Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
‘Terrified’ Kids’ Long-Held Concerns About Dentist Surface After Viral Video
Dr. Andrew Choy is one of few pediatric dentists in the Hilo area accepting Medicaid. Parents who say he’s traumatized their kids now drive four hours round trip to visit someone else.
Civil Beat Illustration/April Estrellon/2026
Doctor Accused Of Fertility Fraud. In Hawaiʻi, No Law Prevents It
The allegations expose a lack of accountability mechanisms in this state for doctors who use their sperm to artificially inseminate unwitting fertility patients.
Hawaiʻi Balks At Funding Maui Fire Victim Health Study
Lawmakers did not pass a bill that would have funded the continuation of the most comprehensive study of the long-term health effects of the wildfires.
Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2023
Billionaire’s Private Airline Prepares New Moloka‘i Route
Lānaʻi Air was formed to fly guests in style to Larry Ellison’s luxury resorts. Now the company wants to help close the gulf in access to off-island doctors for Moloka‘i residents amid a shortage of air travel options.
Erin Nolan/Civil Beat/2026
Maui AIDS Foundation At Risk Of Losing Money In Trump Budget
The president’s budget denounced the nonprofit as radical while proposing the funding cuts.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018
Conservative Activists Take Aim At Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship
A new lawsuit filed by a legal advocacy nonprofit says a 35-year-old federal scholarship program that brought Native Hawaiian doctors to the islands is unconstitutional.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Toxic Mud? North Shore Flooding Likely Diluted Pesticide Risk
Residents are worried the mess they are wading through is contaminated by chemicals sprayed on farms upstream. Test results are pending.
Sean Hower/Civil Beat/2026
Maui Mental Health Providers Face Stress And Uncertainty About State Jobs
Staff at a state-run clinic serving wildfire survivors in Hawai‘i have waited months for permanent jobs. Instead, they got another temporary contract.
AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson
Low-Income Hawaiʻi Patients And Their Doctors Face A Financial Cliff
A senior Hawaiʻi health care leader says issues with government reimbursements are leading to “a state of non-viability” for the state’s entire health care system.
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
North Shore Flood Will Add A Month’s Worth Of Debris To Landfill
The city has limited options when it comes to disposing tons of refuse from the flash floods that roared through the North Shore last month.