Community health clinics offer a window into how the state might be impacted by hundreds of millions of dollars in cuts expected in the coming years.

Laurie Tochiki, a Hawaiʻi family law attorney and former executive director of EPIC ʻOhana, will serve as interim CEO.

A new day treatment program has already graduated dozens of adolescents.

Micronesians are less likely to get mammograms than women overall in Hawaiʻi. Community advocates say public health officials need to break down barriers to early screening.

Allegations filed with the Hawaii Occupational Safety & Health Division echo claims from a whistleblower lawsuit.

Following Civil Beat’s inquiries about the issue, the Department of Human Services is launching a task force to explore solutions.

Honolulu police said they stepped up traffic enforcement on the Westside last summer to help them find criminals and guns. Some residents said they felt harassed. 

In a bid to get a lesser sentence, a former staffer in an Arizona prison where hundreds of Hawaiʻi inmates are held claims she was hired despite her history of mental illness.

The mayor’s office is also looking for a new candidate for an opening on the police commission after Blangiardi’s previous nominee dropped out this week.

Two popular swim spots regularly had bacteria levels above state standards but many more showed occasional spikes, especially places where fresh water meets the ocean.