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Friday, June 18, 2021 |
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Hawaii Pre-Travel Testing Program Expands to French Polynesia
By News Release @ 9:45 PM :: 2353 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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... Hawaii - Tahiti flights begin Aug 7 ....
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Wednesday, June 16, 2021 |
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Free Money from the Sky: Another $100 for MEUCs
By News Release @ 9:43 PM :: 2624 Views :: Labor, Small Business, COVID-19
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... Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced it will start processing MEUC applications beginning on June 17, 2021 ....
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Monday, June 14, 2021 |
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Make $100K? COVID Money will Pay Your Rent and Utilities
By News Release @ 6:49 PM :: 2454 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19
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"... a household of four people earning up to $100,700 a year in total and demonstrating financial hardship from the pandemic can qualify for support ...."
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Sunday, June 13, 2021 |
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Taxing Government Largesse
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2805 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19
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...“Landlords are subject to GET on these amounts whether the payments are received from the tenants or directly from the agency that administers the relief program on behalf of the tenant.” The same reasoning applies to income tax, federal and state....
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Saturday, June 12, 2021 |
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End COVID-19 transparency dodge
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:50 AM :: 2661 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, COVID-19
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... Hawaii businesses might be reopening, but Hawaii government agencies still have a ways to go ....
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Wednesday, June 9, 2021 |
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Vaccinations Make Honolulu 14th Most Livable City on Earth
By News Release @ 6:06 PM :: 2452 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... The biggest gainer in this year’s index is Honolulu. The city rose 46 places to fourteenth after its strong progress in containing the pandemic and rolling out its vaccination programme ....
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Monday, June 7, 2021 |
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Hawaii Worst State Economy in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 11:51 PM :: 3417 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... Hawaii is struggling with the highest unemployment rate in the country, at 9% ....
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Monday, June 7, 2021 |
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DoH Survey Shows 92% Intend to Get Vaccinated
By News Release @ 5:48 PM :: 1659 Views :: COVID-19
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... those with a college degree (75%) were more likely to be fully vaccinated than were those without a degree (47%) ....
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Saturday, June 5, 2021 |
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Ige: Inter-island travel restrictions end June 15
By News Release @ 3:48 AM :: 2936 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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... The governor also announced that beginning June 15, travelers entering the state who have been vaccinated in Hawai‘i may bypass quarantine without a pre-travel test ....
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Friday, June 4, 2021 |
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Don't criminalize COVID-19 rule breakers
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:56 PM :: 2372 Views :: Law Enforcement, COVID-19
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... When you turn ordinary behavior into criminal behavior overnight, you need to be prepared for some unjust results ....
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Friday, June 4, 2021 |
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Map: How Many are Vaccinated in Your Zip Code?
By News Release @ 6:24 AM :: 2940 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... as of June 3, over half (52%) of Hawaii’s total population has been fully vaccinated and 59% have received at least one dose ....
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Friday, June 4, 2021 |
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DLIR: Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Recipients will Have to Look for Work
By News Release @ 6:11 AM :: 2126 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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... PUA claimants will need to begin reporting the three job contacts on June 20, 2021 ....
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Sunday, May 30, 2021 |
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A Government of (Suspended) Laws, Not Men
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2202 Views :: COVID-19
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... Government should be based on clearly written laws, and not on the unpredictable will of one or even a few people ....
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Saturday, May 29, 2021 |
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Ige: More Re-openings at 60% Vaccination Rate
By News Release @ 3:09 AM :: 3169 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, Tourism, COVID-19
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... wait until the State of Hawaii has vaccinated at least 60 percent of residents before allowing higher occupancy ....
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Friday, May 28, 2021 |
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COVID Vax Available at Malls, Beach Park Saturday
By News Release @ 11:56 PM :: 1607 Views :: COVID-19
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... Vaccination sites are planned across the state at accessible locations such as malls, restaurants, farmers markets, and a beach park Saturday, May 29 ....
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Thursday, May 27, 2021 |
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484K Visitors to Hawaii in April, 2021
By Hawaii Tourism Authority @ 6:44 PM :: 2258 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, COVID-19
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... 484,071 visitors arrived by air service to the Hawaiian Islands in April 2021, down 43.0 percent from the April 2019 count of 849,397 visitors ...
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Thursday, May 27, 2021 |
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DBEDT: Hawaii Economic Recovery Accelerating
By News Release @ 12:36 AM :: 2498 Views :: Economy, Tourism, COVID-19
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... DBEDT revised its economic growth projection for 2021 to 3.5 percent, up from 2.7 percent ....
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Wednesday, May 26, 2021 |
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President Biden signs bill exempting Alaska Cruise Ships from PVSA
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:55 PM :: 2711 Views :: Jones Act, Tourism, COVID-19
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... The Alaska Tourism Restoration Act provides the Last Frontier temporary relief from the 135-year-old PVSA, which requires foreign-flagged vessels carrying passengers between U.S. ports to stop in a foreign port as part of the itinerary ....
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Wednesday, May 26, 2021 |
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Hawaii ranks 2nd healthiest state in US
By News Release @ 2:40 AM :: 3278 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, COVID-19
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... best and worst ranked states closely correlate with 2020 presidential election results ....
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Tuesday, May 25, 2021 |
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Hawaii 5-year Growth Rate 2nd Lowest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 11:12 PM :: 2334 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... total employment in Hawaii declined by 10% between 2016 and 2021 ....
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Tuesday, May 25, 2021 |
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Ige Lifts Outdoor Mask Mandate
By News Release @ 11:06 PM :: 1908 Views :: COVID-19
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... The indoor mask mandate remains unchanged ....
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Tuesday, May 25, 2021 |
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Mayor Victorino offers sneak peak of Governor Ige’s Tuesday press conference
By News Release @ 2:18 AM :: 2000 Views :: Maui County, COVID-19
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... imminent changes to state emergency rules related to youth ocean sports and mask-wearing ....
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Tuesday, May 25, 2021 |
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HECO Urges COVID Deadbeats to Set up Payment Plan
By News Release @ 2:12 AM :: 2125 Views :: Energy, COVID-19
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... Moratorium end on May 31 will not trigger immediate disconnections for past due customers ....
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Sunday, May 23, 2021 |
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Teacher Payments and the “Me Too” Syndrome
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2509 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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... House Bill 613, another bill that has undergone radical metamorphosis while in our Legislature. ...
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Sunday, May 23, 2021 |
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School Closures will Cost Trillions--And Nobody is Worse than Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 2:51 AM :: 2708 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... While 12 states are at 100 percent, Hawaii as the worst state is at 38.5 percent and California as the next is at 53.5 percent ....
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Saturday, May 22, 2021 |
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April 2021 Hotel Revenues up 138%
By Hawaii Tourism Authority @ 4:28 PM :: 2263 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, COVID-19
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... ADR was more than double last year’s level ($300, +138.6%), and occupancy was 50.8 percent (+42.0 percentage points), which would have been disappointing performance pre-pandemic ....
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Tuesday, May 18, 2021 |
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Spectators allowed at permitted outdoor sporting events
By News Release @ 4:20 AM :: 1802 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... The rule continues to prohibit socializing and potlucks at the field/court before or after the scheduled sports activity ....
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Monday, May 17, 2021 |
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Facial Imaging Now Operational at Five Hawaii Airports
By News Release @ 7:56 PM :: 3034 Views :: Law Enforcement, Tourism, COVID-19
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... Airports Division announces the operation of Phase III of the thermal temperature screening and facial imaging project at Hawaii’s five major airports that accept trans-Pacific flights ....
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Monday, May 17, 2021 |
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Arrested at Airport: Nigerian Prince Allegedly Defrauded Hawaii Unemployment
By News Release @ 7:34 PM :: 3814 Views :: Law Enforcement, COVID-19
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... the arrestee is a senior aide to the Governor of the Nigerian State of Ogun, just outside Lagos ....
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Monday, May 17, 2021 |
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UH to require COVID-19 vaccination for on-campus students this fall
By News Release @ 3:45 PM :: 2051 Views :: Higher Education, COVID-19
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... This means that, to be on any UH campus, students must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 ....
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Saturday, May 15, 2021 |
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Hawaii Juvenile COVID Cases Surging
By Andrew Walden @ 5:45 AM :: 2315 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... age 0-17 is now at its highest peak since late August, 2020 ....
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Saturday, May 15, 2021 |
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Rep Ward: "It's clearly time to open up the State Capitol"
By Rep Gene Ward @ 2:25 AM :: 2447 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... The State Capitol has been closed since March of 2020 when the pandemic began, and unlike other State and government buildings across our State, the Capitol has remained closed to the public ....
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Friday, May 14, 2021 |
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Now is the time to ‘get real’ about Hawaii’s future
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:41 PM :: 2522 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... losing the state’s best and brightest to opportunities elsewhere ....
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Thursday, May 13, 2021 |
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Schatz Calls On Ige To Lift Restrictions On Youth Sports
By News Release @ 9:08 PM :: 2243 Views :: Education K-12, Congressional Delegation, COVID-19
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... In his letter to the governor, Schatz cites Hawai‘i’s progress on vaccinations and its low case counts, as well as the importance of safely lifting restrictions and returning to a more normal life ....
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Thursday, May 13, 2021 |
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$10M Taxpayer Money in 'High Tech' Giveaways
By News Release @ 8:58 PM :: 1892 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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"... to 36 small businesses across Hawaii for PPE manufacturing ...."
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Thursday, May 13, 2021 |
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HECO vs PUC on Kapolei Battery Farm
By News Release @ 4:29 PM :: 2333 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, COVID-19
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... Hawaiian Electric is asking the PUC to approve the KES project but without the operational and financial conditions it imposed in its April 29, 2021, decision and order (No. 37754) ....
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Thursday, May 13, 2021 |
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What happens after Pride of America says ‘aloha’ to Hawaii?
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:14 AM :: 4269 Views :: Jones Act, Tourism, COVID-19
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... If the 2,186-passenger cruise liner were redeployed or retired today, there would be no comparable ship to replace it under federal law ....
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Wednesday, May 12, 2021 |
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Pfizer Vax Now Available for Age 12+
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 1848 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that 12 to 15-year-olds receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine ....
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Monday, May 10, 2021 |
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Hirono: Lets Use COVID Aid to Blackmail United Airlines
By News Release @ 3:19 AM :: 5041 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Labor, Tourism, COVID-19
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"... require any new PSP agreement with United Airlines or any applicant require the airline to refrain from outsourcing jobs ...."
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Saturday, May 8, 2021 |
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Travel Weekly: Grassroot Institute Cruises the Last Frontier
By Selected News Articles @ 10:36 PM :: 2592 Views :: Jones Act, Tourism, COVID-19
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... it's been deemed easier to work with Canada rather than those within the U.S. government committed to preserving the status quo ....
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Saturday, May 8, 2021 |
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Ige Signs Proclamation--Vaccine Passport Begins May 11
By News Release @ 3:40 AM :: 2827 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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... The state’s Safe Travels platform went online today, allowing travelers to upload their travel information and vaccination data ....
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Saturday, May 8, 2021 |
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Statewide List of Walk-In COVID Vaccination Sites
By News Release @ 1:54 AM :: 1923 Views :: COVID-19
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... By getting the vaccine and encouraging your loved ones to do the same, we will be able to return to a comfortable level of normalcy and safety ....
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Friday, May 7, 2021 |
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Ige Approves Kauai's Move to Tier Three
By News Release @ 3:15 AM :: 2370 Views :: Kauai County, COVID-19
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... The more cautious tier was activated after the island’s average case count remained elevated for the past two weeks ....
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Thursday, May 6, 2021 |
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O‘ahu to continue in Tier 3 four more weeks
By News Release @ 9:15 PM :: 2658 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19
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... while the county and the state work together on incorporating vaccination counts on O‘ahu into modified metrics for the Tier system ....
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Thursday, May 6, 2021 |
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44% of small-businesses have job openings they can't fill
By News Release @ 8:15 PM :: 2616 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19
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... This number is 22 points higher than the 48-year historical average ....
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Wednesday, May 5, 2021 |
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Hawaii Tourism Recovery Slowest in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 11:05 PM :: 2635 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, COVID-19
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... States that are Recovering the Quickest from COVID-19 ....
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Tuesday, May 4, 2021 |
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HECO Disconnect Moratorium Ends May 31
By News Release @ 11:35 PM :: 2180 Views :: Energy, COVID-19
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... Past due customers can avoid collection activity by setting up payment plan ....
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