The Aug. 8 fires had a significant financial impact across Maui, and a majority of people surveyed say they are more worried than hopeful about their future in Hawaii.

The Department of Health says it has enough staff to handle the growing threat of mosquito-borne diseases, but it is struggling to fill numerous vacancies.

Teens need mental health services and mentorship instead of imprisonment, advocates say — strategies that a $20 million grant is bolstering in the state.

Politicians in the islands frequently put their middle or maiden names on the ballot to emphasize their connection to ethnic communities and garner votes.

Access, transportation and survivor’s guilt all play into the problem of providing kids with the mental health support they need.

Artrina De Lima’s death is the sixth suicide at the Maui jail in the past four years. That is more than the total number of known suicides at all other Hawaii correctional facilities during that time.

The project, which is intended to help foster relationships between inmates and their families, is the first of its kind at a correctional facility in the state.

Drug overdoses are the driving factor straining short-staffed medical examiners around the country.

A forthcoming study shows that demand for psychological care on Maui is greater today than it was coming out of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

The Office of Health Care Assurance has issued cease-and-desist orders to an average of six homes per year since 2018. But dozens of these unlicensed facilities, mainly for elderly adults, continue to operate around the state.