Waikiki is now home to dozens of new COVID-19 safety banners that grace various lampposts along the main stretch of Kalakaua Avenue, serving as reminder of the rules for surfers, visitors and beachgoers passing by. Read more
Question: Please help my brother, who is 86 years old. He cut up the stimulus card thinking it was junk mail. Read more
The 11-week extension of the federal Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation program will begin rolling out Tuesday for about 68,000 potential claims in Hawaii. Read more
City and tourism officials announced the unveiling of new COVID-19 safety banners gracing 36 lamp posts along the main stretch of Kalakaua Avenue in Waikiki. Read more
The “PEUC 2” will provide 11 weeks of additional unemployment benefits, including an additional $300 Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation weekly benefit, for those who have exhausted their previous PEUC benefits. Read more
Around the world, researchers have sequenced more than 500,000 genomes of the COVID-19 virus to date. Read more
Question: You said it’s possible for drivers 72 and older to renew a two-year driver’s license by mail in Honolulu County if they meet certain requirements (808ne.ws/29kline). Read more
The Hawai‘i Utility Bill Assistance Program established by Hawaiian Electric and Aloha United Way has closed to new applications due to high demand that led to nearly $2 million being committed to 2,700 households in two days. Read more
The agency today reported the results of a lab experiment that spaced two artificial heads 6 feet from each other and checked to see how many coronavirus-sized particles spewed by one were inhaled by the other. Read more
As we previously reported, Tax-Aide sites statewide had opened telephone lines Feb. 1 so people could make appointments for later this month, after the Internal Revenue Service opens e-filing on Friday, which is later than usual. Read more
Gov. David Ige’s announcement came amid better-than expected economic news for Hawaii’s, tourism-battered economy. Read more
The Hawaii Department of Health and other state agencies are warning of an alarming increase in various types of COVID-19 vaccination scams across the nation that Hawaii kupuna and residents may fall victim to. Read more
As of Jan. 1, renewal by mail is no longer available for driver’s permits or four-year licenses or to convert a provisional license to a standard license (if the person is in Hawaii). Read more
City officials announced more rules and specifics on masks required to ride TheBus or TheHandivan, in order to comply with a presidential executive order and new federal guidelines. Read more
CVS Health was originally scheduled to begin offering the vaccinations on Thursday, but has pushed the start date back one day due to shipping delays impacting participants in the federal pharmacy partnership program. Read more
Dear Tripped Up: I’ve had my first vaccination shot and plan to book a flight to California two weeks after my second one. Like so many others, I have not seen my grandchildren for more than 15 months. Read more
Question: I am trying to help a neighbor find some relief funds for household bills. Read more
It’s best to avoid them, unless you routinely take them for a medical condition. Read more
Question: When is DLIR going to fix the mainframe, which it has said from the beginning is a source of delays in processing and paying out unemployment benefits we are entitled to? We’re a year into this now. Read more
Maui County will receive $40 million in federal funds to help residents struggling to pay rent and utilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Mayor Michael Victorino. Read more
The developer of a property across from Sharks Cove has agreed to limit the number of food trucks at the site to five. Pictured is one of the businesses that have popped up in the area. Read more
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