“JABSOM uncovers hidden Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander statistics.”

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Russ Roberts (https://hawaiinewsdigestonline.com).

Top Headlines

JABSOM uncovers hidden NHPI statistics, diagnoses

The John A. Burn School of Medicine is shining a light on hidden health disparities and showing the world the importance of disaggregating data. They hope their research on Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander health will shine a light on the systemic racism that led to entire people groups being “lost in the data”.

KHON2.

New interagency plan tackles misinformation during volcanic eruptions

When an eruption occurs on Hawaiʻi Island, a coordinated team from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense Agency, and Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park quickly assembles to respond. Collectively, they have released a new interagency plan that focuses on communication with the public during volcanic events.

Hawaiʻi Public Radio.

Original photo courtesy: Mariya Oliynyk, Unsplash.com

HAWAII BUSINESS MAGAZINE

Hawai‘i’s Condo Insurance Crisis Is Now Hurting Sales

Sales fell 48% in Waikīkī and 38% in Makiki-Mō‘ili‘ili in June. Both neighborhoods have lots of underinsured, older condo buildings.

Here’s how Hawaiʻi is responding to dengue cases and preparing for the future

State health officials say there have been a dozen confirmed cases of dengue in Hawaiʻi so far this year. All were travel-related. However, there have been over a hundred suspected cases.

Hawaiʻi Public Radio.

Līhuʻe Refuse Transfer Station received ceremony for improvements project

The project is part of the Island-wide Refuse Transfer Station Improvements project, which will focus on refuse transfer stations in Hanalei, Kapaʻa, Līhuʻe, and Hanapēpē. Improvements to aging refuse transfer stations, addressing water quality standards and stormwater discharges are some outcomes of the project.

KITV4.

Photos: courtesy of Hawaii Dental Service

Championing Local Customer Service and Healthy Smiles in Hawai‘i Communities

At Hawaii Dental Service (HDS), Director of Sales Joey Lee acknowledges the importance of understanding your customers’ and communities’ needs.

Announcements

Public invited to vote on AIA Honolulu’s CANstruction competition benefiting the Hawai‘i Foodbank

This year, eight teams of local architects and allied design and engineering professionals put their design and building skills to the test as they creatively “CANstruct” dynamic 3D structures – each made entirely of several thousand cans of food, which will be donated to Hawai‘i Foodbank – in AIA Honolulu’s 19th Annual CANstruction competition at Kahala Mall. Members of the public are invited to vote for their favorite canned-food structures from Saturday, Sept. 14 through Saturday, Sept. 21.