HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A months-long investigation into the allocation process of kidneys that are donated in Hawaii has uncovered an apparent oversight in the distribution process.
The committee in charge of making sure organs are distributed fairly admits it didn’t consider Hawaii’s proximity to the rest of the country when making its decisions.
Records show over the past eight years, hundreds of kidneys donated in the islands have been shipped to the mainland, while Hawaii has received only a handful in return…