URGING MAUI HEALTH SYSTEM TO COLLABORATE WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO ESTABLISH A FULL-TIME MEDICAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM ON THE ISLAND OF MAUI.

Summary

The Hawaii Senate adopted a resolution calling on Maui Health System to collaborate with the Rural Health Transformation Plan, the John A. Burns School of Medicine, and local health centers to establish a full‑time residency program on the island. It asks the system to seek federal, state and private funding and to report its progress to the Legislature before the 2027 session. The measure seeks to address Maui’s acute physician shortage, especially after the 2023 wildfires.

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