Health and Fitness

April 14, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

After Hawaii confirmed its first measles case in years, the state Education and Health departments are ramping up vaccination efforts, focusing on thousands of students who remain noncompliant...

April 12, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

LIHUE — Two of the schools signed up to participate in Friday’s Kauai District Health Office open house canceled at the last moment because of concerns over inclement weather....

April 12, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

Are you aware how powerful mobility and stability movements can be? Especially as we age, maintaining strength and cardiovascular fitness often takes more attention than mobility and stability...

April 12, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

On Thursday, in collaboration with The Helmsley Charitable Trust, the American Heart Association (AHA) gathered at Oahu’s Washington Place to offer a lifeline for stroke patients —...

April 11, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

Mayor Derek S. K. Kawakami frequently paraphrases “It takes a village to raise a child.”

April 11, 2025 | 3 MIN READ

The inevitable has happened, with Hawaii’s first confirmed case of travel-related measles in the state this year as the number in the U.S. surges beyond 600.

April 10, 2025 | 1 MIN READ

HANALEI — To celebrate the final paddle of Wendy Norcross and Frank Wattunen, an Ely, Minnesota couple, the Kauai team of the Alzheimer’s Association announced the launch of its &l...

April 10, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

LIHUE — National Donate Life Month recognizes the Legacy of Life Hawaii, Queen’s Transplant Center at the Queen’s Medical Center, the Hawaii Lions Eye Bank, and the volunteer...

April 5, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

Do you remember last month’s column? I boldly broached the topic of a plant-based diet, at least from a protein perspective … and the first major objection to the various virtues o...

March 29, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

What do you get when you combine running, strength training, functional fitness and a community-driven competition that welcomes all levels of ability? The answer is HYROX, the rapidly growing...

March 21, 2025 | 7 MIN READ

Dr. Gina French, a pediatrician at Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women &Children, has been spending more time these days explaining the importance of vaccines to patients and clearin...

March 21, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

LIHUE — Kauai District Health Officer Dr. Janet Berreman said on Thursday that public health is for every one.

March 8, 2025 | 5 MIN READ

Hawaii is packed with natural beauty, but it also has a wealth of superfoods that can help maintain healthy cholesterol levels, improve heart health, and support overall well-being.

March 5, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

On Friday, Prosecuting Attorney Rebecca Like announced the eight recipients of the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Life’s Choices program Mental Health and Substance Abuse Community...

March 1, 2025 | 4 MIN READ

Aloha Doug,

February 22, 2025 | 2 MIN READ

KOLOA — Everyone is invited to celebrate the opening of La Vida Studio, located in the Koloa Village Shopping Center, on March 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.