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Entries for 'News Release'
Friday, May 1, 2020 |
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Cellphone Tracking Data Reveals Which Hawaii Counties are Best at 'Social Distancing'
By News Release @ 4:19 AM :: 3290 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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...Phone data reveals if states have mastered social distancing: Nevada, Vermont and Hawaii are best....
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Thursday, April 30, 2020 |
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Hawaii COVID Count: 539 Tests Uncover 5 New Cases, 10 Released
By News Release @ 6:21 PM :: 2453 Views :: COVID-19
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...one new hospitalization, no new deaths....
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Thursday, April 30, 2020 |
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March Tourist Arrivals Down 50%
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 2757 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...A total of 434,856 visitors traveled to Hawaii....
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Thursday, April 30, 2020 |
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Big Island Hospitals Re-open Elective Surgeries, Outpatient Services
By News Release @ 3:26 PM :: 4277 Views :: Hawaii County , Health Care, COVID-19
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...Clinics and outpatient services, such as imaging and rehabilitation services, were significantly reduced last month and elective procedures were ceased in order to limit the spread of COVID-19....
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Thursday, April 30, 2020 |
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RIMPAC to be Held Entirely at Sea
By News Release @ 3:31 AM :: 2746 Views :: Military, COVID-19
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...The United States Navy will sponsor the 27th Rim of the Pacific exercise, Aug. 17-31....
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Wednesday, April 29, 2020 |
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City to reopen certain businesses with limitations on May 1
By News Release @ 10:44 PM :: 3572 Views :: Honolulu County, Economy, COVID-19
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...Realtors and car dealers at the top of the list....
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Wednesday, April 29, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 1,180 Tests reveal 4 new cases, 11 released
By News Release @ 7:06 PM :: 1991 Views :: COVID-19
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...no new deaths, no new hospitalizations....
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Tuesday, April 28, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 2 new cases, 12 released
By News Release @ 6:56 PM :: 2400 Views :: COVID-19
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...317 new tests, one new hospitalization, no new deaths....
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Monday, April 27, 2020 |
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Hawaiian Electric preparing new phase of community solar
By News Release @ 10:51 PM :: 2614 Views :: Energy
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...Unlike the first phase, which was limited to 8 megawatts, this phase will be open to 235 MW of renewable generation across Hawaiian Electric's five-island service territory, including Molokai and Lanai....
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Monday, April 27, 2020 |
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City to Open Second Homeless Tent City
By News Release @ 10:34 PM :: 3354 Views :: Homelessness, COVID-19
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...City to open a Provisional Outdoor Screening and Triage (POST) facility in Pearl City....
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Monday, April 27, 2020 |
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Lyon Connection? Micronesia Acts Against Fake Shipping Registry
By News Release @ 7:12 PM :: 4892 Views :: Ethics, World News, Jones Act
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...defendants include FSM previous TCI Sec'y Lukner Weilbacher, the former boss of Lyon Associates convict Massey Halbert....
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Monday, April 27, 2020 |
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Kahuku Windfarm Case Appealed to Supreme Court
By News Release @ 6:09 PM :: 3743 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Ethics
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...Today, Life of the Land filed a direct appeal to the Hawai'i Supreme Court regarding the Public Utilities Commission's decision to deny its motion to void approvals related to the Kahuku windmills project....
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Monday, April 27, 2020 |
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COVID Count -- 2 Deaths -- 1 New Case -- 5 Recover
By News Release @ 5:32 PM :: 2315 Views :: COVID-19
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...A total of 28,260 individuals have been tested in the state. 169 new test results reported since yesterday....
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Monday, April 27, 2020 |
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DoT Outlines New Verification Process for Airline Passengers
By News Release @ 3:42 AM :: 3340 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...If the person refuses to provide a phone number that can be answered on the spot, law enforcement is contacted and they are subject to citation and arrest....
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Sunday, April 26, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 519 Tested, 2 New Cases, 6 Released
By News Release @ 5:21 PM :: 2158 Views :: COVID-19
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...no new deaths and no new hospitalizations....
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Saturday, April 25, 2020 |
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Ige extends stay-at-home order through May 31--Limits Mayors Authority
By News Release @ 9:25 PM :: 4408 Views :: COVID-19
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...The stay-at-home order means residents may leave their homes only for various essential needs....
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Saturday, April 25, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 3 new cases, 19 released
By News Release @ 7:21 PM :: 2186 Views :: COVID-19
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...no new deaths, one more hospitalized....
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Saturday, April 25, 2020 |
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Partnership to provide meals to the newly unemployed
By News Release @ 6:40 PM :: 2613 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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...The funds will go to Hawai‘i Foodbank to deploy food distributions at four new locations across O‘ahu beginning Thursday, April 30, 2020....
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Friday, April 24, 2020 |
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COVID Testing: DLS Lab Corrects Caldwell Admin
By News Release @ 7:19 PM :: 3467 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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...DLS: Contrary to what the Caldwell admin and Civil Beat claim, all of our COVID tests are approved by FDA under an EUA....
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Friday, April 24, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 2 deaths, 5 new cases, 8 released
By News Release @ 6:03 PM :: 2360 Views :: COVID-19
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...Hawai‘i Department of Health reported 5 new positive cases for a cumulative total of 601 cases statewide....
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Friday, April 24, 2020 |
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KIUC Reports 56% Renewable Generation for 2019
By News Release @ 10:00 AM :: 3061 Views :: Kauai County, Energy
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...Kauaʻi’s power generation mix for 2019 included 35% solar, 11% hydro and 10% biomass. Rooftop solar from residential and commercial members accounted for more than one-third of the solar generation....
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Thursday, April 23, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 4 New Cases, 11 Released
By News Release @ 7:02 PM :: 2508 Views :: COVID-19
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...and no new deaths....
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Thursday, April 23, 2020 |
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Another Maui COVID Coverup: Three Cases, 65 Exposed at Merrimans Restaurant
By News Release @ 4:59 PM :: 4823 Views :: Maui County, Tourism, COVID-19
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...When asked why the cases tied to the restaurant had not been disclosed earlier, Hauptman said that the incident had proven not to warrant public concern....
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Wednesday, April 22, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 6 New Cases, 7 Released
By News Release @ 8:10 PM :: 2213 Views :: COVID-19
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...and no new deaths....
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Wednesday, April 22, 2020 |
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How Many DoE Students are Receiving Consistent Education? -- Congressional Delegation Demands Answers
By News Release @ 7:31 PM :: 4081 Views :: Education K-12, Congressional Delegation, COVID-19
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...Across the state, how many public elementary and secondary students are receiving some kind of consistent education every day? How many students are not receiving this level of education?....
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Wednesday, April 22, 2020 |
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COVID-19 Relief Options Approved by Hawaiian Homes Commission
By News Release @ 2:00 AM :: 2657 Views :: DHHL, COVID-19
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...HHC approved the establishment of the DHHL COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program....
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Tuesday, April 21, 2020 |
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Hawaii Air Quality Cleanest in the Nation
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 2954 Views :: Environment, Hawaii Statistics
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...Honolulu City and County set record levels for low amounts of annual particle pollution....
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Tuesday, April 21, 2020 |
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COVID Count -- 2 Deaths -- 2 New Cases -- 14 Recover
By News Release @ 7:27 PM :: 2355 Views :: COVID-19
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...two new cases, 14 released....
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Tuesday, April 21, 2020 |
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Hawaii is State Slowing Down the Most During the COVID-19 Pandemic
By News Release @ 6:51 PM :: 3635 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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...WalletHub compared the 50 states across six key metrics. Each metric measures the percentage point increase or decrease in visits to various types of places due to coronavirus....
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Tuesday, April 21, 2020 |
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Kahuku Mother Sues Board of Education over Secret, Closed-Door Meeting and Vote
By News Release @ 6:09 PM :: 5049 Views :: Honolulu County, Education K-12, Energy, Ethics
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...suit against the Board of Education for holding a secret, closed door meeting last February, that resulted in denying her petition for rulemaking, violating the state Sunshine Law....
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Monday, April 20, 2020 |
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COVID Count: Only 4 New Cases
By News Release @ 6:38 PM :: 2245 Views :: COVID-19
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...this is the smallest number of new cases in 2 months....
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Monday, April 20, 2020 |
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Hawaiian Electric Releases 2019-2020 Sustainability Report
By News Release @ 6:34 PM :: 2496 Views :: Energy
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...Hawaiian Electric employees continue planning the renewable energy transformation....
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Sunday, April 19, 2020 |
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COVID Count -- One More Death -- Six New Cases -- Four Recover
By News Release @ 7:18 PM :: 1924 Views :: COVID-19
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...Only 6 new cases from 813 tests....
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Sunday, April 19, 2020 |
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Mobile Device Tracking Reveals Which Hawaii Counties are Really Staying at Home
By News Release @ 3:59 AM :: 3104 Views :: COVID-19
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...Shelter-in-place Compliance Remains Low, UMD Research Finds....
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Sunday, April 19, 2020 |
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UPW: We Like Sitting at Home Getting Paid--Do Not Reassign Us
By News Release @ 3:41 AM :: 5370 Views :: Labor, COVID-19
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...we have still not received a response to the question posed as to whether employees who are redeployed are still eligible to benefit entitlements provided by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act....
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Sunday, April 19, 2020 |
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HSTA Claims 20% Pay Cut Will be 'Implemented' June 1
By News Release @ 3:36 AM :: 3895 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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...After unions notified their members of the salary reduction idea Tuesday night, state officials informed union leaders the implementation date of the salary cuts has been delayed by at least one month, to June 1 instead of May 1....
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Sunday, April 19, 2020 |
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UHPA: Ige Has No Right to Cut our Pay
By News Release @ 3:29 AM :: 3470 Views :: Higher Education, Labor, COVID-19
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"...We want to reassure you that the Governor has no legal authority, right, or privilege to unilaterally negate or disregard our current Unit 7 contract...."
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Saturday, April 18, 2020 |
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COVID Count: 919 Tests, 21 New Cases, 20 Released
By News Release @ 5:58 PM :: 2109 Views :: COVID-19
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...2.3% -- 21 of the 919 tests -- came back positive. Another day with zero deaths....
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Saturday, April 18, 2020 |
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Judiciary Postpones Trials Until End of May
By News Release @ 4:35 PM :: 2550 Views :: Judiciary, COVID-19
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...postponed to a date after May 29, 2020 or the termination of Gov. David Ige’s state of emergency, whichever is sooner....
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Saturday, April 18, 2020 |
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Crush the Curve: Urgent Steps Hawai‘i Can Take to Contain the Covid-19 Pandemic
By News Release @ 3:59 AM :: 2419 Views :: COVID-19
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...Hawai‘i should emulate regional governments like South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and New Zealand, which have at least initially contained the virus through aggressive public health responses....
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Friday, April 17, 2020 |
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Governor Ige Orders Face Masks in Stores Statewide
By News Release @ 8:21 PM :: 3402 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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...Violations of these orders could result in a misdemeanor with fines of up to $5,000 and/or up to one year in prison or both....
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Friday, April 17, 2020 |
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COVID Count 12 New Cases, 16 Released
By News Release @ 7:23 PM :: 2157 Views :: COVID-19
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...and Zero Deaths....
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Friday, April 17, 2020 |
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New Dean for UH Law School -- Focus on 'Critical Race Theory'
By News Release @ 3:29 PM :: 3577 Views :: Higher Education
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...Nelson’s scholarship focuses on the intersection of critical race theory and cultural studies....
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Friday, April 17, 2020 |
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Judge Orders Habitat Protection for 14 Hawaii Species
By News Release @ 3:18 PM :: 3753 Views :: Hawaii County , Maui County, Environment
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...The rare species, which are now required to receive protection no later than Feb. 29, 2024, include 12 plants, one anchialine pool shrimp and a picture-wing fly....
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Friday, April 17, 2020 |
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Hawaii County Police 162 Arrested or Cited for Stay-at-Home Violations
By News Release @ 3:30 AM :: 3619 Views :: Hawaii County , Police, COVID-19
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...The Hawaiʻi Police Department three week combined total enforcement stands at 162 individual offenses (40 arrests, 115 citations issued, and 7 additional cases)....
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Thursday, April 16, 2020 |
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COVID Count: Another Day Without a Death
By News Release @ 7:27 PM :: 2304 Views :: COVID-19
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...11 new cases, 15 released, and zero deaths....
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Thursday, April 16, 2020 |
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Kauai Announces New Standard Operating Procedures for Boards and Commissions meetings
By News Release @ 1:01 PM :: 2735 Views :: Kauai County, COVID-19
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...Meetings will be conducted remotely, and all testimony must be written and sent to the respective commission 24 hours before each meeting....
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Thursday, April 16, 2020 |
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HDoT Gives Dillingham Airfield Another Year
By News Release @ 10:40 AM :: 3060 Views :: Small Business, Tourism, COVID-19
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...HDOT Airports Division has notified tenants of Dillingham Airfield the termination of their permit at the facility has been rescinded due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic....
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Thursday, April 16, 2020 |
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Rep Case, Legislators Challenge Ige on Union Pay Cuts
By News Release @ 3:56 AM :: 3673 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, COVID-19
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...Representative Case says money from the CARES Act should be used for covering revenue losses....
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