Sunday, February 23, 2020

"Good Night, Moon"

New moon

0.2 day old moon

0.1 percent lit

Yes, that is a new moon in a daytime sky.

February 22, 2020


Sunday’s moon phase is known as Hilo. This will be an excellent night to go fishing, however an unproductive night to plant.

Can't the federal government help the doctor shortage in Hawaii? The doctor and nurse shortage was one of the agenda items within the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. There was funding established to promote the education of future needs for doctors and other health care professionals. What happened to that funding?

February 23, 2020

UH research shows (click here) that the doctor shortage is the highest on the neighbor islands. This is the reason why the UH John A. Burns School of Medicine is interested in having a medical school on Maui.

There’s a bill in the legislature asking for a $1.4-million for the medical school. If funding is approved in 2020, the first class could start in July 2021.

JABSOM reports research shows more than 80 percent of doctors who attend medical school and train in-state end up practicing there too.

UH said Hawaii is short approximately 820 physicians. Maui County is in need of 153 doctors....