Loading ...Hawaii — Board files complaints against Maui health officer, physician
Both have supported COVID-19 treatments that federal agencies warn against
“The Hawaii Medical Board takes all concerns seriously and feels strongly about COVID-19 related issues given the gravity of the pandemic,” Ahlani Quiogue said. “Licensed physicians have an ethical and professional responsibility to practice medicine in the best interest of their patients. Thus, providing misinformation may jeopardize their license.”
Pang has faced public backlash in the wake of a Honolulu Star-Advertiser report that said he is the co-founder of the Pono Coalition for Informed Consent and has expressed support for treating COVID-19 with hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin, two drugs that both the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration have urged residents not to take to treat the virus.”