Archive for Apr. 9, 2020

Top Headlines

IMF head foresees worst global economic downturn since Great Depression

Mayor Michael Victorino announces curfew for Maui County among other rules to curb spread of coronavirus

Grand Princess passengers sue cruise line, alleging negligence in coronavirus handling

CDC extends no-sail order for cruises until COVID-19 pandemic is declared over

Attorney General William Barr says Russia probe was started ‘without basis’

Hawaii island police to crack down on dirt bike, ATV usage on public roads

Hawaii island police need help finding wanted Keaau man

4 Oahu residents to leave Pacific Princess at Honolulu Harbor Monday; 7 Pride of America crew members have COVID-19

Up to 100 Hawaii inmates to be transferred to Federal Detention Center to ease threat of coronavirus spread

First visitors to arrive after state’s mandatory 14-day quarantine released from order

Special Master Foley recommends state move ahead with a plan to release inmates

VIDEO: Mayor Kirk Caldwell and HPD Chief Susan Ballard announce city curfew pilot program over weekend

Wall Street caps best week since 1974 on latest Fed stunner

WATCH LIVE: Trump and the coronavirus task force give daily briefing on pandemic

Hawaii confirmed coronavirus cases rise to 442, up 7

Hawaiian Airlines flew 45% fewer passsengers this March, which dragged down first quarter

Murakami, Morishige, Espinda to address Hawaii Senate Special Committee on COVID-19

Light trades to continue into weekend as cold front approaches Hawaiian islands from northwest

VIDEO: Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell joins the COVID-19 Care Conversation

General says coronavirus may affect more Navy ships

U.K.’s Boris Johnson out of intensive care as his condition improves

All Kauai vacation rentals and golf courses to close to reduce spread of coronavirus

Massive effort to get Los Angeles homeless into hotels amid coronavirus pandemic

U.S. economy unlikely to recover as rapidly as it collapsed

Wiped out of toilet paper? Here’s why

Senators block new coronavirus aid, Pelosi decries ‘stunt’

U.K. truck driver pleads guilty in deaths of 39 Vietnamese

16.8M Americans out of work; Easter celebrations move online

Hawaii News

Mayor Kirk Caldwell rejects planned pay raises, opposite of what cabinet members said a week ago

Police charge Hilo man for allegedly threatening to infect officers with coronavirus

University of Hawaii offers students alternative grading system for coronavirus-disrupted spring semester

Hawaii officials cannot say when state unemployment checks will include extra $600 federal payments

Coronavirus pandemic threatens to delay opening date for Honolulu rail line

Hawaii public schools to remain closed until state goes 4 weeks without new COVID-19 cases

Demand for electricity has dropped during pandemic, Hawaiian Electric says

Hawaii Pacific University extending online-only instruction into summer semester due to ongoing coronavirus concerns

Former Hawaiian Electric CEO Alan Oshima to lead Hawaii’s coronavirus economic recovery initiative

Irene Hirano Inouye, widow of Daniel Inouye, was a top leader in U.S.-Japan relations

Military won’t say how many coronavirus cases in Hawaii

Hawaii to redeploy initial idle state workers by Monday

Lt. Gov. Josh Green questions plan to release prisoners amid coronavirus outbreak

Honolulu Zoo receives accreditation after two years of trying

Valley Isle records Hawaii’s 6th coronavirus death; at least 15 employees Maui Memorial Medical Center test positive

Warm, muggy days and cool nights forecast for Hawaiian islands

Kokua Line: Disability parking permits handled by mail during pandemic

Kauai, Big Isle housing markets fine before COVID-19 impact

Sports

Television and radio – April 9, 2020

Scoreboard

Former UH receiver John Ursua waiting for NFL to start back up

IncrediBows of 2015-16 win vote as best ever

Ferd Lewis: Matias was much more than his 4 home runs

Crave

6 cocktail recipes to spice up your virtual happy hour at home during the coronavirus pandemic

Editorial

Column: Hawaii’s endangered state mammal still needs malama

Column: Don’t let myths disguise horrifying nature of domestic abuse

Editorial: Pursue options to move inmates

Off the News: Donations of PPEs welcomed

Letters: Protect those workers who protect all of us; Make your own face masks; Use mapping software