HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - For years, we've been hearing about a critical nursing shortage in Hawaii. But recently, the prognosis has changed. Now, the state is actually seeing a surplus of nurses.

Hawaii has significantly more in-state registered nurses than licensed practical nurses, according to a report released by the Hawaii State Center for Nursing. The report attributes this, in part, to ...

Feb. 14—An average of 78 % of nursing home staff in Hawaii have taken the COVID-19 vaccine, more than double the national rate of 38 % in long-term care facilities on the mainland. More medical ...

Beginnings: Alex Munro completed his undergraduate education at Roanoke College in Virginia and earned his Master of Fine Arts in directing and doctorate in performance studies at UH Mānoa. Munro has ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The COVID-19 positivity rate in the community has been climbing steeply since July, averaging more than 6 percent over the past week. That may put the state’s nursing homes under ...

MANOA, Hawaii (KHON2) — Hawaii has a shortage of about 1,000 nurses, according to the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. Part of the issue is there is not enough instructors, but the State ...

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HONOLULU (KHNL)--We continue our month long look into Hawaii's health care issues. Health care professionals agree, not only is there a nursing shortage now, but it's only going to get worse. Many ...

Registered nurse Florence Agcaoili takes a vital-signs machine to a patient at The Villas inside St. Francis Medical Center in Honolulu. Agcaoili received the COVID-19 vaccination in January. The ...

A senior advocacy group wants more data about inspections of Hawaii nursing homes as long-term care facilities across the nation continue to see record cases of COVID-19. The Kokua Council is calling ...

A new data dashboard released by AARP shows Hawaii had nearly double the national average in COVID-related nursing home deaths throughout a four-week period in August and September. According to the ...