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Anita Hofschneider
Reporter
Anita Hofschneider is a staff writer at Honolulu Civil Beat.
Articles
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Getting to and from dialysis is already a challenge for some rural Hawaii residents. Sea level rise is expected to make things worse.
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The number of dialysis centers in the islands is increasing to meet the need as more patients suffer from kidney failure.
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The high prevalence of diabetes and other chronic diseases has become a given among families. But access to care is not.
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"As the virus spread and Pacific Islander advocates rushed to help their communities, several told me they felt abandoned by the state."
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The virus has sickened Filipinos disproportionately and led to widespread job losses.
The state Department of Health posted COVID-19 hospitalization data by race on its website Monday for the first time since the pandemic began.
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Indigenous burial traditions were already threatened by economic pressures and changing cultures. Then the pandemic struck.
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Chuukese, Marshallese and Samoan residents have been getting the deadly virus at the highest rates.
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Leaders across many Pacific Islander communities have been working to prevent COVID-19 infections from increasing.
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Nonprofits are pivoting to help residents in a community facing the worst outbreak of COVID-19 of any zip code in the state, along with high rates of unemployment.