...ordered Federal assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts....

...totals as of 12:00 noon on April 1, 2020....

...Every registered voter should be on the lookout for a signature capture card in their mailbox....

Henry Opukahai'a was an orphan raised by his uncle to be a pagan priest....

...Common Cause Hawaii sent a letter today to Gov. David Ige and the state's four county mayors, signed by more than 40 groups and individuals, imploring them to restore open government in Hawaii....

"...As always, we are responding quickly to the needs and opportunities of the times...."

...life before COVID....

...Dr. Mary J. Ruwart, a well-known research scientist and ethicist discusses how the federal government has handled its response to the Coronavirus....

...all ballots MUST be returned by postal mail by May 22....

...One of the 20 new cases required hospitalization. Three new recoveries were also reported, for a total of 58 recoveries....

... Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to ship 31M donated doses to states ....

...the job count will average 11% lower than 2019 for the year as a whole, and real income will be more than 3% lower. Visitor arrivals for the year will be down an astounding 41%....

...Inside the COVID-19 case investigation process with State Epidemiological Specialist Myra Ching-Lee....

...The ventilators are based on an emergency design developed at the University of Texas at Austin, which is being used nationwide....

...Hawaii remains one of only two states with zero fatalities....

...Dr Sarah Park, Hawaii State Epidemiologist, goes on a 10-minute rant against testing which must be heard to be believed....

...We strongly urge government branches and agencies to recommit to, and not retrench from, their duty to include the public in the policy-making process....

...given the magnitude of the potential claims arising out the present situation, one way to bring the takings, commandeering, landlord-tenant, insurance, and other closely-related issues to a quick(er) resolution....

... 175 cases statewide, including 49 who have recovered ....

...only four votes this week, but they were big ones....