If you live in Hawaii you have good news! According to UnitedHealth Foundation, its the third healthiest state to live in (beat only by Vermont and Minnesota). It ranks number one in the nation in four of 20 categories measured in the annual study:
Hawaii gets its worst score in the adequacy of prenatal care, where it ranks 46th out of 50 states. Its Hawaii's sole listing in the bottom ten.
See the United Health Foundation's latest findings on Hawaii.
Risk pools are state-sponsored programs to help people with a history of medical problems in their family to purchase coverage. These pools are for people who can afford to buy health insurance, but are not able to get underwritten in the private market because of a pre-existing health condition. These programs can vary significantly from state-to-state in price, benefits and number of people served. Often insurance companies doing business in the state are required to contribute to the poolto keep it in the black. In the best cases they allow people to be able to switch jobs or become self-employed without the fear of losing their health insurance coverage. Find more on risk pools here.
Cover The Uninsured is a national effort to highlight the fact that too many Americans are living without health insurance and to demand solutions from our nation's leaders. Read more information on its efforts. It is a project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute has researched and written state-by-state guides for finding and keeping health insurance. It updates these guides as federal and state policies change. A number of non-profit organizations contribute to funding its research. Find more on the Health Policy Institute.
Find the most recent headlines on health insurance in Hawaii at Google News or Yahoo News.

Contact your federal officials. Phone calls are best. Faxes are good, too. Since 9-11 postal mail creates long delays, and many members of Congress simply do not take e-mail seriously -- however, since e-mail is so easy it doesn't hurt to do that, too. Members of the Senate and Congress will usually ignore any correspondence that is not from their district, so its not desirable to blanket e-mail them (this type of abuse is why many do not view it favorably). The Electronic Frontier Foundation has a guide on how to contact your elected officials, including a valuable list of dos and dont's.
US News does an annual ranking of what it considers the best health insurance plans in each state. Visit its reports on various health insurance or medical insurance plans being offered in Hawaii.
Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Services Health Insurance Page -- Health insurance resources from the state of Hawaii including severable downloadable PDFs
Med-QUEST -- A program which provides health insurance coverage to eligible Hawaiians It covers all ages 64 and under but has certain requirements and income eligibility guidelines.
Hawaii’s Fee-For-Service Medicaid Program -- serves people age 65 and over, or certified blind or disabled, coverage is provided underthis program where providers are paid directly for their services. For all other individuals, coverage is provided under a managed care program called Hawaii QUEST.