By Amy Lamare For Dailymail.Com

Published: 23:09 BST, 24 May 2024 | Updated: 23:19 BST, 24 May 2024

Demi Lovato posted some vacation snaps from the Hawaiian island of Kauai. 

The performer captioned the post: ‘Kauaiiiiii,’ and added a palm tree, wave and pink flower emoji. 

In the first photo, the Barney and Friends alum, 31, looked sensational posing on a boat in a strapless, black, one-piece swimsuit. 

The boat was anchored in a cove and Demi appeared peaceful and happy with her new shorter hair.

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In one snap, Demi, her fiancé Jordan ‘Jutes’ Lutes and another couple lounged languidly on the boat in their swimsuits.

Demi Lovato posted some vacation snaps from the Hawaiian island of Kauai. She captioned the post: ‘Kauaiiiiii,’ and added a palm tree, wave and pink flower emoji

The next image is a shot of the beach and the following is of the Can’t Back Down singer and Lutes rubbing noses ‘Eskimo kiss’ style

She also shared a short video clip of the ocean and a dolphin jumping out of it gracefully. 

The next image is a shot of the beach and the following is of the Can’t Back Down singer and Lutes rubbing noses ‘Eskimo kiss’ style.

They also snapped a mirror selfie twinning in blue tops with her future husband.

Photos of a Hawaiian ice, the scenic island and wildlife in the form of a lizard in their hotel room rounded out the vacation post.

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Demi and the Canadian rocker met in 2002 when they worked together on their Holy Fvck album.

One day after the album dropped in August 2022 they went Instagram official with their relationship.

Jutes popped the question with a pear-shape diamond solitaire engagement ring created by N.Y.C. luxury jewelry boutique Material Good.

‘I’m still speechless! Last night was the best night of my life and I can’t believe I get to marry the love of my life @jutesmusic,’ Demi wrote on Instagram the day after the proposal.

‘My love, I’m beyond excited to marry you. Every day I’ve spent with you has been a dream come true and I can’t wait to love and cherish you forever. Here’s to the rest of our lives. I love you baby!’

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In the third snap, Demi, her fiancé Jordan ‘Jutes’ Lutes and another couple lounge languidly on the boat in their swimsuits

They also snapped a mirror selfie twinning blue tops with her future husband

The next shot was a short video clip of the ocean and a dolphin jumping out of it gracefully

Photos of a Hawaiian ice, the scenic island and wildlife in the form of a lizard in their hotel room rounded out the vacation post

Demi and the Canadian rocker met in 2002 when they worked together on their Holy Fvck album

One day after the album dropped in August 2022 they went Instagram official with their relationship; here is a look at a little visitor

Jutes proposed to Demi in December 2023 with a massive pear-cut diamond ring

Jutes shared his own gushing post about their engagement. 

‘Yesterday I asked my best friend to marry me and she said yes. I can’t imagine my life without you and thank god now I’ll never have to. Feeling like the luckiest man alive right now. I’m so in love with you @ddlovato!’

After the big event the couple met up with their families at Craig’s in West Hollywood to celebrate their engagment with their families. 

Jutes marks Lovato’s second engagement after ending her first engagement to four-time Daytime Emmy nominee Max Ehrich in 2020 after six months of dating.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The FEMA Disaster Recovery Center and Community Resource Center will remain open through the end of June.

This gives Lahaina residents more time to get assistance.

Officials say the extension reflect the state’s commitment to provide ongoing support and resources to those affected by the wildfires.

The sites will maintain their current hours of operation which is Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The center will be closed Monday for Memorial Day.

Meanwhile, the weekly Disaster Recovery Community meeting in Lahaina will not happen next Wednesday.

Officials say it’s being postponed due to other events such as Memorial Day and Lahainaluna High’s graduation ceremony.

The meetings are set to resume in June.

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U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, alongside Hawaii’s congressional delegation, on Thursday introduced legislation seeking higher Medicare reimbursements for the state’s health care providers.

The Protecting Access To Care in Hawaii Act — or PATCH Act — seeks a 24% increase, which would bring it in line with what Alaska gets, according to Schatz. He said it is key to helping the state retain and recruit doctors for a growing number of seniors.

The timing is more urgent than ever, he added, as Hawaii faces an increasingly acute provider shortage, especially on neighbor islands.

“As more people reach Medicare age in Hawaii, we are seeing fewer health care providers because of the rising operating and living costs in our state,” said Schatz. “Our bill would help fix that, boosting Medicare payments to providers and protecting health care access for the 300,000 seniors in Hawaii that rely on Medicare.”

It is also a matter of fairness, according to Schatz.

Currently, Medicare physician payments per beneficiary in Hawaii are the lowest in the U.S, and reimbursement rates do not factor in Hawaii’s higher health care operating costs due to its geographic isolation.

The bill would revise a “work geographic index” to reflect those higher costs, and is basically seeking the same level of reimbursements as Alaska.

“In lots of other areas of federal reimbursement, there’s a recognition that Hawaii and Alaska are in a category of their own as it relates to costs that would better reflect our reality,” said Schatz.

U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda, who introduced the companion House bill, said Hawaii consistently ranks among the healthiest states in the U.S., yet remains one of the worst states in which to practice medicine because of lower compensation and higher operating costs.

“Especially on our Neighbor Islands, this is exacerbating the access to the health care crisis that exists, often making it difficult to recruit and retain physicians and to get patients the timely quality care they need,” Tokuda said in a statement. “My legislation would ensure Medicare reimbursements more accurately reflect the real cost to provide care in Hawaii so that we can keep more local doctors and attract new physicians to the state.”

U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono said the low physician reimbursements in Hawaii add another obstacle to accessing and providing health care.

“I’m proud to support this legislation to help ensure that our physicians — and other health professionals — are being fairly compensated, while also expanding access to health care across the state,” she said.

U.S. Rep. Ed Case said medical practitioners have struggled for years to provide quality care while dealing with the mounting cost of doing business in Hawaii.

“This bill will help our health care providers focus on providing care through Medicare and spend less time worrying about inadequate reimbursement,” he said.

Earlier this year, Sens. Schatz and Hirono also introduced a bill alongside their Alaska colleagues, seeking higher Medicare reimbursements for outpatient care from hospitals, including emergency room visits, for enrolled seniors in the two states.

In 2021, they also sought to boost Medicare reimbursements for nursing homes in Hawaii and Alaska through the bipartisan Equitable Payments for Nursing Facilities Act.

Those bills are still pending.

Hawaii has a shortage of about 800 full-time physicians, according to the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine.

Other efforts to address the doctor shortage include an educational loan reimbursement program for health care workers that commit to two years of service in Hawaii. The state Legislature also passed a bill this year exempting private health care providers from general excise taxes for services to patients with Medicaid, Medicare and TRICARE.

“Everything costs more in Hawaii,” said Schatz, “and so the federal reimbursement has to reflect that, and that should go for nursing home care and Medicare services in clinics. We just have to be on an equal footing. Otherwise, we will have Medicare but really Medicare in name only because Medicare without providers is really nothing.”