In December 2019, when I was serving as lieutenant governor of Hawaii, I led an emergency medical mission from Hawaii to Samoa, which was overwhelmed by a deadly measles epidemic. Our team ...

More than a decade ago, when I was practicing medicine on the Big Island, a young woman in her 30s walked into my clinic. I was startled by her appearance. She was ...

At the end of this year, unless Congress acts, special tax credits that in recent years have allowed more people to be able to afford coverage by the ACA, will expire – and the ...

On a sweltering summer morning in 2023, eight months after I was sworn in as governor of Hawaii, disaster struck Maui. In the early hours of August 8, a downed utility pole ...

We live in a country where firearms have become the leading cause of death for children and teens. Where there are more guns than people. Where the sound of gunshots echo from classrooms, churches and ...

As a father, a physician and a governor, it is my responsibility to protect every community in my state – especially the most vulnerable – from threats to their health and safety, ...

As a physician who serves as governor of Hawaii, I’ve seen firsthand what a profound difference it makes when the government invests in public health. Our state is proud to lead the ...

CNN — America’s children are in danger. Measles outbreaks are spreading in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and beyond, threatening lives, overwhelming health-care resources and exposing vulnerable communities. Texas alone has confirmed more than 400 ...