Kaiser Permanente is putting more money into Maui health care, which is good news for island patients who now have to fly to Oahu for procedures.

• A property next to the Wailuku medical office was bought to expand outpatient surgery so members can have procedures without leaving Maui.
• A permanent new home has been found for the Lahaina clinic, near the old site destroyed in the wildfires.
• The Maui operation dates back to 1969 and is now the largest medical group in the state.
• A new mother-newborn center bundles baby checkups, postpartum care, and lactation help into one visit after discharge.
• Training programs aim to pull local kids into health jobs like MRI tech and cardiac sonography.

Outlook: Both building projects are in early stages, so construction timelines and opening dates are still unsettled.