...the State of Emergency is not justified by the numbers.... 

...one new hospitalization....

...Jobs declined by 121,800 over-the-month....

...Medicare covers tests with no out-of-pocket costs.  Medicare does not require a doctor’s order for you to get tested....

...“Promises quicker and safer opening of our economy”....

...Hawaii is 9th at 36.6%....

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

... Sampling wastewater is experimental but can provide broad testing results to indicate COVID-19 prevalence ....

...to expand testing capacity to help put Oʻahu safely back to work....

...The regents are expected to vote on the new internal management structure at their May 21 meeting....

...Double Nat'l Unemployment at Height of Great Depression....

...Protocols for testing, along contact tracing and quarantine as needed, are key components in UHʻs plans to resume in-person instruction at UH....

... like the business closures, curfews, checkpoints and drones ....

...For the first time in state history, a judicial swearing-in ceremony was conducted by videoconference and broadcast live on the Judiciary’s YouTube channel....

...TMC Lab will collaborate with Community Health Centers across Oʻahu and provide capacity to perform up to 50,000 COVID-19 tests and 49,000 antibody tests through the end of 2020....

...A total of 41,205 individuals have been tested in the state....

...two weeks ago Hawaii was the most restrictive state....

...Malama Meals has provided nearly 350,000 free meals to individuals impacted by the Coronavirus Crisis....

...The House also passed SB 3139 SD1 HD1 to transfer the remaining $635 million of the CARES Act money into the State’s Emergency Budget Reserve or “rainy day” fund to hold until decision can be made in June how to best use the funds....

...According to the plan – the state will start to gradually re-open medium-risk businesses and operations beginning in June – assuming the state’s COVID-19 activity remains manageable....