New round of debt forgiveness begins for Hawai‘i health care professionals

Jamm Aquino / Star-Advertiser

Dr. Kelley Withy, middle, joins hands with fellow doctors in a prayer circle at the State Capitol in Honlulu on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

HONOLULU —Dr. Genia Taitano, a surgeon at Kona’s Alii Health Center and trauma medical director at Kona Community Hospital, continues to pay down over $350,000 in student loans, but the remaining debt will soon be wiped out in the state’s effort to keep her and other health care workers in Hawai‘i.

0 Comments