...Hawaii County is still going its own way....

...Hawaii ranks 17th for Medicaid spending, 46th for quality....

...Michael Levitt, a Nobel laureate and Stanford biophysicist, began analyzing the number of COVID-19 cases worldwide in January and correctly calculated that China would get through the worst of its coronavirus outbreak long before many health experts had predicted....

"...The only way to contain community spread of the virus is to impose a shelter-in-place directive upon all persons in Hawaii...."

...Airline to focus on returning guests home ahead of Hawai‘i’s March 26 quarantine....

...islandwide nighttime curfew beginning Friday, March 20. The curfew will be in effect from 9 p.m. through 5 a.m. daily until further notice....

...all individuals are ordered to stay at their place of residence startyng Mon March 23, 2020 at 430pm....

...Mayor Victorino announces Public Health Emergency Rules for Maui County....

...bills introduced and votes in Congress....

...Governor Ige’s 14-day quarantine announcement may feel like a health precaution, but it's really a tourism marketing plan....

...Why is this latest effort by Hawaiian officials political suicide? Because ……. Sher Edling....

...Another eight cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Hawai’i as of noon Sunday, state officials said....

...the JSC is extending the application period for one Supreme Court vacancy and is now considering a retention petition for Chief Justice Recktenwald.... 

...When do Legislators know that enough is enough?  -- When somebody — or preferably LOTS of somebodies — tells them....

“...With the majority of Hawaiʻi’s COVID-19 cases linked to travel, it is critical that we further mitigate the spread of the virus by both residents and visitors who are coming from out-of-state....”

...21% of Hawaii businesses will lose more than $10,000 a day if they stop operations....

...Most Traffic, Criminal, and Civil Cases Postponed Until After April 30....

...alleged Meth Dealer to be removed from Committees by Reso set for approval at March 25 meeting....

...We recognize that these actions will have immediate and significant economic impacts. However, we remain gravely concerned that a prolonged and widespread outbreak in our State may significantly impact our economy for years to come.... 

...HSTA revels in accountability-free utopia.  Hawaii college applicants will not be so lucky....