From mental and behavioral health to maternity care, specialists in rural areas of the United States are in short supply.

UH says it will be able to accept 230 more students into its statewide nursing programs after receiving $1.75 million in state funds.

The Hawaii Department of Health is encouraging parents to schedule appointments for their children.

Hawaii joins 15 other states in protecting women and medical providers from possible retaliation by states clamping down on the procedure following the overturn of Roe v. Wade.

The visiting Veterans Affairs secretary outlined plans for improvements, including hiring more nurses and expanding telehealth.

The wastewater report will be posted every two weeks on the Hawaii Department of Health’s Covid-19 website.

The union and health care provider will try to meet again next week to negotiate an agreement.

The state health department began reporting reinfections as separate cases, saying they used to be rare but have become more common.

Students in Hawaii were struggling with mental health challenges long before the pandemic, but the state has few school psychologists to help address their needs.

Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough testified during a Senate hearing that the DOJ has issued an opinion saying that doctors at the veterans’ facilities are still able to perform abortions.