COVID-19

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

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

...Hawaii’s leading industry, tourism, has virtually disappeared; unemployment is at historic highs; hundreds, if not thousands, of businesses have permanently closed; state and county tax revenues have evaporated....

...to urge transpacific travelers to voluntarily take a second test after they arrive in Maui County....

... 5 new hospitalizations, 3 more deaths ....

...Hawaii has recovered just 13% of the jobs lost since the start of the pandemic....

... no new hospitalizations, 3 more deaths, 6.6% positive ....

...Mayor’s Emergency Rule 18 would have established a post-arrival testing program for all incoming travelers to Kaua‘i....

... Prior to COVID-19, our respondents reported a roughly 4% vacancy rate .... In August, however, this number jumped to 9% ....

...to develop vaccine distribution plans, determine where the vaccine will be administered, and ensure an adequate number of vaccination providers....

...no new hospitalizations, one new death, 5.7% positive....

... 4 new hospitalizations, 3 new deaths, 3.6% positive ....

We are feverishly trying to spend federal dollars for the common good....

"...Not being afforded the same access to the electorate as my opponent...." -- CD2 Candidate Joe Akana

...UHERO report illustrated a dark forecast—worse than the aftermath of 9/11—for travel and tourism in Hawaiʻi, across the U.S. and around the world....

... 5 new hospitalizations, 11 deaths—3 new, 8 due to revisions, 6.9% positive ....

... 18 new hospitalizations, 3 new deaths, 5.0% positive ....

...Updated Complex by Complex elementary, middle/intermediate, and high school models for the reopening of the 2020-21 year....

...President Donald Trump tweets he and first lady Melania Trump test positive for Covid-19....

... 15 new hospitalizations, 3 new deaths, 5.9% positive ....

...Price also said that other businesses are being investigated for potential fraud in connection with funds through the CARES Act....

... 28 new hospitalizations, 4 new deaths, 6.0% positive ....

... 31 new hospitalizations, 2 new deaths, 5.6% positive ....

... 3 new hospitalizations, no new deaths, 6.9% positive ....

... 14 new hospitalizations, 1 new death, 5.1% positive ....

...15 new hospitalizations, 4 new deaths, 6.5% positive, and 4,729 new releases due to a paperwork update....

...Our baseline forecast now sees meaningful economic recovery delayed until the middle of next year, and an attenuated recovery period thereafter....

...Tier 1 includes, but is not limited to, the following changes....

... At the beginning of the year, our governor boasted about his efforts to put the state on a “sound financial footing.” What a difference a few months can make ....

... 8 new hospitalizations, 3 new deaths, 7.8% positive ....

...Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Joins Bill to Protect Americans’ Civil Liberties and Privacy During the Coronavirus Pandemic....

...“I remain concerned that Hawaii will not spend these federal resources before the end of the year, and that a lack of clear information provided by the state on how funds are being used is creating frustration and confusion among Hawaii’s residents,” Senator Hirono wrote....

...16 new hospitalizations, 2 new deaths, 5.2% positive....

...the proclamation also empowers the counties to adopt a negative test exception process for travelers subject to the inter-island travel quarantine....

... 14 new hospitalizations, 2 new deaths, 6.2% positive ....

... 14 new hospitalizations, no new deaths, 4.2% positive ....

...This purchase adds ZERO new affordable units because these units were already affordable in the private sector....

...they’ve got to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet, which will be tracked by participating resorts....

...The VA report noted “There was very little proactive preparation/planning for COVID...."

...“You would think that employees at the state disease outbreak control center would be too busy these days for such extracurricular activities,” Dan Grazier, an ex-Marine Corps officer who now works for the nonprofit Project on Government Oversight, told The Daily Beast....

... 5 new hospitalizations, no new deaths, 4.8% positive ....

... 4 new hospitalizations, no new deaths, 4.6% positive, releases again exceed new cases ....

...The governors zeroed in on two principal drivers of our government’s response, namely structural capability and leadership....

... 26 new hospitalizations, no new deaths, 1.9% positive....

...the road to tyranny can be paved with good intentions....

... 15 new hospitalizations, 13 new deaths (mostly official classification of already-announced deaths at Okutsu) ....

...HIDOE will use newly released guidance from the Hawaii State Department of Health to plan for appropriate learning models for the remainder of the academic year....

... 18 new hospitalizations, 4 new deaths, 4.2% positve ....

...max EBT of $286 per kid....

...Pre-travel testing enables travelers to avoid a mandatory 14-day quarantine if they are tested no earlier than 72 hours before their flight arrives....