Hawaiʻi's Physician Shortage Hits Maui Hardest

Honolulu Civil Beat

Dec 23, 2024

Describes how wildfires in August 2023 have contributed to worsening physician workforce shortages in rural Maui County, Hawai'i. Notes that housing shortages and the rising cost of living have led many healthcare workers, including physicians, to consider moving. Highlights a variety of recruitment efforts including workforce rental housing and a state loan repayment program.

Health workforce supply and demand · Housing and homelessness · Legislation and regulations · Loans, loan repayment, and loan forgiveness for health careers · Physicians · Recruitment and retention of health professionals · Hawaii