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A Kaneohe-based landscaping company says business has shot up since the Maui fires. Habilitat Construction says it's seeing a huge jump in requests to cut down trees around houses and
Lanai and Molokai residents often must fly to Honolulu weeks before their baby's due date to be close to an urban medical center when they go into labor.
The smaller, more rural Hawaii islands of Molokai and Lanai are faced with barriers to medical care as the one airline struggles to meet their needs.
Hospital officials are very concerned that the problem is only getting worse.
dgrossman@mauinews.com Malama I Ke Ola Health Center is pictured in 2018. While the clinic has not expanded to those 18 and older yet, staff are working to reach out to residents at high risk for the virus as well as communities facing language or other barriers. â The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo Health centers across Maui County are expanding COVID-19 vaccination efforts to overcome any access-to-care obstacles that residents may face in rural communities. “I think the health centers are doing an incredible job given the limited resources we had up until now,” said Cheryl Vasc...