Dying is Now A Choice
Hawaii's Medical Aid in Dying law takes effect Jan. 1, but some doctors are among the local professionals who are not ready to deal with the law. Mary, a 78-year-old Hawaii resident, doesn’t look like someone who would want to…
Health & Wellness
Every Penny Counts [Sponsored]
When you’re a small business in Hawaii, every penny counts. Thankfully, with HMSA you can give your employees an affordable health plan without sacrificing quality care. Small businesses can save with our ACA small business PPO plans. Choose HMSA for:…
Workplace Wellness: Why It Pays to be a Member of HH@WA [Sponsored]
It’s hard to find an employer today that doesn’t care about employee health and welfare. After all, a healthy, happy, productive workforce is not only a valuable business asset but also a source of satisfaction and pride. But few employers have…
Four Ways to Fight the Flu [Sponsored]
Every fall, employers remind their employees to get their annual flu shot. That’s because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends vaccination as the best line of defense against the flu. But it isn’t the only way to stay…
Hawaii's Women in Dentistry
Learn what makes these wahine dentists leaders in their field The Power of a Smile The power and influence that arise from conveying a genuine smile. The business women’s orthodontist. - Malia K. Pietsch Kamisugi,…
Make a Few Healthy Decisions to Support Hawaii Non-profits this Holiday Season [Sponsored]
Sharecare, HMSA and Blue Zones Project want you to FEEL GOOD while DOING GOOD. They are donating up to five hundred thousand dollars to five Hawaii non-profits and YOU can help! Here’s how: Step 1: Click here to download the…
About Kaiser Permanente Hawaii [Sponsored]
For 60 years, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii has been recognized as one of America’s leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. We currently serve more than 250,000 members across Hawaii. Care for members and patients is focused on their total…
Small Business Health Plans Starting at $286¹ Per Employee [Sponsored]
Kaiser Permanente has high-quality health plans with serious saving power. Even if you and your employees are already covered, you may want to check your options to make sure you have the best plan for your needs. At Kaiser Permanente:…
Opioid Nightmares in Paradise
PART 1: The journey of an opioid addict begins with a pill or two that creates a glorious euphoria. Then begins a slow descent until you eventually hit a hellish bottom unique only to you. And then, maybe – if…
Solutions to Hawaii's Opioid Nightmares
PART 2: "For Once it's Good to be 50th" The opioid crisis in Hawaii is much milder than in other U.S. states, though it has surged here in recent years. Here’s what is being done locally to reduce the problem.…
How Addiction Impacts Most Local People
Separate surveys of the general public and of business leaders in Hawaii assessed the effects of addiction. GENERAL PUBLIC WAS ASKED: Has someone close to you suffered through drug or alcohol addiction? The 266 respondents who knew someone who…
On-the-Job Well-being: Four Ways to Promote a Healthy Workplace
Workout at work? You don’t have to put a treadmill in the office. Simple changes in the workplace can go a long way to support your employees' well-being. Make health and well-being part of your workplace culture. Try these four…
Medical Marijuana Dispensary Cure Oahu Opens On Kapahulu Avenue
Cure Oahu opens its doors today on Kapahulu Avenue, offering a safe and secure location for 329 cardholders to purchase medical cannabis. The 2400-square-foot dispensary occupies the old Bank of Hawaii location and looks more like a place to purchase…
Maternity Tourism in Hawaii
These two companies help pregnant Chinese women obtain visas and fly to Hawaii so their children are born here and get U.S. citizenship Goen Gao runs a tourism company for Chinese visitors called Hawaii Lulutrip, and a side business called HI…
Senior Living Guide
Our kupuna deserve the best. Plan well, choose wisely and create the golden years they deserve. Hawaii residents maintain the highest life expectancy in the country at 81.3 years. But the blessing of long lives comes with its own problems:…
Big Issues & Providers in Healthcare
Health care is ever changing. This month, we asked the top managers from different areas of health care to share their vision of what health care should look like in Hawaii. Keep this guide as a ready reference throughout the…
Pruning Pot Plants
Time: Monday, 2:02 p.m. Location: Noa Botanicals Photographer: Emma Prince-Wilson Workers wearing gloves, face masks and other protective equipment remove the large fan leaves of marijuana plants. Noa Botanicals says its sterile environment ensures a clean medicinal product. The leaves, taken here…
Hawaii's Rural Hospitals on Life Support
Here’s how Hawaii’s rural hospitals (barely) stay afloat. For some, things have gotten better, but others face an even more difficult future. State Sen. Josh Green works the weekend shift at Kohala Hospital's emergency room, and it's normally quiet. That…
5 Steps to a Happy Workplace
In happy workplaces, employees experience less stress, connect strongly with others, progress toward their professional goals and find meaning in their work.
Pass or Fail: Food Inspection
Inside the food and restaurant inspection process, where sanitarians look for things that could make you sick Michael Okamura isn’t a police officer and doesn’t wear a uniform, but he carries his badge and ID while on the job. His…
The Doctor is Not In
Hawaii is 500 doctors short. Here's what the UH medical school is doing to fix the huge deficit, especially on the neighbor islands. The Neighbor Islands count success in single digits these days: Two new doctors on Kauai over the…
Why These Women Are Fighting
American Lung Association Special Promotion Women business leaders in Hawaii are fighting to educate people about the need for more awareness and funding for the #1 cancer killer of women: lung cancer. These women have united through Lung Force, a…
An Unconventional Guide to Wellness
Everyone knows gym workouts and healthy eating are good for you, but here are eight less conventional steps toward physical and psychological wellness that you can fit into your busy schedule. 1 WAKE UP GRATEFUL Joel Levey, co-founder of WisdomAtWork.com…
Setting a Hawaii Baseline for Worksite Wellness
UHA Health Insurance couldn’t find any wellness surveys focused on Hawaii employers. So, it launched its own in February and those survey results will be the focus of a May 18 meeting of the Hawaii Health at Work Alliance (HH@WA).…