COVID-19

...six new hospitalizations, no new deaths....

...Disconnection notices and disconnections for nonpayment will resume after Sept. 1. Late fees resume after Sept. 15....

...two new hospitalizations, no new deaths....

... more than 16,000 jobs are available across the state. Top positions included retail salesperson, network and systems administrator and security guard ....

...A proposed start date of Aug. 17 for students will be brought to the Board of Education on Thursday....

...Hawaii included on an exclusive list of 12 countries and regions to resume safe international travel with Japan....

...two new hospitalizations, no new deaths....

...today’s update does not include new test numbers....

...73 is a new one-day record and 5.8% of tests are positive....

...Maui lawmakers should be congratulated for trimming this year’s county budget to $1 million less than the previous year....

...Through July 14, the department has issued $35,980,789 to imposter fraud claimants....

...60 is a new daily record -- 4% of tests came back positive....

...“The Kalana O Maui Building reopened June 22,” Mayor Victorino said....

...This message was shared with the students, faculty and staff of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa on July 22, 2020....

...OHA testimony for the July 23, 2020, Hawai‘i State Board of Education General Business Meeting urging the Board of Education to delay the reopening of schools....

...a new record for one day....

...U.S. District Court Judge Jill A. Otake denied a motion today, for a preliminary injunction, from a South Carolina traveler....

...DoE's designed-to-fail scheme is falling apart....

...one new death, three new hospitalizations....

...“Our schools are woefully underprepared to deliver a distance learning program should a school be shut down by the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) due to the spread of COVID-19,” said HSTA President Corey Rosenlee....

...Teachers return on Wednesday, July 29....

... one new hospitalization, no new deaths ....

... the Supply-Demand Connection They Won’t Talk About at UH: Hawaii’s artificial restriction of land supply has profited KSBE, A&B and other major landowners by making housing unaffordable for middle class and working class families.  Greenmail protests and litigation by OHA, sovereignty activists and enviro groups shapes the land-use environment and drives young families out of Hawaii ....

...the industry groups say the law will endanger guests and employees by increasing the frequency of cleaning staff in guest rooms, creating more opportunities to catch and spread the Covid-19 virus in a confined space....

...no new hospitalizations, no new deaths....

...ten new hospitalizations, no new deaths....

...States Whose Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Most....

...one new death, one new hospitalization....

...Waiving the entire “annual required contribution” or ARC payment to EUTF for this year would save the state about $840 million, according to one official….

...which measures changes in employment and employee wages, monthly revenue and revenue sources, current state of operations and plan for trans-Pacific tourism opening, impact of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and business outlook....

...one new hospitalization, one new death....

...one new hospitalization, no new deaths....

...Employment–population ratio, Hawaii 2nd lowest in USA....

...four new hospitalizations, no new deaths, 30 released....

...the state’s total employment rate, as well as its unemployment rate, will not return to its pre-pandemic level until 2029....

... five new hospitalizations, no new deaths ....

... only 7% found them “Mostly Unreasonable” violations of individual rights ....

... UH Board of Regents resolution calls for emergency proclamation, drastic cuts ....

...The surveys focused on distance-learning experiences during the closure of school buildings following spring break....

...exemptions for out-of-state college students registered to attend school in Hawaiʻi in the fall....

... The program is now scheduled to begin on Sept. 1 ....

...Hawaii’s low numbers came at enormous cost....

... three new deaths and three new hospitalizations ....

...no new hospitalizations, no new deaths....

...Truslow was initially told it would take two to four days. Then CVS said five or six days. On the sixth day, the pharmacy estimated it would take 10 days....

...a new one-day record for new cases....

... donning rose-colored glasses and approaching the budget shortfall as a temporary setback ....

...151,071 valid claims are being paid....

...the Hawaii Legislature should not make a dismal situation worse....

...people want what works, and they don’t care about the toxicity....