Birth control–now they have an app for that. Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest and the Hawaiian Islands (PPGNHI) has launched an app that will expand access to reproductive health care and birth control in Hawaii. The new mobile app, Planned Parenthood Care, brings reproductive health care services directly to women and men across the state by allowing them to talk to a … [Read more...] about Planned Parenthood launches new smartphone app that expands birth control access in Hawaii
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Maui Memorial Medical Center Faces Public/Private Partnership Or Bust
In 1976, I moved to Maui for what I thought would be a brief interlude, but turned out to be closer to four decades of love-hate romance with Hawaii politics. That’s the year I became a general assignment reporter for The Maui News. Before moving to Maui I had written both staff and freelance for many large metropolitan papers with readership in the hundreds of thousands, even … [Read more...] about Maui Memorial Medical Center Faces Public/Private Partnership Or Bust
This Thursday, June 5: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard To Ask Maui Vets What They Need
Just a couple hours after embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki resigned amidst bipartisan calls that he step down, Democratic Representative Tulsi Gabbard announced that she would host a "Veterans Listening Tour" throughout the state to find out what veterans need. On Thursday, that tour will stop on Maui. "The listening sessions are open to the public," stated a … [Read more...] about This Thursday, June 5: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard To Ask Maui Vets What They Need
Maui Aids Foundation Brings Back Their Gala Dance Fundraiser After 5 Years
It's been a long hiatus for Maui's gayest dance party and now it's high time for Maui Aids Foundation to get their groove back. Which is good because the Maui Aids Foundation Mardi Gras Party returns to the King Kamehameha Golf Club on March 16 with plenty of dance music, cocktails, food and entertainment. Cee Cee will host the party with performances from Maui Roller Girls and … [Read more...] about Maui Aids Foundation Brings Back Their Gala Dance Fundraiser After 5 Years
New Report: Nearly Half of Hawaii Pregnancies Unplanned
Nearly half of all births in Hawaii are the result of unintended pregnancies. That's one of several eyebrow-raising findings in a study released this week by the state Department of Health (DOH). In an average year, 18,000 babies are born in Hawaii. Of those, 45 percent are "accidents" (or "surprises," depending on how you look at it). Eighteen percent of pregnant women … [Read more...] about New Report: Nearly Half of Hawaii Pregnancies Unplanned