As Hawaii carefully considers reopening the economy, the first laboratory- based coronavirus antibody tests will begin Thursday to ascertain how many people have actually been infected in the islands. Read more
The 94-bed acute care hospital in Kealakekua said it is minimizing the number of employees entering the patient’s isolation room and following precautions outlined by the CDC. Read more
Pukalani resident Lillian Seiser, 95, was admitted to Maui Memorial Medical Center on Feb. 29 for a urinary tract infection and, six weeks later, tested positive for the coronavirus. Read more
Hawaii has reached an apparent milestone in the coronavirus pandemic with just four new cases and zero new infections on the most densely populated island, Oahu. Read more
Under the rules by the Department of Liquor Control, it is unlawful to “give any premium or free goods of intoxicating liquor or other merchandise in connection with the sale of any intoxicating liquor or to offer or to provide any premium or free goods of intoxicating liquor in connection with the sale of other merchandise.” Read more
As state officials contemplate how to safely reopen Hawaii, they cautioned the future for island residents will be anything but a return to normal. Read more
Under the federal guidelines, states with declining infections and a robust testing system can gradually reopen in phases. Read more
Hawaii health officials are investigating half a dozen COVID-19 clusters throughout the islands as the number of cases continues to creep up. Read more
Hawaii health officials are investigating the state’s second cluster of COVID-19 infections, this one among employees at McDonald’s locations in Kailua-Kona. Read more
Hawaii health officials are calling for volunteers to help in the fight against the coronavirus. Read more
The Health Department said there is no risk to customers because “the restaurant was taking necessary physical distancing measures to protect customers.” Read more
Maui Memorial Medical Center is dealing with a growing cluster of COVID-19-infected workers and increasing distrust among staff at the island’s only acute-care hospital. Read more
A patient and three more health care workers have contracted the coronavirus at Maui Memorial Medical Center, bringing the cluster of cases at the island’s largest hospital to 19. Read more
Hawaii’s first cluster of health care workers infected with the novel coronavirus was discovered on Maui, which also reported its second death within days. Read more
Potentially hundreds of people may have been in direct contact with the infected workers and are now at risk, sources said. Read more
Lt. Gov. Josh Green and other community physicians are calling on state health officials to do more extensive testing for coronavirus, as Hawaii gears up for the peak of the outbreak in the islands. Read more
Hawaii saw its lowest daily total of new coronavirus cases in 10 days, but state health officials are urging residents not to let their guard down. Read more
The latest fatality was an elderly Oahu resident had been hospitalized in critical condition on life support for several weeks after returning from travel to Washington state. Read more
Victorino said the county was notified early this morning of the positive test result for a female resident who has some travel history. Read more
The mayor clarified that he isn’t asking residents to wear surgical or N95 masks that are reserved for health care workers on the front lines. Read more
An older Oahu man recently hospitalized with multiple medical issues became Hawaii’s first fatality linked to the new coronavirus as cases in the islands climbed to 224. Read more
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