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Friday, March 26, 2021 |
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Vaccination eligibility expands to people age 60 and older
By News Release @ 1:26 AM :: 1809 Views :: COVID-19
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... beginning Monday, March 29 ....
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Friday, March 26, 2021 |
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Molokai Walk-In Vax Age 18+
By News Release @ 1:21 AM :: 2437 Views :: Maui County, COVID-19
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... The Molokai Community Health Center is excited to sponsor ๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ค-๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐-๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ค๐'๐ข ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ (๐๐๐ซ๐ญ-๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ & ๐
๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ) ....
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Thursday, March 25, 2021 |
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235,000 Visitors to Hawaii in February
By News Release @ 10:37 PM :: 2516 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, COVID-19
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... the average daily census showed that there were 90,776 visitors in Hawaii on any given day in February 2021, compared to 250,052 visitors per day in February 2020 ....
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Thursday, March 25, 2021 |
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House Budget: Irresponsible record-breaking spending spree
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:34 PM :: 3118 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Taxes, COVID-19
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... Keli’i Akina says House members should have aimed to pay off more debt instead of go on a record-breaking spending spree ....
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Thursday, March 25, 2021 |
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COVID Case: DLIR Shuts Unemployment Call Center for Long Weekend
By News Release @ 8:00 PM :: 2153 Views :: Labor, COVID-19
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... One staffer in a ballroom that serves general inquiries tested positive yesterday, and in response the department has shut down operations in that ballroom ....
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Thursday, March 25, 2021 |
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Stimulus Bill Expands Access to Free or Low-Cost Healthcare Coverage for Hawaii Residents
By News Release @ 4:57 AM :: 2404 Views :: Health Care, COVID-19
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... One provision provides a 100 percent COBRA subsidy for up to six months. Another provision increases the Premium Tax Credit, which will extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies to higher-income individuals ....
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Wednesday, March 24, 2021 |
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What are the Limits to Hawaii Governors' Emergency Powers?
By Robert Thomas @ 10:51 PM :: 2448 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... Hawai‘i’s statute contains a single major check on the executive’s delegated authority: the “automatic termination” provision ....
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Wednesday, March 24, 2021 |
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OHA Board Chair Testifies Before U.S. House Subcommittee on COVID-19 Impacts on Native Hawaiians
By News Release @ 9:32 PM :: 2272 Views :: OHA, COVID-19
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"...Native Hawaiians still lack parity with other Native Americans in many federal programs and policies....”
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Tuesday, March 23, 2021 |
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Age 65+ Dial 211 to Schedule COVID Vax
By News Release @ 11:04 PM :: 1840 Views :: COVID-19
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... to help those age 65 and above navigate the registration process, secure appointments and also help eligible individuals arrange for transportation ....
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Tuesday, March 23, 2021 |
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Hawaii is the State Where People Worry They'll Lose Their Income
By Selected News Articles @ 10:10 PM :: 2554 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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... Hawaii: 31.5% “expect someone in their household to have a loss in employment income in the next 4 weeks” ....
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Tuesday, March 23, 2021 |
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How to overcome vaccine hesitancy?
By News Release @ 8:46 PM :: 1737 Views :: COVID-19
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... targeted communications strategies may hold the key ....
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Monday, March 22, 2021 |
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โDoctors Tell State of Hawaii: โIโm leavingโ
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:00 AM :: 9035 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Taxes, COVID-19
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... There are few things more nonsensical than encouraging doctors to leave a state during a pandemic, but that is exactly what the Hawaii State Legislature is doing ....
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Friday, March 19, 2021 |
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Mayor Blangiardi meets with wedding industry demonstrators
By News Release @ 6:38 PM :: 3222 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, Tourism, COVID-19
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... Mayor Rick Blangiardi listened to members of the wedding industry during a demonstration outside of Honolulu Hale ....
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Friday, March 19, 2021 |
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Grassroot Institute Legislative Update
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:55 AM :: 3468 Views :: Ethics, Development, Hawaii State Government, Taxes, COVID-19
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... Hawaii's Legislature is about halfway through its 2021 session, and if we're lucky, the good will outweigh the bad when it's over ....
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Friday, March 19, 2021 |
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House Finance Committee Approves State Budgetย โ with Amendments
By News Release @ 4:09 AM :: 2740 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes, COVID-19
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... The $1.6 billion in federal funds allocated to the State in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) provides a temporary reprieve for the State's financial crisis. ....
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Thursday, March 18, 2021 |
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Ige Wins Lava Tube Award for โExtreme Anti-Transparency Measuresโ
By News Release @ 3:48 PM :: 2777 Views :: First Amendment, COVID-19
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... “one of the most extreme anti-transparency measures executed in the U.S.” ....
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Wednesday, March 17, 2021 |
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Federally Dependent States-- Hawaii 33rd
By Selected News Articles @ 8:15 PM :: 2407 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... Federal assistance to states has come into the spotlight recently during the coronavirus pandemic ....
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Wednesday, March 17, 2021 |
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Hawaii is the State Where Joblessness Has Skyrocketed
By Selected News Articles @ 7:54 PM :: 3128 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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... Hawaii and California had the highest jobless rates in January, at 10.2% and 9.0%, respectively. At the far end of the spectrum, South Dakota and Utah had the lowest rates, each at 3.1% ....
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Wednesday, March 17, 2021 |
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COVID-19 in Hawaiโi: Addressing Health Equity in Diverse Populations
By News Release @ 4:14 AM :: 2069 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... details the racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 infections and deaths in the state of Hawai‘i ....
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Tuesday, March 16, 2021 |
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DLIR: Hawaii Unemployment 10.2%
By News Release @ 4:59 AM :: 2945 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... Statewide, 588,050 were employed and 67,000 unemployed in January for a total seasonally adjusted labor force of 655,050 ....
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Tuesday, March 16, 2021 |
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DLIR: No Gap in Benefits Extended under Latest COVID Stimulus Bill
By News Release @ 4:54 AM :: 2152 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... Title IX of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 extends key unemployment insurance and assistance provisions of both the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) as well as the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ....
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Tuesday, March 16, 2021 |
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98 percent of Hawaiสปi residents say small business is important to Hawaiสปi
By News Release @ 4:47 AM :: 2173 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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... The “Peopleสปs Pulse Survey,” in partnership with OmniTrak and with the support of Central Pacific Bank Foundation, highlights the urgency of helping businesses through this extremely difficult time, Chamber President and CEO Sherry Menor-McNamara said....
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Monday, March 15, 2021 |
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New COVID Relief Law Creates $29 Billion Grant Program For Local Restaurants, Bars
By News Release @ 8:08 PM :: 2670 Views :: Small Business, Tourism, COVID-19
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... The grant is equal to the business’s pandemic-related revenue loss: 2019 gross receipts minus 2020 gross receipts ....
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Monday, March 15, 2021 |
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DOE, HSTA reach agreement to increase 4th quarter in-person learning
By News Release @ 7:45 PM :: 3121 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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... โincreasing number of students projected to return to in-person learning during the fourth quarter ....
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Friday, March 12, 2021 |
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Does the American Rescue Plan Ban State Tax Cuts?
By Tax Foundation @ 1:47 PM :: 2235 Views :: Taxes, COVID-19
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... Some states have experienced meaningful revenue declines. But many don’t have losses to offset, so they would have to identify other ways to spend a large infusion of one-time money ....
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Thursday, March 11, 2021 |
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Vaccinations for Age 65+ and Tourism Industry Workers Begin Monday
By News Release @ 11:48 PM :: 2615 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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"...This includes people who work in hotels and hospitality, food service, banking and finance, transportation, construction, media, logistics, information technology and more...."
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Thursday, March 11, 2021 |
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Ige: "Furloughs are off the table"
By News Release @ 6:37 PM :: 3091 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, COVID-19
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...Translation: Wage hikes coming on June 30 ....
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Thursday, March 11, 2021 |
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Pharmacists Vaccinate 90% of Patients in Care Homes on Oahu, Big Island
By News Release @ 6:28 PM :: 2749 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, COVID-19
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... Independent pharmacies on O‘ahu and Hawai‘i Island have administered first doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to about 10,000 residents and caregivers in approximately 1,700 small care homes and have now begun returning to administer second doses ....
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Thursday, March 11, 2021 |
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Honolulu Tier Three Modifications Allow Team Sports and Competitive Games
By News Release @ 6:19 PM :: 2255 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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... effective immediately, with the exception of the permitted team sports activities, which may begin as early as April 12, 2021 ....
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Monday, March 8, 2021 |
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VIDEO: Have Medical Professionals Been Forgotten Now That the Vaccine Has Arrived?
By Video @ 2:24 PM :: 2929 Views :: Health Care, COVID-19
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... The oversized postcard measures eight by twelve feet long is now on display at Castle Medical Center ....
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Monday, March 8, 2021 |
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Nurses at Maui Health System Vote to Approve Contract
By News Release @ 1:22 PM :: 2993 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor, COVID-19
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... The contract rewards the risks taken and sacrifices made by these workers during the pandemic ....
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Sunday, March 7, 2021 |
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Grassroot Institute supportsย Alaska bid seeking exemption fromย cruising ban
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:50 PM :: 2661 Views :: Jones Act, Tourism, COVID-19
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... Alaska's tourism industry is in deep trouble because foreign cruise ships may not carry passengers between U.S. ports without a foreign stop ....
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Sunday, March 7, 2021 |
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HIDOE releases guidelines to allow athletic workouts and practices
By News Release @ 1:16 AM :: 2069 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... restarting student athletic programming for high schools beginning Monday ....
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Saturday, March 6, 2021 |
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'Safe Travels' App to Become Vaccination Passport?
By News Release @ 2:16 AM :: 3453 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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... vaccination records will be supported by the standards being developed under the Vaccination Credential Initiative (VCI) ....
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Friday, March 5, 2021 |
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Federal COVID Aid: Hawaii Gets 143% of Losses
By Tax Foundation @ 7:47 PM :: 2649 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... Under the American Rescue Plan Act, states would receive $195.3 billion in aid, divided according to each state’s share of national unemployed workers ....
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Friday, March 5, 2021 |
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Ige Approves Kauai Return to 'Safe Travels' Program
By News Release @ 7:10 PM :: 2645 Views :: Kauai County, Tourism, COVID-19
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... with the legislature threatening to force Kauai back into the fold, it's 'game over' for anti-tourism activists--for now ....
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Friday, March 5, 2021 |
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New Survey: 50% of Hawaii businesses not paying rent
By News Release @ 6:59 PM :: 2985 Views :: Economy, Small Business, COVID-19
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... 1,126 Hawaiสปi business owners share their feedback ....
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Friday, March 5, 2021 |
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UHERO: Recovery Poised to Accelerate
By UHERO @ 7:00 AM :: 2684 Views :: Economy, Tourism, COVID-19
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... Falling virus counts and vaccination progress set the stage for a strengthening visitor industry recovery ....
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Thursday, March 4, 2021 |
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Vaccinations for age 70 and older begin Monday, March 8
By News Release @ 4:32 AM :: 2121 Views :: COVID-19
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"... We will closely monitor how quickly vaccines are used and may open to people age 65 and up and those in phase 1c in a couple of weeks,” Char said....
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Wednesday, March 3, 2021 |
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OHA releases $2.92 million in grant solicitations
By News Release @ 3:15 AM :: 2139 Views :: OHA, COVID-19
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... Applications are being solicited from nonprofit organizations that administer community-based projects designed to strengthen Hawaiian beneficiaries, families, and communities ....
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Wednesday, March 3, 2021 |
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Kauai asks to rejoin Hawaii Safe Travels program in April
By News Release @ 2:49 AM :: 2795 Views :: Kauai County, Tourism, COVID-19
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... At this time, more than 24,000 doses of vaccine have been administered on Kaua‘i, and by April we are confident that employees in the hospitality and food service industries will be offered vaccines ....
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Tuesday, March 2, 2021 |
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Ige Signs Bill Lowering Unemployment Tax
By News Release @ 8:24 PM :: 3059 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19
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... The measure allows employers to pay, on average, less than half of what they would otherwise pay into the system ....
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Tuesday, March 2, 2021 |
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DLIR: Decades-old Mainframe Behind Delays
By Selected News Articles @ 3:06 AM :: 2306 Views :: Labor, COVID-19
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... the technological backbone of the state’s UI program is an antiquated mainframe system that runs on a Natural database language ....
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Monday, March 1, 2021 |
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Hawaii Economy Projected to Grow 2.7% in 2021
By News Release @ 2:06 PM :: 2235 Views :: Economy, COVID-19
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...DBEDT estimates that Hawaii’s real GDP fell by approximately 7.5 percent in 2020, a smaller decline than the 11.7 percent contraction forecast in the previous quarter....
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Saturday, February 27, 2021 |
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Hawaii Among States Taxing Forgiven PPP Loans
By Tax Foundation @ 7:36 PM :: 5505 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19
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... If policymakers wish to avoid imposing taxes on these small business lifelines they need to act quickly, as tax deadlines are fast approaching ....
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Friday, February 26, 2021 |
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January 2021 visitor arrivals drop 80.1%
By News Release @ 12:04 AM :: 3061 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, COVID-19
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... In January, a total of 171,976 visitors traveled to Hawaii by air service, compared to 862,574 ....
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Thursday, February 25, 2021 |
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HIDOE Allows In-person School Graduation Ceremonies
By News Release @ 11:06 PM :: 2574 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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"...allow additional flexibility for our schools beyond virtual options in bringing our graduates together for this momentous occasion...."
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Thursday, February 25, 2021 |
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Hawaii Unemployment Tops in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:02 AM :: 3625 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Tourism, COVID-19
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... In December, Hawaii had the highest unemployment rate among the states at 9.3%, followed by Nevada at an unemployment rate of 9.2%. Both of these rates are higher than the national unemployment rate of 6.7%....
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Thursday, February 25, 2021 |
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Auditor Releases Community Survey of Honolulu Residents
By News Release @ 3:23 AM :: 2433 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... Only a little more than half of Honolulu residents surveyed consider the city and county’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic to be effective ....
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