Hawaii Division

By: Rosmarie Bernardo; Star-Advertiser; April 12, 2018 Hawaii Department of Health officials confirmed Wednesday there were two additional rat lungworm disease cases in the state. The cases [...]

By Star Advertiser staff; Star Advertiser; January 24, 2017 Two state legislators from Hawaii island want to oust the state as manager of the Honokohau Small Boat Harbor. Currently under the [...]

WEST HAWAII TODAY; COLIN M. STEWART; JUNE 21, 2015 After 17 months in operation, Hospice of Hilo’s Hawaii Palliative Care Center has closed its doors and begun restructuring after having [...]

WEST HAWAII TODAY; BRET YAGER; JUNE 8, 2015 By no later than Aug. 1, 34 positions at Kona Community Hospital will be eliminated, and the hospital will shut down its 18-bed skilled nursing unit. [...]

HAWAII TRIBUNE HERALD; COLIN M. STEWART; JUNE 5, 2015 A communication breakdown became apparent Wednesday evening at a community input meeting involving proposed cuts to East Hawaii’s safety net [...]

HAWAII TRIBUNE HERALD; MAY 20, 2015 Nearly 90 employees will be laid off and some services will be cut at Hilo Medical Center, Ka‘u Hospital and Hale Ho‘ola Hamakua, according to a press release [...]

The recent AFSCME Study Tour to Washington DC had such an impression on Hawaii Division Delegate Eddie Heu that he was moved to extend the hand of Aloha to AFSCME International President Lee [...]