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Coast Guard transports two people off Kwajalein Atoll
The Coast Guard transported two ailing people from Kwajalein Hospital, Thursday. An HC-130 Hercules airplane crew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point picked up two people, a 67-year-old female and a 53-year-old male, at 8:40 p.m. and safely transferred them to emergency medical services with The Queen’s Medical Center on Oʻahu.
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Coast Guard airlifts 2 patients from Kwajalein Atoll to Honolulu
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - An ailing 67-year-old woman and 53-year-old man were transported from Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands to Honolulu by the U.S. Coast Guard Thursday. On Oct. 28, shortly before noon, the Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu received a request for a non-maritime emergency medical services transport for...
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Healthcare Hero: Hawaii doctor helps save man who flatlined 3 times from ‘widowmaker’
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - “A widowmaker” is a type of heart attack that is extremely life threatening, and Nate, a patient who wished to remain anonymous, almost died from one. His family believes that Dr. James Ham, an emergency medicine physician at Straub Benioff Medical Center, saved his life.
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Waialua Gets Its Own Health Clinic on Oahu's North Shore
A new health clinic opened Monday inside the Waialua Shopping Center, giving North Shore residents a local option for primary and preventive care. The Waialua Health Clinic, run by Wahiawa Health, sees patients of all ages, from infants and keiki to adults and kupuna, and operates from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Registered nurse honored after decades of saving lives with AEDs
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A registered nurse was honored at Honolulu Hale Tuesday for her decades of lifesaving CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED) advocacy throughout Hawaii. Pamela Foster founded the AED Institute of America in 2004 to promote bystander CPR and the use of AEDs in public places. Under her...
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Water Pollution Hotspots Mapped Along Hilo Shoreline
HILO, Hawaiʻi - A University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo-led study is tracking sewage from Keaukaha to Honoliʻi. (BIVN) – Sewage pollution along the Hilo coastline is being tracked by a team from the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. According to a UH news release, the...
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Medicare Changes: Don’t Panic - Let’s Talk Story
HONOLULU (HI Now) - Medicare changes every year, and understanding those changes can sometimes feel overwhelming. Anjeannette Wahinekapu with Financial Benefits Insurance joins HI Now to talk about what Hawaiʻi’s Medicare beneficiaries and their families should know when plans, benefits, costs or provider networks change. She explains why reviewing your coverage is important, what questions to ask, and why having a trusted, local resource you can sit down and “talk story” with can make navigating Medicare a little easier.
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Letters reveal price, policy changes for 16,000 HMSA Medicare Advantage members
HONOLULU (Island News) -- About 16,000 HMSA Medicare Advantage members will need to choose a new plan for 2027 after changes to two of the company’s plans. HMSA’s Complete Plus and Standard Plus plans will no longer be offered after December 31. “Due to federal funding pressures, rising...
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Master Medicare with AARP Hawaiʻi Today
Confused by insurance? Kealiʻi Lopez of AARP Hawaiʻi stops in with details about free, unbiased Medicare workshops from October 15 to December 7 done in collaboration with SHIP. Learn about 2027 plan changes, eligibility, and out-of-pocket costs. Join an in-person event or catch the virtual Zoom seminar on November 6 for one-on-one help from certified counselors.