COVID-19

...DoE's designed-to-fail scheme is falling apart....

...one new death, three new hospitalizations....

...“Our schools are woefully underprepared to deliver a distance learning program should a school be shut down by the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) due to the spread of COVID-19,” said HSTA President Corey Rosenlee....

...Teachers return on Wednesday, July 29....

... one new hospitalization, no new deaths ....

... the Supply-Demand Connection They Won’t Talk About at UH: Hawaii’s artificial restriction of land supply has profited KSBE, A&B and other major landowners by making housing unaffordable for middle class and working class families.  Greenmail protests and litigation by OHA, sovereignty activists and enviro groups shapes the land-use environment and drives young families out of Hawaii ....

...the industry groups say the law will endanger guests and employees by increasing the frequency of cleaning staff in guest rooms, creating more opportunities to catch and spread the Covid-19 virus in a confined space....

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

...ten new hospitalizations, no new deaths....

...States Whose Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Most....

...one new death, one new hospitalization....

...Waiving the entire “annual required contribution” or ARC payment to EUTF for this year would save the state about $840 million, according to one official….

...which measures changes in employment and employee wages, monthly revenue and revenue sources, current state of operations and plan for trans-Pacific tourism opening, impact of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and business outlook....

...one new hospitalization, one new death....

...one new hospitalization, no new deaths....

...Employment–population ratio, Hawaii 2nd lowest in USA....

...four new hospitalizations, no new deaths, 30 released....

...the state’s total employment rate, as well as its unemployment rate, will not return to its pre-pandemic level until 2029....

... five new hospitalizations, no new deaths ....

... only 7% found them “Mostly Unreasonable” violations of individual rights ....

... UH Board of Regents resolution calls for emergency proclamation, drastic cuts ....

...The surveys focused on distance-learning experiences during the closure of school buildings following spring break....

...exemptions for out-of-state college students registered to attend school in Hawaiʻi in the fall....

... The program is now scheduled to begin on Sept. 1 ....

...Hawaii’s low numbers came at enormous cost....

... three new deaths and three new hospitalizations ....

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

...Truslow was initially told it would take two to four days. Then CVS said five or six days. On the sixth day, the pharmacy estimated it would take 10 days....

...a new one-day record for new cases....

... donning rose-colored glasses and approaching the budget shortfall as a temporary setback ....

...151,071 valid claims are being paid....

...the Hawaii Legislature should not make a dismal situation worse....

...people want what works, and they don’t care about the toxicity....

"...The people of Hawaii are facing a dead economy, and thousands are waiting in food lines to feed their families...."

...DHS will share Native Hawaiian data tables from its programs with OHA to help assess the impacts COVID-19 is having on Hawaiʻi’s indigenous people....

... 17 coronavirus cases tied to exercise classes at 2 Oahu gyms ....

"...The revenue profiles of the state and the city and county are quite different. The state is much more exposed to volatile revenue sources such as general excise tax and transient accommodation tax (TAT)...."

... what will be your school's class schedule? ....

...one new hospitalization, no new deaths....

...Food Safety Branch will begin to temporarily suspend the operations of restaurants, bars and other food establishments that do not comply.... 

...Beginning in May, CMS required nursing homes that participate in Medicare and Medicaid to inform residents, their families, and their representatives within 12 hours of when a single confirmed COVID-19 case is reported, or when three or more residents or staffers develop respiratory symptoms within 72 hours of each other....

...three new hospitalizations, no new deaths....

...Hawaii and Alaska have the lowest per capita COVID death tolls in the USA-- Hawaii is among the most restrictive states, Alaska is more moderate....

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

...according to Senator Thielen CARES money was put in the Rainy Day fund so the governor couldn’t touch it....

...Honolulu county can't afford to borrow more for rail, Grassroot Institute says....

...It will drill down the spread of COVID-19 among specific communities, unlike current models which only focus on the region as a whole....

...Order 5: Non-Medical Grade Face Coverings now requires everyone on O‘ahu to wear non-medical grade face coverings over their noses and mouths.... 

...one new hospitalization, no new deaths....

...When the opinion starts this way, you know which way it is headed....