Re: FY 2026 Budget – Proposed Healthcare Proviso for Molokai
From: Dino Akai, APRN, Family Nurse Practitioner
Molokai Primary Care Clinic
Date: April 21, 2025
Aloha Chair and Council Members,
I am writing to respectfully request an amendment to the current FY 2026 budget proviso designating $300,000 for healthcare services on Molokai.
While I support investments in Molokai’s healthcare infrastructure, I urge the Council to consider broadening the language of this proviso to allow equitable access for all qualified healthcare providers on the island. Rather than earmarking this funding for a specific entity, the funds would better serve the Molokai community if allocated under a general “Molokai Healthcare” proviso.
This would ensure that long-standing providers with a proven commitment to the island and new, community-centered initiatives alike are given the opportunity to apply and compete for these vital resources. Molokai continues to face a critical shortage of comprehensive medical services, and all providers working to meet those needs deserve fair and transparent access to public funds.
Please consider this request as a step toward more inclusive and community-driven healthcare funding for Molokai.
Mahalo for your time and service to our island.
Respectfully,
Dino Akai, APRN, FNP
Kaunakakai, Molokai, Hawaii
dinoakaiinc@gmail.com
Re: FY 2026 Budget – Proposed Healthcare Proviso for Molokai
From: Dino Akai, APRN, Family Nurse Practitioner
Molokai Primary Care Clinic
Date: April 21, 2025
Aloha Chair and Council Members,
I am writing to respectfully request an amendment to the current FY 2026 budget proviso designating $300,000 for healthcare services on Molokai.
While I support investments in Molokai’s healthcare infrastructure, I urge the Council to consider broadening the language of this proviso to allow equitable access for all qualified healthcare providers on the island. Rather than earmarking this funding for a specific entity, the funds would better serve the Molokai community if allocated under a general “Molokai Healthcare” proviso.
This would ensure that long-standing providers with a proven commitment to the island and new, community-centered initiatives alike are given the opportunity to apply and compete for these vital resources. Molokai continues to face a critical shortage of comprehensive medical services, and all providers working to meet those needs deserve fair and transparent access to public funds.
Please consider this request as a step toward more inclusive and community-driven healthcare funding for Molokai.
Mahalo for your time and service to our island.
Respectfully,
Dino Akai, APRN, FNP
Kaunakakai, Molokai, Hawaii
dinoakaiinc@gmail.com