Archive for February, 2009

Isles’ new Medicaid plan off to bad start

February 27th, 2009

34,750 calls made in 3 weeks involving QExA problems, confusion By Greg Wiles Advertiser Staff Writer Administrators heading the state’s new Quest Expanded Access program admitted the new system got off to a rocky start this month, but that the problems were to be expected and were being fixed. “Some of this is inevitable,” said [...]

Medicaid program under fire

February 27th, 2009

An assortment of problems with the new plan have affected 39,000 in the state By Kristen Consillio Health-care services have been disrupted for some of Hawaii’s 39,000 aged, blind and disabled Medicaid recipients under the state’s new controversial managed-care program. The program has had its share of problems since it began Feb. 1 under affiliates [...]

Honolulu’s Kukui Gardens to get up to $3.8M in stimulus funding

February 25th, 2009

Up to $3.8M in federal funds will allow sale, construction of housing By Rick Daysog, Advertiser Staff Writer Efforts to save the Kukui Gardens low-income housing project will receive a kick start from the federal stimulus plan. The rescue of Kukui Gardens, one of the state’s largest and oldest affordable rental complexes, had been in jeopardy [...]

FACE of Maui Housing Summit

Come and hear housing experts from around the country, including two who helped with President Obama’s transition team! Discussions will focus on Rentals, Homeownwership, Foreclosures & Land Use/Sprawl. This event is being co-sponsored by Maui County Mayor Tavares. Saturday, March 7, 2009 Maui Community College, Ka Lama Building 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., registration from 8:30 [...]

Housing solutions call for coordinated approach

February 1st, 2009

Opinion The related issues of affordable housing and homelessness should be among the top priorities on the 2009 legislative agenda. This year, with public housing ranking among the targeted concerns for the economic stimulus funds, Hawai’i needs a coordinated plan of attack to fully leverage federal dollars with state and county funds. To get the [...]