Column: Support Hawaii’s primary care providers | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Column: Support Hawaii’s primary care providers | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Hawaii’s access to health care crisis is nothing new. The University of Hawaii has reported doctor shortages exceeding 40% on Maui and Hawaii counties for years. The lack of care is especially severe on Molokai and in our rural areas. Losing even one clinic on Molokai means losing half of the island’s medical capacity, and without immediate funding that is exactly what will happen. On the Big Island, many communities simply cannot get the basic …