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Monday, August 16, 2021 |
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NEA announces support for educator vaccine and testing requirement
By News Release @ 2:25 AM :: 2460 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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... HSTA parent union supports Ige's mandatory vaccination-or-testing program ....
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Monday, August 16, 2021 |
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How Unemployment Insurance Fraud Exploded During the Pandemic
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 AM :: 3848 Views :: Ethics, Labor, COVID-19
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... what may turn out to be the biggest fraud wave in U.S. history ....
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Saturday, August 14, 2021 |
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Open-records law restored, but transparency still needed
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:10 AM :: 2624 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, COVID-19
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... It’s been about 525 days since the first lockdown began ....
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Saturday, August 14, 2021 |
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List: Did Your School Have COVID this week?
By News Release @ 2:47 AM :: 2577 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... This week's total cases: 325 (70 cases with no HIDOE facility impact) ....
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Saturday, August 14, 2021 |
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HIDOE to implement weekly COVID-19 testing requirement
By News Release @ 1:38 AM :: 2532 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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... Employees who certify and provide proof of full vaccination will not be subject to testing requirement ....
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Thursday, August 12, 2021 |
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Full Text: Proposed UH Policy Regarding COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination and Testing
By News Release @ 3:44 AM :: 2402 Views :: Higher Education, Labor, COVID-19
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... scheduled to take effect on August 23, 2021, the first day of the 2021 fall semester ....
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Thursday, August 12, 2021 |
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Vaccine requirement announced for City and County of Honolulu employees
By News Release @ 12:06 AM :: 2073 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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... City and County of Honolulu employees will be required to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated, have completed a single-dose vaccine or initiated the first dose of a two-dose series by Aug. 16, 2021 ....
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Wednesday, August 11, 2021 |
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COVID Cash: Honolulu Rent and Utility Program Reopens
By News Release @ 11:53 PM :: 9387 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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... Higher income limits mean more Oʻahu renters can qualify ....
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Tuesday, August 10, 2021 |
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Video: Ige Announces New Restrictions on Gatherings
By Video @ 9:36 PM :: 2001 Views :: COVID-19
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... Gov. David Ige restricts indoor gatherings to 10 people and outdoor activities to 25 ....
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Tuesday, August 10, 2021 |
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The Breath of Life
By Joni Kamiya @ 1:38 AM :: 2502 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... There’s always some excuse as to why they have not taken the vaccine ....
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Saturday, August 7, 2021 |
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OHA: Disproportionate Spike in COVID-19 Cases in Native Hawaiian Communities
By News Release @ 6:54 PM :: 2947 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, OHA, COVID-19
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... the vaccination rate among the Native Hawaiian community may be as low as 35% ....
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Saturday, August 7, 2021 |
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List: Did Your School Have COVID this week?
By News Release @ 1:19 AM :: 3822 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... DoE reports 105 COVID cases this week but 78 'have no DoE facility impact' ....
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Saturday, August 7, 2021 |
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Eviction Ban Extension Only Applies to People who Apply for Aid
By News Release @ 12:09 AM :: 2619 Views :: Law Enforcement, Small Business, COVID-19
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... The CDC’s Eviction Order only applies to “covered persons.” To be eligible, tenants/renters must attest that they have used best efforts to obtain all available governmental assistance for housing ....
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Friday, August 6, 2021 |
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Hawaii GOP Against Vaccine Mandates
By Video @ 11:58 PM :: 1462 Views :: Republican Party, COVID-19
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HAWAII REPUBLICAN PARTY NOT SILENT ANYMORE
News Release from Hawaii Republican Party, August 6, 2021
HONOLULU, HI – “I believe...
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Friday, August 6, 2021 |
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Anti-Vaxxers Set 'F*ck Ige' Rally for Capitol
By News Release @ 2:08 PM :: 2853 Views :: Republican Party, COVID-19
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"... and call for Governor Ige’s impeachment ...."
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Friday, August 6, 2021 |
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Feds Give Hawaii DoE $137M to Support School Reopening
By News Release @ 11:51 AM :: 2061 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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“Our priorities are centered around our efforts to safely begin the new school year with in-person learning...."
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Friday, August 6, 2021 |
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Ige Mandates Vax or Testing for Public Employees--Unions Resist
By News Release @ 2:43 AM :: 2841 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, COVID-19
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... Beginning Aug. 16, 2021, all State and county employees must provide their vaccination status to their department ....
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Friday, August 6, 2021 |
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Chief Justice Recktenwald Statement on COVID Vaccinations
By News Release @ 2:15 AM :: 2325 Views :: Judiciary, COVID-19
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"... we are planning a vaccination and testing program to require that all employees be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or undergo testing on a regular basis ...."
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Wednesday, August 4, 2021 |
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DoE: No Vax--No Sports
By News Release @ 5:08 PM :: 2575 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... Due to state’s high positivity rate, fall athletic season delayed until all student-athletes and adults working in athletics are vaccinated ....
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Wednesday, August 4, 2021 |
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Public comments sought regarding HIDOE's request for additional fiscal flexibility under ESEA
By News Release @ 4:58 PM :: 2017 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... The Department is seeking feedback through Aug. 31 regarding its waiver request for flexibilities afforded under the CARES Act ....
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Wednesday, August 4, 2021 |
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Parker School Announces Vaccine Requirement
By News Release @ 12:39 AM :: 2610 Views :: Hawaii County , Education K-12, COVID-19
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... “Requiring students ages 12 and older and employees to be vaccinated is a new and important addition to our health and safety protocols” ....
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Monday, August 2, 2021 |
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Why reform of Hawaii’s emergency powers law failed
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:38 PM :: 3046 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... many Hawaii residents were disappointed by the failure of the Legislature to approve HB103, which would have placed limits on the governor’s emergency powers ....
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Monday, August 2, 2021 |
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'Safe Return to Schools' -- Ige Outlines Plan
By News Release @ 11:37 PM :: 2009 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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"...in-person learning is, for most students, critical for their academic and social success, as well as their overall wellbeing...."
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Monday, August 2, 2021 |
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'Keep Your Kids at Home' -- HSTA Plans Chaos for Opening Day
By Video @ 11:20 PM :: 2638 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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"... parents still have the option to keep their children at home until they feel it is safe ...."
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Monday, August 2, 2021 |
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UHPA: Vaccine Mandates Subject to Collective Bargaining
By News Release @ 9:45 PM :: 3868 Views :: Higher Education, COVID-19
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“The previously announced requirement that all employees return to campus August 3 is rescinded and the COVID-19 Telework leave option will remain in place.”
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Monday, August 2, 2021 |
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Mayor Victorino requests postponement of return to classroom learning
By News Release @ 4:05 AM :: 2573 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, COVID-19
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... Hawaii public schools stand ready to reopen classrooms for the new school year on Tuesday, August 3, even though the Hawaii Department of Health reports the state’s COVID positivity rate has climbed 163% over the past two weeks ....
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Saturday, July 31, 2021 |
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70% or 82%?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:27 PM :: 2564 Views :: Ethics, COVID-19
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... we are witnessing the breakdown in trust that occurs when there is not enough transparency in government decision-making ....
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Thursday, July 29, 2021 |
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Blaisdell Center awarded Shuttered Venue Operators Grant
By News Release @ 6:11 PM :: 2500 Views :: Honolulu County, Tourism, COVID-19
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... Blaisdell Center was recently awarded $3,056,261.58 ....
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Thursday, July 29, 2021 |
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FSM: Vax Now Mandatory for all Micronesia Citizens
By News Release @ 6:01 PM :: 1946 Views :: COVID-19
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“...All FSM citizens residing in the FSM are required to undergo COVID-19 vaccination subject to the protocol of the Task Force....”
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Wednesday, July 28, 2021 |
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DoH Releases COVID Guidance for School Reopening
By News Release @ 10:30 AM :: 6216 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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"...Promoting COVID-19 vaccination among all staff and eligible students 12 years of age and older...."
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Monday, July 26, 2021 |
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VA mandates COVID-19 vaccines among its medical employees including VHA facilities staff
By News Release @ 4:25 PM :: 2085 Views :: Military, COVID-19
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... COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for Title 38 VA health care personnel ....
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Friday, July 23, 2021 |
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Where's the aloha for Hawaii bar owners?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:51 PM :: 2831 Views :: Small Business, Tourism, COVID-19
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... Hawaii’s bars might be among those that have suffered the most under the confusing COVID-19 tier system ....
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Thursday, July 22, 2021 |
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Lockdowns lower the bar for rule of law
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:33 PM :: 2387 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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... Bill Comerford tells how Hawaii’s arbitrary lockdowns turned his world upside down ....
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Thursday, July 22, 2021 |
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DoE Announces In-Person and Distance Learning Programs for 2021-22
By News Release @ 4:40 AM :: 2682 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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... How can the HSTA manipulate this program to shut down schools? ....
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Tuesday, July 20, 2021 |
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Trumpster Anti-Vaxxers Target BYUH
By News Release @ 5:40 PM :: 5192 Views :: Higher Education, COVID-19
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... Within 2 days of receiving this response from BYUH, Sandor's case was being highlighted on TPUSA. Five days after that she was on the Hannity Show ....
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Monday, July 19, 2021 |
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COVID School Closures: Who are we trying to protect?
By Selected News Articles @ 11:58 PM :: 2584 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... We say it’s for the safety of your children, but it is clear that the decisions Hawaii is making in regards to COVID policies are for the sake of some adults ....
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Sunday, July 18, 2021 |
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All public school students to receive free meals throughout school year 2021-22
By News Release @ 3:09 PM :: 2177 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... thanks to a nationwide waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The waiver aims to minimize the possible spread of COVID-19 at schools across the country by eliminating meal payment transactions in school cafeterias ....
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Thursday, July 15, 2021 |
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No Vaccination Mandate for UH System
By News Release @ 10:42 PM :: 2634 Views :: Higher Education, COVID-19
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... More than 92% of University of Hawaiʻi students and 95% of UH employees of the 10-campus system have been vaccinated for the COVID-19 virus or plan to be, according to surveys administered in late June ....
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Thursday, July 15, 2021 |
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Ige: Eviction Moratorium Ends August 6
By News Release @ 10:34 PM :: 2247 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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... Ige today formally notified the Hawai‘i State Legislature and Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald that he will not be issuing any further eviction moratoria once the current moratorium expires on Aug. 6 ....
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Wednesday, July 14, 2021 |
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HSTA Continues to Push So-Called 'Distance Learning' for fall term
By News Release @ 10:09 PM :: 3249 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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... For every teacher the state dedicates to distance learning when students return to class in August, it would need to pull a teacher out of the classroom, state Schools Superintendent Christina Kishimoto said Tuesday ....
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Wednesday, July 14, 2021 |
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COVID Spying: CLEAR Health Pass Gains Access to ALL of Your Medical Records
By News Release @ 6:00 AM :: 6227 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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"... I was asked to release all my medical records from Kaiser Permanente to CLEAR, not just the results of the vaccination ...."
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Sunday, July 11, 2021 |
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Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave?
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2439 Views :: Taxes, COVID-19
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... Does our government overreach? Yes. Why does it do that? Because we let them ....
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Thursday, July 8, 2021 |
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COVID 'Hazard Pay': HGEA Scores 25% Pay Hike
By News Release @ 9:59 PM :: 3884 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, COVID-19
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... to each individual HGEA bargaining unit member employed by the City who feels they have worked under hazardous conditions relating to COVID-19 exposure ....
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Wednesday, July 7, 2021 |
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DoH: New Hawaii Vaccine Totals Include Federal Doses
By News Release @ 1:56 AM :: 1984 Views :: COVID-19
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... Beginning today the Department of Health’s Disease Outbreak Control Division data dashboard reflects new data provided by federal agencies ....
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Monday, July 5, 2021 |
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CDC: 98.7% of Hawaii Students Excluded from In-person Learning, Worst in USA
By News Release @ 4:18 PM :: 3006 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... Access to in person learning varied by state with the lowest mean percent of all students with access in Hawaii (1.3%) and highest in Wyoming and Montana (100%) ....
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Friday, July 2, 2021 |
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BOE chair says board will consider distance learning options
By News Release @ 8:15 PM :: 2287 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... the board will discuss distance learning options for next school year at its next meeting on July 15, just a little more than two weeks before most public school students are scheduled to return to class ....
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Friday, July 2, 2021 |
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Let's not forget what makes July Fourth special
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:25 PM :: 2281 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... it would be appropriate if our legislators spent some of that time addressing the balance of powers and the emergency management statute that has ruled our lives for the past year ....
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Friday, July 2, 2021 |
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Akina rides with Perry & The Posse to lament the 'tracks of our tiers'
By News Release @ 5:19 AM :: 2886 Views :: Small Business, Tourism, COVID-19
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“Just when you think we’d reached the prize, somebody moves our cheese. But what that really shows is a lack of transparency about the tier system.”
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Friday, July 2, 2021 |
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Hawaii Vaccination Exception Program Begins July 8
By News Release @ 4:43 AM :: 2473 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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... The Safe Travels digital platform is now allowing vaccine document uploads for trips arriving in Hawaiʻi on July 8 and beyond ....
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Thursday, July 1, 2021 |
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Embezzlement, Bribery: Hawaii Non-Profit Executive Sentenced to 46 Months of Imprisonment
By News Release @ 4:00 AM :: 5374 Views :: Honolulu County, DHHL, Ethics, Law Enforcement, OHA, COVID-19
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... Hawaii Non-Profit Executive Sentenced to 46 Months of Imprisonment for Embezzling Over $500,000 from AmeriCorps and for Agreeing to Receive a Bribe for Approving $845,000 in CARES Act Grants ....
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