COVID-19

... we must come together when the government overreaches and threatens fundamental rights ....

... Now that the cat is out of the bag, will voters in Manoa reelect their antivaxxer Rep in 2022? ....

... The New York measure upon which this Honolulu resolution is based is already being challenged in court and has been criticized for its intrusions ....

... We have a duty to elect pro-science leaders, but some of our elected Democrats protest with anti-vaxxers ....

... DOH released a new cluster report identifying 70 COVID-19 clusters statewide, totaling 1,374 cases. Eighteen clusters occurred on Oʻahu, 44 occurred on Maui, one occurred on Hawaiʻi Island and seven occurred on Kauaʻi. ....

... the science behind creating vaccines is not new. It has been around for more than 200 years ....

... Instead of drawing attention to these protesters, political leaders should be out at vaccination sites thanking people for getting vaxxed and highlighting the stories behind their decision to get vaxxed.  These stories will convince others to get vaxxed ....

... Enrollment at Hawaii's public and charter schools for the 2021-22 school year decreased to 171,600 students, compared with enrollment of 174,704 students at the start of last school year — a difference of 1.7% ....

... Unvaccinated UH students and employees are required to upload proof of a negative COVID-19 test to the LumiSight UH app to be on a UH campus or property during the fall 2021 semester ....

... Disinformation continues to flow all over the social media while the unvaccinated are filling hospital beds on ICUs ....

... “Pope Francis has made it clear that being vaccinated can be an act of charity toward the community in order to curtail the spread of the virus.” ....

... if you implement a policy that segregates the vaccinated with the unvaccinated, we're inadvertently incentivizing the unvaccinated community to gather and spread COVID within their own communities ....

... This affects individuals receiving Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC), and Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation (MEUC). ...

... City launches “Safe Access O‘ahu” program to help protect businesses, employees and customers ....

... Dr. Keawe Kaholokula of the John A. Burns School of Medicine addresses 10 fears and rumors about the vaccine currently circulating in our community ....

... Here is the Supreme Court majority's explanation of why the moratorium is illegal ....

... Campbell HS is #1 followed by Waipahu, Kapolei, and Farrington ....

... Would the Hawaiian Kingdom Compel Everyone to Take the COVID-19 Vaccine? The Answer is “YES” ....

... The other shoe -- perhaps the most predictable shoe drop in legal history -- dropped yesterday ....

... DBEDT revised its economic growth projection for 2021 to 2.7 percent, down from  3.5 percent ....

... I have to laugh because they mocked me as being sheep but, uh, they are the ones taking enough of a toxic substance made for sheep! ....

... Hawaii feed stores seeing spike in Ivermectin sales--One Person Poisoned ....

... 87% fully vaccinated and close to 5% partially vaccinated ....

... His Holiness the Dalai Lama receiving the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at Zonal Hospital, Dharamshala, H.P., India ....

... The modification will be in effect for 28 days ....

"Getting the vaccines that are authorized by the respective authorities is an act of love. I pray to God that each one of us can make his or her own small gesture of love, no matter how small, love is always grand."

... The largest businesses of 50 or more employees reported the lowest proportion of vaccinations at their workplaces ....

“While millions of people have already safely received COVID-19 vaccines, we recognize that for some, the FDA approval of a vaccine may now instill additional confidence to get vaccinated."

"I recommend: Take the vaccines.  I did it." -- Donald J Trump, August 22, 2021

... Nazi experiments?  Flu is worse?  Livestock deworming pill is the cure?  Hydroxychloroquine?  All of these tired old anti-vaxxer chestnuts are front and center ....

... Everywhere you look, there are indications that people are losing patience with the current style of governance and the uncertainty of living under executive orders .... 

... Chinese Social Credit System ....

... Total cases: 383 (of these, 276 cases had no HIDOE facility impact) ....

... in comparison with July 2020 nonfarm jobs have risen by 53,000, or 10.0 percent. However, in comparison with March 2020 (last month prior to pandemic effects), nonfarm jobs were down by 72,400, or -11.1 percent. ...

... More than 90% of students attending the 10 campuses of the University of Hawaiʻi have been vaccinated for the COVID-19 virus or plan to be ....

... During most of this pandemic, the infection rate in the Native Hawaiian community was below the curve. That has changed with the more aggressive Delta variant ....

... They are expected to work in Hawai‘i for eight weeks each ....

... DLIR today announced it will not open statewide offices as planned on September 7, 2021 due to the significant increase in COVID-19 cases ....

... A class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court on Friday for City and County workers who believe they are being forced to take the COVID- 19 vaccine ....

... The City & County of Honolulu is the only Hawaii government employer that is not providing all unvaccinated employees the “alternative” of regular COVID-19 testing ....

... they believe their sacred union contracts supersede all other laws including health emergency laws ....

... HSTA parent union supports Ige's mandatory vaccination-or-testing program .... 

... what may turn out to be the biggest fraud wave in U.S. history ....

... It’s been about 525 days since the first lockdown began ....

... This week's total cases: 325 (70 cases with no HIDOE facility impact) ....

... Employees who certify and provide proof of full vaccination will not be subject to testing requirement ....

... scheduled to take effect on August 23, 2021, the first day of the 2021 fall semester ....

... 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 ....

... Higher income limits mean more Oʻahu renters can qualify ....

... Gov. David Ige restricts indoor gatherings to 10 people and outdoor activities to 25 ....