COVID-19

...Kauai makes cloth masks required in public for everyone 5 and over....

...and no additional deaths....

...Mayor Kirk Caldwell: Classify Fabric Stores As An Essential Business....

... 35 percent say that their business cannot last more than three months in current conditions ....

...Just five days ago, 'experts' from UW announced COVID would 'peak' today with 10 deaths.  It didn't happen....

...The emergency proclamation suspends several laws, including chapters 89 and 89C, HRS, relating to collective bargaining....

...Hawaii Unemployment Comp funds will run out in 21 weeks....

...the 1918 flu, also called the Spanish Flu, had a significant impact on Hawaiʻi, claiming more than 2,300 lives while actually peaking in 1920....

...Hawaii now has 9 total COVID deaths....

...77% of Hawaii's Economy Isn't Tourism; Policymakers Can Take Steps To Reopen It....

...if you’ve been wondering when the restrictions will end, you’re not alone....

...total of 8 COVID deaths so far.  This is the first day on which two deaths have been reported.  This is the third day on which recoveries have exceeded new cases....

...Hawaiian Airlines March and First Quarter 2020 Traffic Statistics Reflect Effects of COVID-19....

...For Oahu, the average system peak demand (the point of highest energy use) for the week of March 22 was 7 percent less than in previous weeks. On Maui, the decrease was 14 percent and on Hawaii Island, it was 7 percent....

"...We will evaluate the effectiveness of this curfew after this weekend and will continue to make policy changes as needed....”

...Mayor will decline pay raises for City officials....

...Hawaii #1 in search for 'payday loans', but #42 in search for home equity loans....

...instead of rationing PPE, donations are being accepted.  What a concept!....

...In February, Oshima became the senior executive advisor of Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (HECO) after serving five years as its president and chief executive officer....

... DOH playing catch-up with the count of those released? ....

...Join us next Tuesday, April 14, 2020, at 12 noon Hawaii Time for a free webinar sponsored by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, "Safety vs. Freedom: Are There Limits to Lockdowns?"....

...Health officials say the outbreak started in mid-March.  But HNN learned top members within the emergency command weren’t privy to the information until Wednesday morning....

"...Bruce Anderson & Sarah Park who’re putting the lives of ourselves & our loved ones in grave danger...."

...a sixth death and a 15-patient 'cluster' at Maui Memorial are not included in this DoH report....

...We have a 44% shortage of physicians on the Big Island....

...missed the moment, dragged their feet and succumbed to petty squabbling....

...In the meantime, if any of you are aware of specific instances in which you believe a State board or commission has acted unreasonably under the current circumstances, please provide the details for me to consider....

"...Only one family member should be allowed to leave the home at any time...."

...for the first time recoveries outnumber new cases....

...data set ranges from tested cases of COVID-19 per capita and state legislation on the pandemic to the uninsured population and share of the workforce in affected industries....

...New cases will peak at the very end of April....

...As recently as several months ago, the governor was enjoined by the First Circuit Court from using his emergency powers to infringe upon the constitutionally protected traditional and customary practices of Native Hawaiian practitioners at Mauna Kea....

...total 387 cases--this is the third day in a row the number of new cases has declined....

...As HART operations and construction continue during the pandemic, HART staff has largely moved to tele-commuting....

...while you are locked down with COVID, this is what some politicians are doing....

...A rapidly flourishing market of online resources is beginning to meet the content needs of millions of students across the country....

...DOH reports the number of travel related cases is dropping and of greater concern are community-associated cases....

... self-reported behaviors by approximately 11,000 Hawaii residents who participated in an electronic survey during the last week of March, 2020 ....  

...individuals and the private sector rise to the challenge....

...There are now a total of 351 presumptive or confirmed cases in the state....

...Rep. Gene Ward called on Governor Ige and the the Hawaiʻi Department of Health to “go full-scale testing” so we can begin kickstarting our economy and putting people back to work....

...The elderly O‘ahu resident had been hospitalized in critical condition on life support for several weeks after returning from travel to Washington state....

...we have met the enemy and he is us....

...politicians exploit fear and paranoia on Waianae Coast....

... Chamber of Commerce Hawaii Launches Petition to Urge Governor Ige to Take Further Action to Help COVID-19 Impacted Local Businesses ....

...I recall so many antis marching in Waikiki with those precious N-95 masks and hazmat suits that are needed now....

...Hawaii has 4.8% of GDP in its 'Rainy Day Fund'  -- and now its raining....

...8.9% of Hawaii's workforce was receiving or filing for unemployment as of March 28, 2020....

...It’s led to the closing of scores of non-essential events and businesses, hurting the livelihood of many people....

...An initial summary report from the Special Master is due by April 9, 2020....