The foster sons of John Teixeira had told almost no one about the abuse they suffered in his household. Then they started to talk.

The former foster sons of John Teixeira were left to find their way in the world. Some made it. Some did not.

Some boys tried to warn about what was happening, but their reports were discounted or ignored.

John Teixeira answered a desperate need for the state: Where to put boys no one else would take. He’d eventually take in almost 60. But there would be a cost.

When Civil Beat sought exhibits in the trial of an abusive Hawaiʻi foster dad, the Attorney General’s Office intervened to prevent “family trauma” from becoming public. It already had.

The goal was to get help faster to non-violent offenders with mental illness. Instead, they are showing up again and again at the state hospital.

The advisory committee makes recommendations to the CDC on what vaccines the American public should take each year.

The federal star rating for hospitals is designed to help patients and families make informed decisions about their health care.

A psychiatrist set out to find a 33-year-old Hilo woman who battles homelessness and addiction after a failed medical intervention.

A law enacted five years ago was supposed to help loved ones and law enforcement get a court order to temporariliy take away someone’s guns. Only 10 petitions have been filed.