The cards are being mailed to those who are already participating in the city’s Household Hardship Relief Fund, which offers up to $2,000 a month for rent, mortgage, child care and some utilities. Read more
Homeland Security Investigations officials are preparing for a crush of new scams when the coronavirus vaccine is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which could come in a few weeks. Read more
Question: I was approved for receiving PEUC six weeks ago but have not received any payment since the status of my claims is pending. If my claims are not resolved before the end of this year, will I lose out on receiving the PEUC compensation? Read more
A day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged Americans to stay home for Thanksgiving, more than 1 million people in the United States got on planes Read more
Free community testing for COVID-19 will be held Saturday morning at Kekaha Elementary School. Read more
These days, with a pandemic raging, this is what life can look like: Read more
On Thanksgiving Day, we devote Kokua Line to readers’ expressions of gratitude, which are plentiful even during a year that has been difficult and isolating for so many. Whether thanking someone for a kind deed, a lifesaving act, or simply a positive attitude, the sense of connection a heartfelt Mahalo conveys is appreciated always. Read more
Question: Is the state planning to do anything about their trusted testing partners not being able to meet the 72-hour deadline for test results? Read more
Question: As of Saturday neither my husband nor I has received a restaurant card. I have called the information line and been told I am on the list at the correct address. What’s up with the delay? If the card does not get here soon, I will not have time to use it. Read more
Question: I have lost my Hawaii state ID. Can you please tell me where and how — in this period of chaos — I can get it replaced? I live in the McCully area. 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
The Salvation Army has already started distributing meals, but the bulk of them will be available during Thanksgiving week. Read more
All over the world, workers are soaping, wiping and fumigating surfaces with an urgent sense of purpose: to fight the coronavirus. Read more
An explanation of what emergency use of a COVID-19 vaccine means. Read more
With the coronavirus surging around the U.S. and the world, the pressure is on for regulators to make a speedy decision. Read more
U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz said the $958,613 award from the National Institutes of Health will go to the Puipuia le Ola project, which improves testing outreach to Pacific Islanders. Read more
State officials are reminding residents that traditional Thanksgiving gatherings this year can increase the chances of spreading COVID-19 even as the numbers appear to be on a downward trend in Hawaii. Read more
So what is the evidence supporting mask use? And what about that Danish study questioning whether masks protect the wearer? We asked experts to weigh in on the latest evidence. Read more
A total of $135,000 is available to skilled nursing facilities that are Medicare-certified. Read more
Pfizer says new test results show its coronavirus vaccine is 95% effective, is safe and also protects older people most at risk of dying. Read more
Two COVID-19 vaccines might be nearing the finish line, but scientists caution it’s critical that enough people volunteer to help finish studying other candidates in the U.S. and around the world. Read more
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