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EDITOR'S NOTE: Physicians, providers and administrative staff who practice at Maui Health hospitals and clinics answer questions from the public in Healthwise Maui, which appears on Thursdays. Maui Health operates Maui Memorial Medical Center, Maui Memorial Medical Center Outpatient Clinic, Kula Hospital & Clinic and Lana‘i Community Hospital and accepts all patients. To submit a question, go to the website at mauihealth.org/healthwise. Q: What is Heart Month and why is it important? Leslie Lexier, BSN, RN Quality Management Analyst and Heart Failure Program Lead, Maui Memorial ...

Editor’s note: Physicians, providers and administrative staff who practice at Maui Health hospitals and clinics answer questions from the public in Healthwise Maui, which appears on Thursdays. Maui Health operates Maui Memorial Medical Center, Maui Memorial Medical Center Outpatient Clinic, Kula Hospital & Clinic and Lana‘i Community Hospital and accepts all patients. To submit a question, go to the website at mauihealth.org/healthwise. Q: How can I manage loneliness to protect my mental health? Dr. Giulietta Swenson, Behavioral Health, Pacific Permanente Group: It’s common to ...

Ka‘ana Mana‘o: Better communication leads to better understanding

DMs. Texts. IMs. Chats. Zoom meetings. TikTok, IG Reels, and YouTube videos. Back in the day, email, phone calls, faxes, handwritten letters, all the way back to ancient scrolls and cave paintings. They’re all forms of communication. Communicating effectively always has and always will ...

Physicians, providers and administrative staff who practice at Maui Health hospitals and clinics answer questions from the public in “Healthwise Maui,” which appears in The Maui News on Thursdays. Maui Health operates Maui Memorial Medical Center, Maui Memorial Medical Center Outpatient Clinic, Kula Hospital & Clinic and Lana‘i Community Hospital and accepts all patients. To submit a question, go to mauihealth.org/healthwise. Q: What are the signs of concussion? When should I see a doctor? Dr. Caesar Ursic, Maui Memorial Trauma Medical Director and General Surgeon, Maui ...

Guest column | Wastewater and Wildfire: Māʻalaea’s dual fight for sustainability and safety

In the heart of Māʻalaea Village, nestled on Maui’s south shore, a community’s love for the land drives its dual battle against environmental degradation and wildfire risk. This close-knit village, a hub for marine research and education, is home to the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, Keʻālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, and visitor treasures like the Maui Ocean Center and the Pacific Whale Foundation. Long ago, Māʻalaea’s reefs were vibrant and teeming with marine life that rivaled the beauty of Tahiti. Peter Cannon, a lifetime resident, fondly ...

Ka‘ana Mana‘o: Our new Hospitality Academy of Maui

Since the “Boat Days” of the 1920s when luxury liners began to bring visitors to these Islands from the U.S. Mainland and beyond, “tourism” has been a central part of Hawai‘i’s conversation. From those early days right up to today, there are plenty of salient points to be made on ...