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Kokua Line: Missing a second stimulus check? IRS won’t start a trace until late February
Question: When I checked on the status of my second stimulus payment, it said a check would be mailed on Jan. 6. Is it lost? Read more
Question: When I checked on the status of my second stimulus payment, it said a check would be mailed on Jan. 6. Is it lost? Read more
Organizers say that going online allows the new virtual event to expand its reach to the neighbor islands. Read more
Question: Does my 93-year-old mother have to be present when applying for a handicap parking placard for the first time? It would be contrary if she is required to be present, when the very reason we are applying for a handicap parking placard is that she has limited mobility, especially during this pandemic. Read more
It’s the first major study to show such a treatment may prevent illness in a group that has been devastated by the pandemic. Read more
The COVID-19 vaccines rolling out in the United States, the United Kingdom and other parts of the world so far require two shots given a few weeks apart. Read more
Question: What is going on with the plus-up? I thought we would be getting it by now. It was approved around Christmas! Read more
The Queen’s Health Systems officially launched its first mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic for kupuna 75 years of age and older at Blaisdell Center Concert Hall at 8 a.m. today. Read more
CVS Health said today it has administered the first round of COVID-19 vaccine doses to nearly 8,000 skilled nursing facilities across the country, including in Hawaii, with the administration of second doses well underway. Read more
There is urgency to get Hawaii COVID-vaccinated, but the rollout has stirred many questions. Read more
Researchers expressed concern Wednesday about the preliminary findings, in large part because they suggest that future mutations could undermine vaccines. Read more
Starting Tuesday, Maui County began requiring all interisland and trans-Pacific travelers to the isle to download the state’s new AlohaSafe Alert app prior to arrival or else undergo a mandatory, 10-day quarantine. Read more
New variants of the coronavirus continue to emerge. But one in particular has caused concern in the United States because it is so contagious and spreading fast. To avoid it, you’ll need to double down on the same pandemic precautions that have kept you safe so far. Read more
Question: Can I get the flu shot and the COVID-19 vaccine at the same time? Read more
Question: Kokua Line used to publicize those drive-thru recycling sites. Do they not hold those anymore? I liked them because I could take relatively small amounts of different types of stuff and know that it would all get to the right recycler. Read more
A sense of hope came over 77-year-old Veronica Martin when she finally received a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine she’s been waiting for as the pandemic raged on for nearly a year. Read more
Did you recover from COVID-19 in Hawaii? The Blood Bank of Hawaii is looking for more people who have recovered from COVID-19 to donate their convalescent plasma — the liquid part of the blood that contains antibodies to the new coronavirus — to help treat those who are hospitalized. Read more
Question: We just received what appears to be a second-round stimulus debit card in the mail from Economic Impact Payment Card by Money Network issued by MetaBank, N.A. Read more
There is urgency to get Hawaii COVID-vaccinated, but the rollout has stirred many questions. Read more
Hawaii health officials are working with local pharmacies to offer drive-thru and in-home COVID-19 vaccinations for residents and caregivers of small residential care homes as Hawaii prepares to significantly ramp up immunizations statewide. Read more
Question: Where exactly are the online sign-ups for the vaccine? I am 75 so I am eligible, but I went to the Department of Health website and there is so much information there I couldn’t find it. Read more
Question: I’m a health care worker who has received the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine. I have my completed COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card. Does that exempt me from any of the travel requirements, both interisland and domestically? Read more
