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9/15/25 – COMMUNITY INPUT SOUGHT ON MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR HONOLULU WATERSHED FOREST RESERVE

9/15/25 – COMMUNITY INPUT SOUGHT ON MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR HONOLULU WATERSHED FOREST RESERVE

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON COMMUNITY INPUT SOUGHT ON MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR HONOLULU WATERSHED FOREST RESERVE HONOLULU – The community is invited to review and discuss a draft management plan for the Moanalua Section of the...

Owner:  American Government
9/15/25 – COMMUNITY INPUT SOUGHT ON MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR HONOLULU WATERSHED FOREST RESERVE

9/15/25 – COMMUNITY INPUT SOUGHT ON MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR HONOLULU WATERSHED FOREST RESERVE

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON COMMUNITY INPUT SOUGHT ON MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR HONOLULU WATERSHED FOREST RESERVE HONOLULU – The community is invited to review and discuss a draft management plan for the Moanalua Section of the...

Owner:  American Government
S. 827, Supporting Rural Veterans Access to Healthcare Services Act

S. 827, Supporting Rural Veterans Access to Healthcare Services Act

Bill Summary S. 827 would make Native American tribes, tribal organizations, Native Hawaiian organizations, and county veteran service agencies eligible to receive Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) grants to provide transportation to veterans in...

Owner:  American Government
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ISSUES $2,000 FINE FOR REMOVING RED PLACARD

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ISSUES $2,000 FINE FOR REMOVING RED PLACARD

Posted on Sep 10, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch has issued a Notice of Violation and Order to Manuela Malasadas Co., LLC, doing business as Manuela Malasadas, located at 56-565 Kamehameha...

Owner:  American Government
Patty’s Takes: If you want a COVID-19 vaccine, your health plan must cover it

Patty’s Takes: If you want a COVID-19 vaccine, your health plan must cover it

If you want or need a vaccine, including a COVID-19 vaccine, your health plan must cover it, regardless of actions taken at the federal level. This is true more than 1 million people in Washington state enrolled in health plans that my office...

Owner:  American Government
Hawaii to join West Coast Health Alliance with California, Oregon, and Washington

Hawaii to join West Coast Health Alliance with California, Oregon, and Washington

“Hawaii is proud to stand with our West Coast partners to ensure public health decisions are grounded in science, not politics,” said Governor Josh Green, M.D. “As an island state, we understand how critical it is to protect our communities from...

Owner:  American Government
Hawaii to Join West Coast Health Alliance with California, Oregon, and Washington

Hawaii to Join West Coast Health Alliance with California, Oregon, and Washington

Salem, OR — Roughly 24 hours after the launch of the West Coast Health Alliance, Hawaii is joining California, Oregon, and Washington in a shared commitment to safeguard public health. Together, these states will provide evidence-based...

Owner:  American Government
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Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander teens face highest sexual violence risk in Hawaii, study finds

Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander teens face highest sexual violence risk in Hawaii, study finds

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A new study from the University of Hawaii at Manoa found that Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adolescents face higher rates of sexual violence relative to peers of other backgrounds in Hawaii, especially among...

Owner:  Gray Television Inc.
Mintz IRA Update — 340B Roundup: States and Manufacturers Continue to Battle over 340B Contract Pharmacies

Mintz IRA Update — 340B Roundup: States and Manufacturers Continue to Battle over 340B Contract Pharmacies

Over the last two and a half years, the management of the 340B program has increasingly come under legislative and regulatory scrutiny as hospitals and manufacturers dispute the role of contract pharmacies. As we’ve previously written, the 340B...

Owner:  Jennifer & Lane Schaller
Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander adolescents face highest sexual violence risk in Hawaiʻi

Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander adolescents face highest sexual violence risk in Hawaiʻi

Reading time: 2 minutes Meripa Godinet Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) adolescents, especially girls, face disproportionately high rates of sexual violence compared to their peers in Hawaiʻi, according to a new University of Hawaiʻi at...

Owner:  University of Hawaii
The Health Divide: The devastating toll of wildfires on health is far greater than we think

The Health Divide: The devastating toll of wildfires on health is far greater than we think

Independent, local journalism needs your support to survive and thrive. Join the YubaNet community today. September 15, 2025 – Everyone thought drugs killed 25-year-old Preston Weinberg. He died alone, crouched in the shower of his Los Angeles...

Owner:  Susan Levitz & Pascale Fusshoeller
Public health hot topic: COVID-19, influenza and RSV immunizations in 2025

Public health hot topic: COVID-19, influenza and RSV immunizations in 2025

Submitted by San Juan County. We’ve been watching federal and state updates on immunization recommendations closely and are coming to you with an overview of what we know and what we might expect this respiratory illness season. What’s going on...

Owner:  Todd Carpenter & Canso Investment Counsel
Behind the data: How rising school exemptions are threatening public health

Behind the data: How rising school exemptions are threatening public health

This year's lethal spread of measles in rural West Texas and other pockets of the U.S. was a strong warning about how protection against deadly childhood diseases is eroding around the nation. This was a key conclusion of a six-month NBC News...

Owner:  Comcast Corporation
Branch Health Clinic Makalapa streamlines care and access with front desk integration and PAD transition
Hawaii debates legalizing recreational cannabis

Hawaii debates legalizing recreational cannabis

The cannabis industry is budding across the globe with new 4/20-friendly destinations cashing in on the legalization of cannabis for recreational and medical purposes. President Donald Trump recently teased that a decision on reclassifying...

Owner:  Todd Carpenter & Canso Investment Counsel
Hawaii visitors show high interest in weed tourism

Hawaii visitors show high interest in weed tourism

Interest in cannabis tourism is high among Hawaii travelers, according to newly released data from MMGY Travel Intelligence’s summer edition of its Portrait of American Travelers, the travel industry’s longest-­running examination of leisure...

Owner:  Todd Carpenter & Canso Investment Counsel
Honolulu ‘Downtown Business Improvement District’ measure progresses

Honolulu ‘Downtown Business Improvement District’ measure progresses

A proposed revamp to a taxing entity involving downtown Honolulu property owners is being looked at as a way to increase public safety and promote economic revitalization in an area long known for crime, homelessness and shuttered businesses....

Owner:  Todd Carpenter & Canso Investment Counsel
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