnapper who claims to be helping a child receive so-called ‘gender-affirming’ treatments ....

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Thursday, February 6, 2025
Hawaii Attorney General Pledges to Continue Sex-Change Operations on Children
By News Release @ 2:57 AM :: 1511 Views :: Family, Health Care

“...female genital mutilation....”

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Friday, January 31, 2025
'Severe Housing Problems' Drag Down Hawaii Health Rankings
By News Release @ 2:46 PM :: 1090 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Cost of Living

... crowded housing, dependency, low levels of education, per capita income, poverty and unemployment ....

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Thursday, January 16, 2025
Illegal Vapes: AG Warns Retailers
By News Release @ 10:12 PM :: 1444 Views :: Health Care, Small Business, Drugs

... This initiative is part of a coordinated effort, led by a bipartisan coalition of 10 attorneys general from around the country to hold companies accountable ....

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
'Ohana Health Plan Launches Residential Program for Homeless Psych Treatment
By News Release @ 11:00 AM :: 1006 Views :: Hawaii County , Health Care, Homelessness, Drugs

"... First-of-its-kind health plan and housing agency partnership in Hawaii offers transitional housing and structured support for its most vulnerable members experiencing homelessness ...."

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Saturday, January 11, 2025
14% of Hawaii Healthcare Jobs Vacant
By News Release @ 8:52 PM :: 1419 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living

... 34,181 healthcare positions in the state and a 14% vacancy rate, a significant decrease from the 17% vacancy rate reported in 2022 ....

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Friday, January 10, 2025
Is another great year too much to ask?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:36 PM :: 1031 Views :: Health Care, Taxes, Cost of Living

... a modest but workable list of policy resolutions for 2025 ....

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Friday, January 10, 2025
VIDEO: Vaccination Drive Saves Samoa from RFK's Deadly Antivaxxer Propaganda
By Video @ 4:05 PM :: 1106 Views :: Health Care

... RFK traveled to Samoa to discourage vaccinations.  83 died of measles ....

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