Military service members and their families make up more than 10 percent of the Hawai’i’s population and the state wants to hire those leaving the military to fill critical shortage jobs.
Many young adults in Hawai’i’s Millennial Generation, ages 22 to 37, are living at home with their parents or leaving for the mainland to buy a home. But there are some Millennials who have figured it out.
The Exchange Club of Downtown Honolulu has hosted more than its share of political candidate forums since January. And, possibly out of election-year fatigue, it focused on a different topic today.
Hawai’i’s six operating retail Medical Cannabis Dispensaries are now selling products that function like inhalers or nebulizers. These products vaporize the cannabis oils and are available to the more than 21-thousand registered patients statewide. The State Department of Health is also in the process of implementing new rules and computer technologies to reduce the current 25-day application and approval wait-times. Peter Whitaker is Chief of the Harm Reduction Branch.
During the Vietnam War, thousands of soldiers returning home received their combat awards in the mail. That practice has been discontinued and was corrected for 10 soldiers last week.
There are an estimated 300 children in Hawai’i believed to be house-less. That, according to a study by Waikiki Health’s Youth Outreach program. The teacher’s union is gearing up to train it’s members to recognize who needs help.
The Kilauea Eruption on the Big Island has carved a path of destruction in Pahoa but business is booming for tour companies offering an up-close view of the lava flow.
Suicide is the leading cause of fatal injury deaths in Hawai’i, outpacing car crashes, homicide and drowning. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention hosted a training workshop recently.
Nearly 700 attendees are at VERGE-Hawai’i, the Asia-Pacific Clean Energy Summit in Waikiki this week. One of the topics discussed was sustainable tourism.
The Hawai’i Juvenile Justice Information Committee is working to help as many underage offenders as possible to become productive citizens. As HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka reports, this collaborative effort appears to be producing noteworthy results.
The State Department of Human Services provides assistance to one in four Hawai’i residents and nearly half of the children. As HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka reports, the department is attempting to improve the lives of vulnerable families.
Medicare recipients in Hawai’i will be receiving their new cards in the mail this month and regulators are warning them to be on the lookout for fraud and scams.
