Our Kūpuna, Our Kuleana:
Senior Care Crisis in Hawaiʻi
The growing number of seniors is a personal challenge for hundreds of thousands of local families and a collective challenge for all of Hawai‘i. IF you donʻt see this silver tsunami coming, you’re not paying attention,” says Jim Shon, president of the Kokua Council, an advocacy and empowerment group that focuses on seniors. From 2020 to 2030, the percentage of … Continue reading Our Kūpuna, Our Kuleana:
Senior Care Crisis in Hawaiʻi
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One-Fourth of Diabetes Patients Lose Limbs. These Doctors Are Trying to Prevent That
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How Rail Got to $12.45 Billion and 11 Years Late
We sorted through more than a decade of cost overruns, audits and reports to explain how the price soared and why completion fell behind schedule.
All of Hawaii's Eight Gecko Species are Nonnative
Geckos are iconic in Hawaiʻi, as much as pineapples or ukuleles, and, like them, are not native to the Islands. The Polynesians brought them here about 1,500 years ago along with other plants and animals.