Urging Maui Health System to collaborate with stakeholders to establish a full-time medical residency program on Maui.

The bill highlights the urgent need for a primary care residency program on Maui due to a severe shortage of physicians, particularly in family medicine and internal medicine. The 2025 Hawaii Physician Workforce Report shows Maui has a 41% physician shortage, with a 35% deficit in primary care. Maui Health is urged to collaborate with the Hawaii Rural Health Transformation Plan, the John A. Burns School of Medicine, and other stakeholders to establish this program, leveraging available federal funds and other resources.

Urging Maui Health System to collaborate with stakeholders to establish a full-time medical residency program on Maui.

The bill highlights the urgent need for a primary care residency program on Maui due to a severe shortage of physicians, particularly in family medicine and internal medicine. The 2025 Hawaii Physician Workforce Report shows Maui has a 41% physician shortage, with a 35% deficit in primary care. Maui Health is urged to collaborate with the Hawaii Rural Health Transformation Plan, the John A. Burns School of Medicine, and other stakeholders to establish this program, leveraging available federal funds and other resources.