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Healthwise Maui

Q: I have a family history of breast cancer. Do general mammogram recommendations apply to me? Rachel Thelen, Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner, Maui Memorial Medical Center Outpatient Clinic: Mammograms are an important screening tool for breast cancer because they are able to ...

Ka‘ana Mana‘o By Lui Hokoana: Looking Forward

The start of a new school year is always exciting for our students—especially our new students—and for our administration, faculty, and staff, as well. Our Fall 2024 classes started exactly one month ago and we’re happy to report that the semester has gotten off to a great start. One ...

No Ka ‘Oi Health: September is Healthy Aging Month

In September, we get to honor our kupuna during Healthy Aging Month. While older adults are at increased risk of chronic diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, cancer, and dementia, there are many healthy choices seniors can make to help prevent illness and live longer, more ...

Paniolo’s Corner

Seeing some of the images from the nurse’s strike on O‘ahu has been distressing, to say the least. Images of kupuna being hauled away in handcuffs, fighting for what they believe in have made their way across the nation and world. And if it has gone this far, it’s clear these ...

Paniolo’s Corner: E maka’ala ma ke kai

I once interviewed the one time CEO of United Airlines when they were focusing on Hawaii as one of their regional markets from Denver. When I talked to him that June some five years ago on Kauai, we at the newspaper had started terming visitor and local deaths “recreational” if they ...