...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....

...If you have COVID-19, ask your doctor for a prescription....

... Now’s Not The Time To Raise Taxes And Fees....

...There have been nearly 7,000 laboratory tests conducted for COVID-19 samples from Hawai‘i with 151 positive results to date....

...The antibody test being used by the million in Britain produces false negatives.  It also produces false positives.  The false negatives are dangerous to the uninformed.  But the false positives are all potential lifesavers....

...Hawaii needs to quickly adopt and implement a plan to control and then halt the spread of the coronavirus....

...social distancing has significant economic impacts....

...Measure includes critical funds for Hawai‘i workers, families, businesses and health care providers....

...There are approximately 10,000 students who are eligible to earn diplomas this year....

...with the coronavirus recession underway, raising the minimum wage is a bad idea....

...To date, there have been more than 5,800 tests conducted for COVID-19 samples from Hawai‘i with 120 positive results.... 

...Current estimates about the Covid-19 fatality rate may be too high by orders of magnitude....

...The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a paradox on its hands....

...Statewide Effort Underway to Identify Certain Inmates for Release from the Prison Population Amid COVID-19 Concerns....

...More than one in four jobs in Nevada, Hawaii and Wyoming are at risk....

...As part of his supplemental emergency proclamation, Ige suspended the state’s Sunshine Law, which allows public access to the meetings of government bodies. He also suspended the state’s open records law — the Uniform Information Practices Act — which governs access to public records....