COVID-19

... Increase in Long Term Care Costs in Hawaii Surpass National Trends; COVID-19 Pressures Future Costs ....

... we have opened multiple investigations, and those who violated laws or administrative policies will be disciplined appropriately ....

... Business leaders, legislators urge Gov. Ige to walk back changes to travel plan ....

... NCRS will analyze the hardship the business community across the country is facing and the impact commercial rent is having on their operations heading into 2021 ....

...50 Remote Workers Will Be Accepted into the First Cohort of the Program and Receive a Free Round Trip Ticket to Hawai‘i....

...Effective Dec. 2 at 12:01 a.m., all transpacific and intercounty travelers arriving in Kaua‘i are subject to the 14-day quarantine regardless of testing....

... The annual Honolulu City Lights will look different this year ....

...the looming massive increase in the state’s unemployment insurance tax....

... However, traffic volumes, or the amount of vehicle trips on the roads, has also been greatly decreased ....

... survey on attitudes towards protective actions for the COVID-19 pandemic ....

...tightening restrictions for trans-Pacific travelers heading to Hawai‘i....

... slightly more travelers arrived in Hawaii than in previous months, when testing was not an option ....

... the retired Honolulu Police Department captain said the way he was treated by Department of Health officials during his 14-day quarantine on Oahu was much worse than the disease itself ....

...B&F basically told the departments, “Here’s your money. Go spend it.”....

...OHA touts NHPI Collective -- but completely different group gets funding from NIH, announced by UH JABSOM and Schatz’ office....

... $54M uncommitted, and $173M unspent ....

...Especially with recent news of successes in COVID-19 vaccine development, I think we are all looking forward to better times ahead in 2021....

...When businesses across the state are fighting for their lives, the state is about to levy an enormous hike in the unemployment tax.... 

...If test results are not available before boarding the final leg of the trip, the traveler must quarantine for 14 days or the length of the stay, whichever is shorter....

“Just when you thought we’re sort of getting back to some system of normalcy — not the case!”

...The following is a list of resources that may be available to you....

...People who don’t wear a mask in most public settings still face a $5,000 fine or up to a year in jail....

... no new deaths, 1 new hospitalization, 2.0% positive ....

...32,000 eligible PUA individuals will receive a preloaded, prepaid card containing $500 in the mail beginning November 20....

...Failure to address the legally required increase could discourage employers from hiring back employees after the lockdowns....

... PPG - AKL - ICN - JFK - DCA ....  

... no new deaths, 15 new hospitalizations, 2.0% positive ....

... to get right to the heart of what it means to have a healthy economy ....

... no new deaths, 7 new hospitalizations, 2.3% positive ....

...to bail out Hawaii's politicians at the local level, who have been doing little during our prolonged coronavirus lockdowns to trim the state's extravagant spending, despite the collapse of the state's private sector and evaporation of its tax stream....

... Data window shift on Sunday will adjust daily reporting schedule ....

...GET down by 25.1%...TAT down by 92.8%....

... no new deaths, 2 new hospitalizations, 2.0% positive ....

... no new deaths, no new hospitalizations, 2.3% positive ....

... 20 more hospitalized, 1 new death, 2.5% positive ....

...As lockdowns are gradually lifted, what is the pathway to restoring Hawaii's economy?....

...no new hospitalizations, no new deaths, 2.5% positive....

... “Pasefika Su‘i Fefiloi” Virtual Concert is on November 21, 2020 with all-stars Rebel SoulJahz, Josh Tatofi, Kapena, John Akapo, Kelandy and Da Braddahs. It will be live-streamed on Facebook, Instagram and Youtube ....

...A ‘trusted’ vaccine is one perceived as not being part of Trump’s re-election plan....

...4 more hospitalized, 1 new death, 2.5% positive....

...teleworking for all staff, effective Wednesday, Nov. 4 through Wednesday, Nov. 11, with school facilities expected to reopen Nov. 12....

... Required Hospitalization up 10, 1 New Death, Active Cases up 39 ....

...2.8% positive....

...16% decrease in the number of students taking the exam and exams taken during the pandemic....

... 13 new hospitalizations, no new deaths, 2.3% positive ....

... 1 new hospitalization, no new deaths ....

...The total number of Hawai‘i inmates in medical isolation at Saguaro with active positive COVID-19 cases is 378. There are six (6) inmates in the hospital....

...10 confirmed positives out of 11,027 tests conducted for a positivity rate of .091%....

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

... 4 new hospitalizations, no new deaths, 1.3% positive ....