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Blood Bank of Hawaii hoping more convalescent plasma donors step up
For COVID-19 survivor Jonathan Vuylsteke, donating convalescent plasma is a simple way to give back to the community as well as fight the battle against the pandemic. Read more
For COVID-19 survivor Jonathan Vuylsteke, donating convalescent plasma is a simple way to give back to the community as well as fight the battle against the pandemic. Read more
No ethnic group has been hit harder by the coronavirus pandemic than Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. That became clear in Hawaii this summer when the state Department of Health began separating out ethnic COVID-19 data. Read more
Save Mother Earth’s precious environment; People recovering from COVID should count, too; With budget shortfall, stop rail at Middle Street. Read more
Kauai health officials have reported 22 more COVID-19 cases, at least 19 of them travel-related, since Nov. 16 when Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami sought additional requirements for travelers coming to the Garden Island. Read more
Writers for Stephen Colbert’s late-night show have correctly translated Hawaii’s message to the newly arriving tourists. Read more
The Salvation Army has already started distributing meals, but the bulk of them will be available during Thanksgiving week. Read more
It’s encouraging that University of Hawaii President David Lassner sees possibility for a robust mix of in-person and online instruction, starting next fall. Meanwhile, though, the 10-campus system plans to continue conducting most classes online for the remainder of the 2020-21 academic year. Read more
Starting Tuesday, under a too-rigid revision in the Safe Travels Hawaii program, trans-Pacific travelers seeking to bypass quarantine must have their COVID-19 test results in hand upon arrival. Read more
Today’s new infection cases in Hawaii include 97 on Oahu, 14 on the Big Island, six on Kauai, four on Maui, and two Hawaii residents diagnosed outside the state. Read more
The robust holiday season that Hawaii’s visitor industry anticipated is evaporating, pushing the start of a meaningful tourism recovery into the third quarter of next year. Read more
A hui of Hawaii island organizations already has distributed all of its $7.5 million in federal funds to pay rent and mortgages for 1,322 households during the COVID-19 economic and health crisis, but the need is even greater. Read more
Honolulu has already spent $214.1 million, or 55%, of its $387.1 million in federal CARES Act funding and expects to use the entire amount before it expires at the end of the year, according to a news release from Mayor Kirk Caldwell. Read more
The recent news that our city and state agencies are unable to get federal money out the door to help people with things such as electrical bills and rent is simply maddening. By some accounts, nearly $900 million is still waiting to be spent before Dec. 31 and all signs are that the state appears unable or unwilling to spend it. Read more
Hawaii, blessed as it is with year-round summer, is about to enter a wintry fiscal deep-freeze. Read more
There is safety, and there is pedantism. There have been numerous stories in the paper during these past two weeks about arriving passengers being stuck in quarantine because they didn’t get tested by a “trusted” partner. Read more
The Honolulu Police Department has suspended the use of special COVID-19 enforcement teams after an internal audit revealed “multiple violations” of the department’s overtime policies. Read more
Two of the deaths occurred more than two weeks ago and are being reported today as a result of “new information received from death records,” health officials said. Read more
Hawaii officials are preparing to immunize about 44,000 high-risk residents against COVID-19 starting as early as next month, while urging even greater vigilance against the virus’ spread until the broader population has access to a vaccine. Read more
It seemed like a good idea at the time: Phase out the environment-harming disposable plastic serviceware like forks, knives, spoons and straws. Read more
Again we are given opportunities to make all American lives matter, and as the editorial on a divided nation expressed, to “to get things right” and “begin the real work of delivering what Americans need” (“A nation divided must be reunited,” Star-Advertiser, Our View, Nov. 5). Read more
