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Kaiser Permanente Healthcare Workers Launch Massive Strike in U.S.
FEDERAL SNAP WORK REQUIREMENT CHANGES TO BEGIN – Department of Human Services Offers Guidance and Resources

FEDERAL SNAP WORK REQUIREMENT CHANGES TO BEGIN – Department of Human Services Offers Guidance and Resources

Posted on Oct 17, 2025 in Featured, Main, NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 17, 2025 HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Human Services (DHS) is mobilizing to support communities ahead of new federal work requirements for SNAP recipients,...

Owner:  American Government
LOW LEVELS OF PFAS DETECTED IN HONOLULU-WINDWARD-PEARL HARBOR WATER SYSTEM

LOW LEVELS OF PFAS DETECTED IN HONOLULU-WINDWARD-PEARL HARBOR WATER SYSTEM

Posted on Oct 10, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — Low levels of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were detected in water samples collected at the Pearl City Wells I Pump #2 of the Honolulu-Windward-Pearl Harbor water system, as well...

Owner:  American Government
DAB News release on free pesticide disposal program on Hawai‘i Island

DAB News release on free pesticide disposal program on Hawai‘i Island

STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & BIOSECURITY ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI A KIAʻI MEAOLA SHARON HURD CHAIRPERSON KA LUNA HOʻOKELE DEAN M. MATSUKAWA DEPUTY TO THE CHAIRPERSON KA HOPE LUNA...

Owner:  American Government
DHS News Release: FEDERAL SNAP WORK REQUIREMENT CHANGES TO BEGIN – Department of Human Services Offers Guidance and Resources

DHS News Release: FEDERAL SNAP WORK REQUIREMENT CHANGES TO BEGIN – Department of Human Services Offers Guidance and Resources

STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES KA ʻOIHANA MĀLAMA LAWELAWE KANAKA RYAN I. YAMANE DIRECTOR KA LUNA HOʻOKELE JOSEPH CAMPOS II DEPUTY DIRECTOR KA HOPE LUNA HOʻOKELE TRISTA...

Owner:  American Government
DHS News Release: FEDERAL SNAP WORK REQUIREMENT CHANGES TO BEGIN – Department of Human Services Offers Guidance and Resources

DHS News Release: FEDERAL SNAP WORK REQUIREMENT CHANGES TO BEGIN – Department of Human Services Offers Guidance and Resources

STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES KA ʻOIHANA MĀLAMA LAWELAWE KANAKA RYAN I. YAMANE DIRECTOR KA LUNA HOʻOKELE JOSEPH CAMPOS II DEPUTY DIRECTOR KA HOPE LUNA HOʻOKELE TRISTA...

Owner:  American Government
DAB News release on free pesticide disposal program on Hawai‘i Island

DAB News release on free pesticide disposal program on Hawai‘i Island

STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & BIOSECURITY ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI A KIAʻI MEAOLA SHARON HURD CHAIRPERSON KA LUNA HOʻOKELE DEAN M. MATSUKAWA DEPUTY TO THE CHAIRPERSON KA HOPE LUNA...

Owner:  American Government
State disciplines health care providers (10-06-2025)

State disciplines health care providers (10-06-2025)

For immediate release: October 6, 2025 (25-121) Contact: DOH Communications Public inquiries: Health Systems Customer Service 360-236-4700 OLYMPIA -- The Washington State Department of Health has taken disciplinary actions or withdrawn charges...

Owner:  American Government
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Kapi‘olani Medical Center workers strike, demanding higher wages

Kapi‘olani Medical Center workers strike, demanding higher wages

Unionized hospital workers began striking in front of Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children at 7 a.m. Friday, calling for a fair contract after talks stalled. The Hawaii Teamsters & Allied Workers, Local 996, which represents about 300...

Owner:  Todd Carpenter & Canso Investment Counsel
RWP: Hawaii vs. Colorado State: Three things to look for, Prediction

RWP: Hawaii vs. Colorado State: Three things to look for, Prediction

RWP: Rainbow Warrior Perspective Location: Ft. Collins, Colorado (Canvas Stadium) Date/Time: Saturday, October 18th at 1:00 p.m. (Hawaii Time) Television: Spectrum Sports Streaming: For fans on the mainland, the game should be free on the Mountain...

Owner:  Jay Penske
Teamsters begin strike at Kapiolani Medical Center

Teamsters begin strike at Kapiolani Medical Center

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Hawaii Teamsters began their strike in front of Kapiolani Medical Center on Friday morning fighting for improved pay and better work conditions. Teamsters represent technicians, service workers, dietary and housekeeping...

Owner:  Byron Allen
Food insecurity growing in Hawaii

Food insecurity growing in Hawaii

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Putting food on the table is getting harder for many families in the islands. "We have a lot of our ohana, our friends, our neighbors who are in need and who are struggling," said Brian Miyamoto, head of the Hawaii Farm...

Owner:  Byron Allen
Kapiolani Medical Center faces second strike in two years as hundreds of health care workers walk out

Kapiolani Medical Center faces second strike in two years as hundreds of health care workers walk out

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - For the second time in two years, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children is dealing with striking health care workers as labor negotiations strain the industry. About 300 union workers walked off the job Friday...

Owner:  Gray Television Inc.
Long Beach’s Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander community presents health assessment

Long Beach’s Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander community presents health assessment

Following two years of outreach, surveys and discussions, Long Beach presented its first-ever Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) Community Health Needs Assessment Tuesday evening. As part of the City’s efforts to identify the strengths...

Owner:  Jimmy Eleopoulos
Healthcare 2025: Which states have the fastest emergency care amid staffing pressures?
Fifteen Governors Create New Public Health Alliance

Fifteen Governors Create New Public Health Alliance

The governors of 15 states, whose populations account for more than one-third of the total U.S. population, have announced a bipartisan alliance around public health. As Reuters’ Siddhi Mahatole reported on Wednesday, October 15, “A coalition of...

Owner:  Chris Ferrell
Honolulu Police May Start Using AI to Write Reports

Honolulu Police May Start Using AI to Write Reports

Honolulu police officers could soon be using artificial intelligence to help write reports, a move that the department says could free up cops to spend more time patrolling their beats, but critics say could damage the integrity of the state’s...

Owner:  Chris Leonard
Hochul extends order to allow COVID vax while joining Dem governors in new public-health alliance

Hochul extends order to allow COVID vax while joining Dem governors in new public-health alliance

ALBANY COUNTY — On Oct. 14, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she has joined 14 other governors, representing more than a third of the people in the United States, in a nonpartisan, not-for-profit coalition called the Governors Public Health...

Owner:  Melissa Hale-Spencer
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