Human Serv News Today

State House and Senate leaders have determined that close to $1 billion should be appropriated by the state for Maui wildfire response and recovery work through mid-2025.

The Vegas Chamber, the largest business association in Nevada, and three chamber organizations in Hawaii are holding a business exchange Tuesday and Wednesday in Honolulu to share expertise on mutual community and business issues.

The foster parents and grandmother of 10-year-old Geanna Bradley were charged with murder Friday nearly a month after the child’s lifeless body was found emaciated and bruised, with broken teeth, open sores and missing part of her nose.

The Waimanalo couple accused of murdering their 6-year-old adopted daughter in 2021 apparently have retained their parental rights over three of the victim’s young sisters.

Veteran state Rep. John Mizuno, who has used his own money to fly homeless people back to reunite with families on the mainland, was named by Gov. Josh Green on Wednesday to be the state’s new homeless coordinator.

Question: I got a strange call offering to save me money by applying for Medicaid along with my Medicare. Asked nosy questions, like whether I have more than one insurance or more than one income. Told him to send me a form. Can someone have Medicare and Medicaid? Is there a scam going on?

A Maui nonprofit administering the new $100 million program for the state received about 600 applications since Friday when the program opened, and was overwhelmed during a Tuesday application outreach event at an American Red Cross disaster assistance center in Lahaina.

Idaho and Tennessee are facing new lawsuits by residents who say they were denied emergency abortion care as a result of state laws banning the procedure.

City officials say a program targeting the island’s prime tourist zone has lowered violent and property crimes dramatically since its inception in September 2022.

Hawaii’s congressional delegation has asked the U.S. Department of Health and Human Serv­ices secretary to provide additional support for mental health, child care and language services for survivors of the Lahaina wildfire.