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Religious Waivers Soar For Child Vaccines On Kauaʻi
The low immunization rate at Kauaʻi schools is tied to a rise in easy-to-obtain religious waivers.
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Hawaiʻi And Western States Issue Vaccine Guidance Ahead of CDC Meeting
California, Oregon, Washington and Hawai‘i formed a health alliance earlier this month and published vaccine recommendations the day before a federal panel was set to take up the issue.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Maui Doctor Who Promoted Dubious Covid Treatments Joins RFK’s Vaccine Panel
The advisory committee makes recommendations to the CDC on what vaccines the American public should take each year.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018
Data Dive: Only 1 Hawaiʻi Hospital Got The Highest Federal Quality Ranking
The federal star rating for hospitals is designed to help patients and families make informed decisions about their health care.
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Struggling And Lost On Oʻahu’s Streets, Woman Says Yes To Help
A psychiatrist set out to find a 33-year-old Hilo woman who battles homelessness and addiction after a failed medical intervention.
Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Hilo Family Fights To Bring A Missing Woman Home From Oʻahu’s Streets
A 33-year-old woman with mental struggles disappeared after she was medevaced from Hilo to The Queen’s Medical Center. Then she ended up on the unfamiliar streets of Honolulu.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Hawaiʻi Providers Fear RFK Jr. Could Roll Back Access To Abortion Pill
Women in remote and rural parts of Hawaiʻi have long struggled to access abortion care.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025
Care Home Failures Are Common — And Rarely Tracked Over Time
Officials estimate about 90% of adult residential care homes have issues each year, though most of them are minor. Fines for larger problems are rare.
Special to Honolulu Civil Beat Ronen Zilberman
Hawaiʻi Braces For Cuts That Could Strip Medicaid From Tens Of Thousands
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.
Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2020
Kauaʻi’s Embattled Drug Addiction Treatment Center For Youth Is No Longer Empty
A new day treatment program has already graduated dozens of adolescents.