4+ hour, 48+ min ago  (634+ words) HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Medical experts are warning Hawaii patients to take a closer look at their medical bills. Hawaii's general excise tax can be misapplied, potentially leading to overcharges and frustration for providers navigating the complex calculations. Most medical providers set…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (583+ words) HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Insurance giant HMSA and Hawaii Pacific Health, which owns four major hospitals, have agreed to merge in what could be one of the most significant healthcare consolidations in Hawaii history. The merger would directly impact hundreds of thousands…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (763+ words) Democrats forced a 43-day government shutdown over the issue. Moderate Republicans called for a solution to save their 2026 political aspirations. President Donald Trump floated a way out, only to back off after conservative backlash. In the end, no one's efforts…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (363+ words) HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Thousands of Hawaii residents are facing significant increases in their Affordable Care Act health insurance premiums as federal subsidies that helped make coverage affordable are set to expire. The premium increases are affecting roughly 25,000 people in Hawaii as…...

5+ mon, 1+ day ago  (80+ words) A new UHERO report says Hawaii's nonprofits face a shortfall of $126 million in unpaid federal grants and more fallout from the government shutdown. UHERO: Hawaii nonprofits face $126M shortfall from federal cuts, pressure from government shutdown Kona woman charged after earning…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (486+ words) HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Contract agreements are about to expire for 62,000 Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers around the United States, including 1,900 workers in Hawaii. Hundreds of those workers waved signs and rallied outside Kaiser Permanente's Moanalua medical center to call for higher wages…...

9+ mon, 2+ day ago  (323+ words) HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - U.S. senators this week are set to consider the Trump-backed multi-trillion-dollar tax and spending package passed by the House of Representatives. Under the current version of Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill Act," single and joint tax filers making up to…...