Schatz: Hawai‘i Set To Receive Nearly $25 Million For Native Hawaiian Health Care

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) announced that the five Native Hawaiian Health Care Systems and Papa Ola Lokahi, which coordinates health care programs and services for Native Hawaiians, will receive nearly $25 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This funding, provided through the Native Hawaiian Health Care Program, will help the centers provide health education, promotion, disease prevention, and basic primary care services for thousands of people across Hawai‘i. “These health centers are essential for keeping local families healthy,” said Senator Schatz, member of the Senate Appropriations Committee. “This federal funding will help these clinics all across the state keep their doors open and deliver the health care people rely on every single day.” The funding includes: $3,088,269 for Hui No Ke Ola Pono on Maui $2,530,712 for Na Pu?uwai on Molokai $3,246,769 for Ho?ola Lahui Hawai?i on Kaua‘i $3,001,484 for Hui Malama Ola Na ?Oiwi on Hawai‘i Island $2,924,208 for Ke Ola Mamo on O‘ahu $10,000,000 for Papa Ola Lokahi ###