Health Care

A nurse-designed health care program in Hawaiʻi has been recognized for its impact on students at schools. The Hawaiʻi Keiki program was developed in 2014 to address the needs of schools with high student poverty. It enhances and builds school-based health services.

A report submitted to the United Nations claims that Hawaiʻi’s midwifery licensure law violates international human rights standards. The report was written by the global advocacy group Center for Reproductive Rights and 14 other organizations.

A free, step-by-step call service that helps the blind and visually impaired is now available at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.

For National Suicide Prevention Month, The Conversation sat down with Amanda Martinez from Mental Health America of Hawaiʻi to talk about a series of workshops and events promoting mental resilience.

Starting Sept. 25, Kaiser Permanente will consolidate its three West Maui medical first aid stations into a single location.

An average of 125 acute pregnancy patients are transported to Oʻahu by Hawaiʻi Life Flight, according to state health department data from 2018 to 2023. About half are from Hawaiʻi Island.

September marks National Suicide Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness to the general public about prevention and warning signs. But on a monthly basis, a group on Molokaʻi gathers every first Tuesday to support those who have lost loved ones to suicide.

Gov. Josh Green unveiled a loan repayment program that aims to tackle the state's physician shortage, which has grown from several hundred to above 1,000 over the last decade. The Hawaiʻi Education Loan Repayment Program will make Hawaiʻi the first state to offer loan repayment to any health care worker, even those who are still training, according to Dr. Kelley Withy. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiriashi reports.

It has been nearly a month since the wildfires blazed through West Maui. Many in the Native Hawaiian community have been working through loss and generational trauma to get things done, but the sadness and sleepless nights are beginning to add up. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports from Maui.

Last month the hospital census count put Hawaiʻi at the top of COVID-19 hotspots across the country. The Conversation spoke with Dr. Sarah Kemble, state epidemiologist, Wednesday afternoon about the snapshot of cases and when the public might see the first doses of the latest booster shot available.