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MEDIA RELEASE The East Hawaii Region of Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (HHSC) announces the appointment of Teana M. N. Kahoohanohano as Interim Administrator of Hale Hoola Hamakua in Honokaa. “Ms. Kahoohanohano has proven talents in improving quality of care and life for long term care residents,” said Howard N. Ainsley, East Hawaii Regional CEO of […]

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MEDIA RELEASE All phone numbers for HHSC’s hospitals and clinics in the East Hawaii Region will be changing throughout the month of November as a new PBX phone system is installed in the facilities.

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Residents return favor with cookout; look forward to testing new video game system

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Only facility on the Big Island adds 27 long-term care beds, 19 jobs

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Director of nursing honored for career that spans 43 years

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MEDIA RELEASE The board of directors of the East Hawaii Region of Hawaii Health Systems Corporation will hold a public input meeting 3:30-5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23 in Ka’u Hospital’s activities room at 1 Kamani Street Pahala. The community is invited to share thoughts and ideas about its hospital and future healthcare needs in East […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hale Hoola Hamakua celebrated Doris Higashi’s 100th birthday on Friday, Dec. 11. Higashi’s landmark was the third 100th birthday commemoration held in the facility’s Pau Hana Lounge this year. Staff and families of the celebrated residents also organized the lunch time festivities for Kikue Wachi in February and Sadako Nakamura in June. Dignitaries […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The East Hawaii Region of Hawaii Health Systems Corporation announces Cathy Meyer-Uyehara as the new administrator to lead Hale Hoola Hamakua, a 50-bed critical access hospital and long-term care facility in Honokaa. “Her arrival is timely with the facility’s 28-bed expansion underway,”  said Howard Ainsley, East Hawaii Regional CEO of Hawaii Health Systems […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Linda Lingle has released $3,049,000 for improvements at state hospitals, including upgrades to X-ray systems, an emergency room renovation, electrical upgrades and other improvements. Three facilities on the Big Island are among those on the list. Ka‘u Hospital, Kohala Hospital and Hale Hoola Hamakua on the Big Island will each receive $414,000 […]

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Fire/Rescue crews responded to a 1:58 p.m. alarm for a brushfire in Paauilo Sunday (July 5). Upon arrival firefighters found a two-acre brushfire in open farmland moving west towards several structures. County and volunteer firefighters contained and extinguished the blaze. No structures were damaged, no injuries were reported and no roads were blocked. The fire […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Linda Lingle has released $625,080 for improvements to five public health facilities on the Big Island, Kauai and Oahu managed by the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.  These projects are in addition to the $1.87 billion public infrastructure construction plan unveiled last month by Lingle to stimulate the economy and create jobs. “Improvements […]

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