The Hawaiʻi State Senate voted Monday to confirm Valerie Kato as deputy director of the Hawaiʻi State Department of Health. She joins Director Kenneth Fink, M.D.
While the total is a dramatic drop from last year, placing COVID-19 much lower among leading causes of death in the state this year, it still affected parts of the state population significantly.
Advocates hope House Bill 1823 will lower barriers to medically assisted suicide by making it easier for doctors to prescribe medications and lowering wait times.