Category: Hawaii – Filipino
Maintaining Your Eye Health As We Age
by Janet Kelley The American Academy of Ophthalmology states that one in six Americans ages 65 and older have a vision impairment that cannot be [Read More…]
Biden Cancels Federal College Loans As High As $20,000
by Edwin Quinabo Millions of young adults and families will get a fresh start under a student loan forgiveness plan that many are already calling [Read More…]
Monkeypox Arrives in Hawaii, Update on COVID-19 and Recommendation for New Bivalent Booster Vaccines
by Edwin Quinabo The latest emerging infectious disease outbreak of global importance is monkeypox. The contagious disease has spread to all continents. As of September [Read More…]
Start With Permit Delays To Trim Homebuilding Red Tape
by Keli‘i Akina If you need proof that Hawaii’s housing shortage is related at some level to bureaucratic incompetence, look no further than the many [Read More…]
We’ve Learned from COVID-19, We Can Beat Monkeypox Early On
For only the seventh time in history, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared on July 23 a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) – [Read More…]
Confessions of a Surgeon New Mom
by Dr. Marvel Ver It took many years of schooling and training to achieve success in my current career as a general surgeon. Additionally, many [Read More…]
Hawaii Residents To Receive Tax Refunds By October
The first round of refund distributions has been sent to 100,000 taxpayers through direct deposit or by mail around Sept 12. However, for those who [Read More…]
UH Reveals Vaccine Hesitancy Factors In Recent Study
The University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) and Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center (WCCHC) partnered in a research paper to learn more about vaccine hesitancy [Read More…]
Chamber of Commerce Hawaii Is Now Accepting 2023 Public Health Fund Grant Applications
As a trustee of the Public Health Fund, the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii (COC) is now encouraging non-profit organizations to apply for its 2023 Public [Read More…]
Out Of The Fire, Into The Frying Pan: Long Covid
by Dr. Dennis Bautista For the last three years, COVID-19 has continued to spread among our community, resulting in more than 330,000 cases and 1,641 [Read More…]
