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Chinatown’s Syringe Exchange Van Faces Hurdles Finding A Permanent Brick-And-Mortar Home Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Chinatown’s Syringe Exchange Van Faces Hurdles Finding A Permanent Brick-And-Mortar Home

The program has been operating out of a mobile van for about 35 years. Is it finally time for a more permanent location?

Emergency Room Closure In Wahiawa Magnifies A Capacity Crunch Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Emergency Room Closure In Wahiawa Magnifies A Capacity Crunch

As emergency rooms filled with patients, Honolulu's head of emergency services was tasked with coordinating ambulance arrivals.

Wahiawa General Hospital Is Temporarily Closing Its Emergency Room Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Wahiawa General Hospital Is Temporarily Closing Its Emergency Room

Starting Monday, the ER will be closed for an unclear amount of time while HVAC work is completed.

Salesforce CEO Gifts $150 Million To Hawaii Hospitals Tim Wright/Civil Beat/2021

Salesforce CEO Gifts $150 Million To Hawaii Hospitals

The donation from billionaire Marc Benioff, who owns a home on the Big Island, is one of the largest private donations in state history, according to a joint news release.

University Of Hawaii Medical School Resumes Accepting Donated Bodies David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

University Of Hawaii Medical School Resumes Accepting Donated Bodies

The program had been halted in July due to having too many bodies for too few surgical trainees.

‘Unpaid Heroes’: Momentum Grows For Comprehensive Paid Family Leave In Hawaii Chad Blair/ Civil Beat/2024

‘Unpaid Heroes’: Momentum Grows For Comprehensive Paid Family Leave In Hawaii

Covid revealed how vulnerable many are when a family member needs serious care. But business groups and some unions oppose cost burdens.

The Packed Hawaii State Hospital May Soon See A Surge In Patients From A Private Facility PFBentley/Civil Beat/2014

The Packed Hawaii State Hospital May Soon See A Surge In Patients From A Private Facility

Officials say they have been urgently trying to reduce the patient population after the killing of a nurse last year drew new attention to problems at the hospital.

State Hospital Workers Who Witnessed A Nurse’s Murder Have Been Denied Workers Comp Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

State Hospital Workers Who Witnessed A Nurse’s Murder Have Been Denied Workers Comp

A doctor treating four employees said the decision is "unconscionable" and will delay their ability to address the trauma they experienced.

Oahu Hospitals Are Bolstering Security With High-Tech Gadgets And Additional Guards Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Oahu Hospitals Are Bolstering Security With High-Tech Gadgets And Additional Guards

The push to protect health care workers comes in response to an increase in violence at facilities around the county.