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Saturday, October 31, 2020
Auditor Slams "Rush to get COVID Money out the door without proper scrutiny"
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 10:33 PM :: 3349 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, COVID-19

... last-minute “spend-for-the-sake-of-spending” mentality ....

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Saturday, October 31, 2020
COVID Count 68 new cases out of 4,234 tests
By News Release @ 8:51 PM :: 2643 Views :: COVID-19

... 8 new hospitalizations, 3 new deaths, 1.6% positive ....

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Friday, October 30, 2020
COVID Count 94 new cases out of 4,171 tests
By News Release @ 7:10 PM :: 1926 Views :: COVID-19

... 7 new hospitalizations, 1 new death, 2.3% positive ....

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Thursday, October 29, 2020
Will Hawaii's emergency lockdowns ever be declared illegal in court?
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:01 PM :: 3179 Views :: COVID-19

... The state Constitution says emergency proclamations expire after 60 days, but Hawaii now is in its eighth month of lockdown ....

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Thursday, October 29, 2020
COVID Count 77 new cases out of 4,854 tests
By News Release @ 7:05 PM :: 1927 Views :: COVID-19

... 9 new hospitalizations, 2 new deaths, 1.6% positive ....

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Thursday, October 29, 2020
September: 18,686 Visitors
By News Release @ 6:37 PM :: 2408 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19

...In September 2020, a total of 18,868 visitors traveled to Hawaii by air service, compared to 736,155 in September 2019....

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020
COVID Count 62 new cases out of 4,393 tests
By News Release @ 9:12 PM :: 1845 Views :: COVID-19

...  8 new hospitalizations, no new deaths, 1.4% positive ....

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Hawaii COVID Travel Testing Expands to Japan
By News Release @ 11:22 PM :: 2666 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19

... State announces 21 trusted testing partners in Japan ....

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020
COVID Count 66 new cases out of 4,122 tests
By News Release @ 8:01 PM :: 1963 Views :: COVID-19

... 6 new hospitalizations, 3 new deaths, 1.6% positive ....

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Lanai: Entire Island on COVID Lockdown
By News Release @ 6:56 AM :: 2769 Views :: Maui County, COVID-19

...Lanai residents and visitors may leave home or their place of lodging for only essential work and essential activities....

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Monday, October 26, 2020
Hawaii gets 13 more weeks of unemployment
By News Release @ 11:19 PM :: 3497 Views :: Economy, Labor, COVID-19

... Federal-State Extended benefits begin Tuesday, Oct. 27 for Hawaii workers who have exhausted their state and federal jobless benefits ....

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Monday, October 26, 2020
COVID Count: 38 new cases
By News Release @ 9:25 PM :: 2105 Views :: COVID-19

...two new hospitalizations, no new deaths, 1.1% positive....

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Sunday, October 25, 2020
Hawai'i Tourism Reopening Strategy: Make COVID Positivity Numbers Look Good
By Andrew Walden @ 10:08 PM :: 3964 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19

... on Oct 7, the HawaiiCOVID19.com ‘dashboard’ added 131,999 new tests to the total ....

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Sunday, October 25, 2020
COVID Count: 121 new cases
By News Release @ 6:45 PM :: 1946 Views :: COVID-19

... no new hospitalizations, no new deaths, 2.6% positive ....

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Saturday, October 24, 2020
COVID Count: 90 new cases out of 4,163 tests
By News Release @ 10:36 PM :: 2413 Views :: COVID-19

... 8 new hospitalizations, 3 new deaths, 2.1% positive ....

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Saturday, October 24, 2020
Hawaii Energy Consumption During Lockdown
By News Release @ 2:57 AM :: 3074 Views :: Energy, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19

... commercial and industrial use down sharply, residential use up ....

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Friday, October 23, 2020
COVID Count: 131 new cases out of 4,843 tests
By News Release @ 7:36 PM :: 2326 Views :: COVID-19

... 12 new hospitalizations, 3 new deaths, 2.9% positive ....

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Friday, October 23, 2020
Ige Announces Vaccine Rationing Plan
By News Release @ 12:15 AM :: 2296 Views :: COVID-19

... The plan outlines four priority groups that would get the vaccine, which will be available in limited supply ....

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Thursday, October 22, 2020
COVID Count 102 new cases out of 4,329 tests
By News Release @ 10:10 PM :: 1905 Views :: COVID-19

... 12 new hospitalizations, 3 new deaths, 2.5% positive .... 

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Thursday, October 22, 2020
COVID News: Domestic Violence up 46% Since March
By News Release @ 5:36 AM :: 3714 Views :: Family, Law Enforcement, OHA, COVID-19

...Hawaiʻi’s DVAC saw a 46 percent increase in contacts between March and October 2020, indicating a rise in the need for domestic violence services....

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Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Low COVID: Ige Approves 'Tier 2' for Oahu
By News Release @ 11:10 PM :: 3943 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19

... Personal Services prepare to re-open, hoping Mayor's Tier 2 proposal is approved by Thursday ....

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Wednesday, October 21, 2020
COVID Count: 78 new cases out of 4,329 tests
By News Release @ 7:11 PM :: 1859 Views :: COVID-19

... 8 new hospitalizations, 14 new deaths, 1.8% positive ....

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Tuesday, October 20, 2020
COVID Count: 91 new cases out of 3,681 tests
By News Release @ 10:38 PM :: 1630 Views :: COVID-19

... 13 new hospitalizations, two new deaths, 2.5% positive ....

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Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Ige Announces $25M 'Pivot Grants' for Businesses
By News Release @ 10:11 PM :: 2364 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19

...$25M in financial and training support....

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Tuesday, October 20, 2020
DoH Revises COVID Guidance for School Reopening
By News Release @ 2:38 AM :: 2205 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19

... Last month, the Hawai‘i Department of Health issued a comprehensive, 28-page guidance document for public and charter schools ....

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Monday, October 19, 2020
COVID Count 39 new cases out of 1,985 tests
By News Release @ 8:43 PM :: 1624 Views :: COVID-19

... 7 new hospitalizations, no new deaths, 2.0% positive ....

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Monday, October 19, 2020
OHA COVID Money: Homeless not part of ‘Friends and Family Plan’
By Andrew Walden @ 1:11 AM :: 5259 Views :: Kauai County, Ethics, OHA, COVID-19

"... the ones who are punished the most for allegations of OHA misdoing is the community ...."

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Sunday, October 18, 2020
COVID Count: 83 new cases out of 3,735 tests
By News Release @ 7:13 PM :: 1576 Views :: COVID-19

... 4 new hospitalizations, 1 new death, 2.2% positive ....

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Sunday, October 18, 2020
Circuit Court Decision Upholds Lawfulness of Governor’s Emergency Proclamations
By News Release @ 4:24 PM :: 3024 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, COVID-19

...In Partal et al. v. Ige et al., the plaintiffs argued that the Governor’s emergency powers under Hawaiʻi law were time-limited....

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Sunday, October 18, 2020
Ige Announces Testing Partners for Inter-Island Travel
By News Release @ 3:57 PM :: 2580 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19

... Travelers register on and upload their test results to the Safe Travels Hawaiʻi account and inter-county travelers must have the test result with them upon arrival ....

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Saturday, October 17, 2020
COVID Count: 96 new cases out of 3,897 tests
By News Release @ 7:44 PM :: 1673 Views :: COVID-19

... 13 new hospitalizations, 1 new death, 2.5% positive ....

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Friday, October 16, 2020
COVID Count: 89 new cases out of 3,654 tests
By News Release @ 7:19 PM :: 1730 Views :: COVID-19

... 10 new hospitalizations, 1 new death, 2.4% positive ....

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Friday, October 16, 2020
UHERO: Pandemic upends economic analysis
By UHERO @ 6:16 PM :: 2352 Views :: Economy, COVID-19

... because the state GDP data is released with a three-month lag and undergoes many revisions after its release ....

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Friday, October 16, 2020
Auditor Reports on Hawaii COVID Quarantine System
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 6:47 AM :: 2953 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19

... Limited Scope Review of the State of Hawai‘i’s Mandatory Travel Self-Quarantine Program ....

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Thursday, October 15, 2020
COVID: Hawaii debt increases by $9 billion
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:12 PM :: 3151 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19

...Hawaii’s unfunded liabilities for infrastructure and public health benefits have increased so far this year to $97 billion....

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Thursday, October 15, 2020
Virtual Town hall for small businesses not allowed to reopen
By Councilmember Kymberly Marcos Pine @ 7:18 PM :: 3061 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19

...Closed local businesses feel discriminated against, seek to clear up misunderstanding....

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Thursday, October 15, 2020
COVID Count: 91 new cases out of 3,489 tests
By News Release @ 7:03 PM :: 1637 Views :: COVID-19

... 17 new hospitalizations, 1 new death, 32 new releases ....

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Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Hawaii To Welcome Back Travelers Starting October 15
By News Release @ 9:28 PM :: 2268 Views :: COVID-19

... Ige signs 14th supplementary emergency proclamation extending COVID-19 emergency period through Nov. 30 ....

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Wednesday, October 14, 2020
COVID Count: 101 new cases out of 4,069 tests
By News Release @ 8:13 PM :: 2060 Views :: COVID-19

... 10 new hospitalizations, 10 new deaths, 2.5% positive ....

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Tuesday, October 13, 2020
COVID Count 62 new cases out of 2,354 tests
By News Release @ 9:12 PM :: 1558 Views :: COVID-19

... 12 new hospitalizations, 4 new deaths, 2.6% positive ....

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Monday, October 12, 2020
COVID Count: 42 new cases out of 1,405 tests
By News Release @ 7:12 PM :: 1855 Views :: COVID-19

... 4 new hospitalizations, no new deaths, 3.0% positive ....

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Sunday, October 11, 2020
COVID Count: 103 new cases out of 3,819 tests
By News Release @ 10:02 PM :: 1639 Views :: COVID-19

... 6 new hospitalizations, 1 more death, 2.7% positive ....

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Sunday, October 11, 2020
Academic Leadership
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 3556 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Higher Education, Labor, COVID-19

...an example of leadership in the face of the COVID-19 crisis....

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Saturday, October 10, 2020
COVID Count 73 new cases out of 3,084 tests
By News Release @ 7:11 PM :: 1634 Views :: COVID-19

... 18 new hospitalizations, 2 more deaths, 2.4% positive ....

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Saturday, October 10, 2020
How to stop the exodus
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:04 AM :: 3427 Views :: Economy, Cost of Living, COVID-19

...Hawaii’s negative migration of the past several years in a row is going to accelerate....

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Saturday, October 10, 2020
COVID Rules: Rejected, Kauai Tries Again
By News Release @ 5:43 AM :: 3211 Views :: Kauai County, Tourism, COVID-19

...“In light of Kaua‘i’s post-arrival testing program (Rule 18) being denied by the Governor earlier this week, we have continued to work with our health officials and other partners to take a phased, responsible approach to reopening our economy while keeping our island safe.”....

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Friday, October 9, 2020
COVID Count 155 new cases out of 3,818 tests
By News Release @ 7:47 PM :: 1678 Views :: COVID-19

... 11 new hospitalizations, 2 more deaths, 4.1% positive ....

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Thursday, October 8, 2020
COVID Count 101 new cases out of 3,903 tests
By News Release @ 7:13 PM :: 1572 Views :: COVID-19

... 6 new hospitalizations, 1 more death, 2.6% positive ....

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Thursday, October 8, 2020
COVID Tourism: Ige Announces Pre-Travel Testing Partners
By News Release @ 12:03 PM :: 3500 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19

...the state does not expect an immediate flood of travelers....

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Thursday, October 8, 2020
COVID: Hawaii Most Restrictive State
By News Release @ 5:09 AM :: 2343 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19

...Alaska has far fewer COVID restrictions, yet a lower death rate....

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