Ookala
Ookala, HI · Health
KITV.com
UH Cancer Center opens first clinical trials facility in Kaka'ako
The University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center is opening a first-of-its-kind clinical research facility in Kaka'ako that will give local cancer patients access to promising new treatments — without leaving the islands.
hawaiinewsnow.com
State orders junkyard shutdown as violations mount
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii News Now has learned the state Department of Health has ordered a junkyard next to Waiawa Stream to shut down. There are multiple city violations, but operations are still going on. Hawaii News Now first showed the massive operation on a 2.6-acre property on Lehua Avenue...
KITV.com
7 of 14 Oahu beaches tested this weekend failed water quality levels
HONOLULU (Island News) -- More than just big surf has been hitting our shores, so have contaminants from raw sewage. At the beach, you may pay attention to the conditions on the water like the surf or the wind, but do you think about the conditions in the water?. "I...
hawaiinewsnow.com
“Scared for my health,” Neighbors report breathing problems from junkyard next to Waiawa Stream
PEARL CITY (HawaiiNewsNow) - A 2.6-acre junkyard operation on Lehua Avenue is facing a $55,000 fine from the Department of Health for releasing debris into Waiawa Stream. Drone video shows cars, refrigerators and mountains of metal piled on the property between a curve of Waiawa Stream. Neighbors who live along the Pearl Harbor bike path behind the junkyard say dust from the operation is causing breathing problems.
KITV.com
Compassionate Care You Can Trust
The Plaza Assisted Living, a Best of Hawaiʻi winner for Senior Assisted Living six years in a row. For more than two decades, The Plaza has provided compassionate care, enriching programs, and a welcoming community that helps residents live with comfort, dignity, and peace of mind.
hawaiinewsnow.com
New Straub emergency department opens after 14-month renovation
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Straub Benioff Medical Center has opened its newly renovated Emergency Department after a 14-month project designed to expand capacity, improve patient flow, and better match the level of care staff provide to the community. Kunane Wooton, RN, the department’s manager, said the updated space is both a...
KITV.com
Waipio Pet Hospital: Decades of Trust Rooted in the Community
Congratulations to Waipio Pet Hospital / Pet Hospitals of Hawaii for taking home First Place for Best Vet Clinic in the 2026 Best of Hawaii Viewers' Choice Awards! This prestigious viewer-voted honor is a true testament to our team's daily dedication to our core mission: C.A.R.E. (Compassion, Accommodation, Respect, and Empathy). Whether caring for dogs, cats, birds, or exotic pocket pets, our staff pours their hearts into keeping Hawaii's beloved animals healthy and happy.✨ A Heartfelt Mahalo to Our Community! We could not have achieved this milestone without our amazing clients and friends. Thank you for entrusting us with your furry, feathered, and scaled family members. Your continuous votes, support, and trust mean the world to us. Drop a comment below to congratulate your favorite Waipio vet or technician! 👇❤️
hawaiipublicradio.org
Hawaiʻi clinic backs a new blood test for ‘inflammaging’
Many may already be familiar with the importance of managing LDL cholesterol — the “bad cholesterol” — to lessen the risk of heart disease and stroke. But now, a Hawaiʻi based health science company is highlighting a new blood test — one that measures inflammation's impact on aging, or “inflammaging."
Honolulu Civil Beat
Dying At Home Is Harder For These Hospice Patients Stuck On Oʻahu
When a bout of pneumonia put Robert Granger in the hospital on Moloka’i in December 2024, an emergency room doctor called for an air ambulance to send him to a better-equipped hospital in Honolulu. For Granger, who had lived on Moloka’i for four decades, it was a well-worn 36-minute...
hawaiipublicradio.org
The Conversation: Medicaid abuse, Swimming the Molokaʻi Channel
Audio will be added after the show. The Conversation airs weekdays from 11 a.m. to noon on HPR-1. Joseph Campos II, Deputy Director of the Hawaiʻi Department of Human Services, speaks about the new strike force organized to tackle Medicaid fraud and abuse. Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s Dan Nakaso reports on...
hoodline.com
Honolulu Street Psychiatrist Chad Koyanagi Snags Big National Honor
Honolulu psychiatrist Dr. Chad Koyanagi, known for taking his practice straight to the streets and pushing Hawaii to rethink crisis care, has been named one of this year’s winners of the National Alliance on Mental Illness’ Exemplary Psychiatrist Award. The honor recognizes his years of work with people experiencing homelessness, psychosis and other barriers to traditional care, and spotlights his role in building Hawaii’s first Behavioral Health Crisis Center in Iwilei. Advocates say his show-up-in-person approach has helped reshape the local crisis system and expand options beyond hospital emergency rooms and jail cells.
KITV.com
Honolulu Civil Beat
HMSA’s Latest Move Could Worsen Doctor Shortage
Dr. Katie Min was 36 when she took over her father’s primary care practice in the Queen’s Physicians Office Building in Honolulu’s Punchbowl neighborhood in 2022. Min’s father had taken the practice over from his father, who had started it in the 1940s. Now after three...