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Maui students gain hands-on experience at inaugural Career Exploration Day

High school students from across Maui County explored careers in health care at the inaugural Career Exploration Day, hosted by Kaiser Permanente Hawaiʻi in partnership with Maui Economic Development Board’s STEMworks™ program.

Reflecting on pandemic five years later, Maui hospital officials say crisis prepared them for fires, future emergencies

In the pandemic, Maui Health had to run an emergency operations center, set up community clinics, tap into other health care facilities for assistance and communicate better with staff and the community.

Five years after pandemic, hospital workers on Maui still remember the mental toll

Nurses at Maui Memorial Medical Center during the COVID pandemic went to great lengths not to bring the virus home and spent months in isolation from loved ones and neighbors who applauded their bravery but feared being around them.

Maui Health workers avoid strike, approve new contract with 21% pay raises and safe staffing plans

The agreement was hammered out in December following a three-day strike. The union wields significant power with 930 members — more than half of the 1,650 employees at Maui Health’s three hospitals.

Medicaid coverage expands for Hawai‘i families

Hawai‘i joins 12 other states leading the way with expanded continuous Medicaid coverage for children, alongside Colorado, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah and Washington.

Union workers at Maui Health hospitals plan to strike in 10 days if contract talks still tied up

Maui Health said it has contingency plans in place for a strike and that all facilities will remain open, as talks continue over the three remaining major issues: wages, benefits and staffing.

Health care facilities gear up for HECO’s ‘last resort’ power shutoff plan that kicks in today

“We never got a generator because we knew way back when if we ever had a major catastrophe of that significance all our physicians would report to the hospital because it’d be that severe,” Maui Medical Group Administrator Cliff Alakai said in explaining why the clinics would have to shut down if they lost power under Hawaiian Electric’s new plan.

Schatz introduces legislation to prevent youth suicide

The Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act would fund suicide prevention initiatives, ensure health care providers receive training to prevent intentional harm and create a centralized hub to provide safety information to at-risk youth and their support networks.

Hawaiʻi Health Access Program has space for Maui residents who aren’t eligible for Medicaid or other plans

Space still available for Kaiser Permanente’s Hawaii Health Access Program for Maui residents who aren’t eligible for Medicaid or other health plans. Apply before open enrollment ends Jan. 16, 2024.

American Cancer Society assistance available to patients in crisis due to Maui wildfires

The recent wildfire crisis has caused some Maui patients to be left without medication, medical supplies, and access to cancer treatment as well as food, clean water and shelter.

Green touts legislative progress in housing, affordability, climate change, health care

“The end of the 2023 Legislative Session marks an important date as a critical first step to lower Hawaiʻi’s cost of living, construct truly affordable housing, protect our natural environment, and promote the health and wellness of our residents,” according to Gov. Green.

Hawai’i Attorney General joins coalition reaffirming commitment to abortion rights

Hawai‘i Attorney General Holly T. Shikada and a national coalition of 22 attorneys general today issued a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to supporting and expanding access to abortion care.

Funding measure includes millions for education and health, strengthen social safety net in Hawaiʻi

Millions in funding and additional studies to improve education, health care and social safety net programs for Hawai’i are included the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2022 that passed Congress and was signed into law by the President earlier this month.

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Maui students gain hands-on experience at inaugural Career Exploration Day

Reflecting on pandemic five years later, Maui hospital officials say crisis prepared them for fires, future emergencies

Five years after pandemic, hospital workers on Maui still remember the mental toll

Maui Health workers avoid strike, approve new contract with 21% pay raises and safe staffing plans

Medicaid coverage expands for Hawai‘i families

Union workers at Maui Health hospitals plan to strike in 10 days if contract talks still tied up

Health care facilities gear up for HECO’s ‘last resort’ power shutoff plan that kicks in today

Schatz introduces legislation to prevent youth suicide

Hawaiʻi Health Access Program has space for Maui residents who aren’t eligible for Medicaid or other plans

American Cancer Society assistance available to patients in crisis due to Maui wildfires

Green touts legislative progress in housing, affordability, climate change, health care

Hawai’i Attorney General joins coalition reaffirming commitment to abortion rights

Funding measure includes millions for education and health, strengthen social safety net in Hawaiʻi

Hale Makua Health Services Announces New Wailuku Administrator

Survey Says, Hawaii Long Term Care Costs Greater Than National Levels

2 Hawaiian Hospitals Receive Award of Excellence

Health Equity in Hawaii

Lambda Legal and ACLU ready lawsuit following veto of HB 444

Local 5 to Strike at Kaiser Maui Lani and Wailuku Clinics

COUNTY MAYORS PRESENT PRIORITIES FOR 2009 LEGISLATIVE SESSION