Senate President Ron Kouchi sent out a memo Saturday informing Senate members of the new case, which he said posed little risk of spreading the virus. Read more
Contract tracers are following up with anyone the woman may have come into contact with, but there is believed to be little risk to 48 children in the program or other employees. Read more
Visitor arrivals on the Fourth of July came down slightly after rising in the days before the traditionally popular holiday travel period. Read more
As of today, 227 infections in Hawaii are active cases, with a total of 777 patients classified by health officials as “released from isolation,” including 21 new release cases reported today. Read more
Cordero entered the emergency room on March 30 and had a succession of health setbacks. Read more
Coronavirus-related measures before the Legislature would grant the state health director authority to require traveler health screening and prohibit the sale of contact-tracing information. Read more
The clock is already ticking on the 30-day countdown to reopen Hawaii to visitors, but so far there’s not a playbook in sight. Read more
PUA payments are subject to federal and Hawaii state income tax, but PUA won’t withhold these taxes for you, as the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations does for people receiving standard unemployment insurance. Read more
Given the sudden dropoff in tax collections and the collapse of the critically important tourism trade, Ige said the state cannot continue to spend at the rate it has been. Read more
With visitor numbers reportedly down by 99% from this time last year, places that have been the domain of visitors in recent years now have room for local folks. Read more
Californians starved for travel aren’t welcome in New York and can’t even land in Europe because of the surging coronavirus outbreak in their home state so they are being wooed by local tourism boards promising safe and clean lodging, dining and sightseeing in a bid to boost their devastated economies. Read more
With the openings of Aria and Mandalay Bay last week, the majority of the Strip casinos are now operating. Read more
Amid the alarming surge in coronavirus spread, the University of Southern California announced it will no longer bring all undergraduates back to campus for the fall semester and will move to mainly online classes, reversing an earlier decision to welcome students back for a hybrid model. Read more
Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly told the Associated Press today that the NHL and NHL Players’ Association have agreed on protocols to resume the season. Read more
The directory map for the Northfield Square Mall in Bourbonnais, Illinois, has three glaring spaces where large department stores once lived. Soon there will be a fourth vacancy, now that J.C. Penney is liquidating stores after filing for bankruptcy. Read more
England embarked on perhaps its biggest lockdown easing yet this weekend as pubs and restaurants reopened for the first time in more than three months. Read more
With the coronavirus pandemic pummeling the global economy and U.S. unemployment reaching heights not seen since the Great Depression, gig workers are clamoring for jobs that often pay less while facing stiff competition from a crush of newly unemployed workers. Read more
Californians mostly heeded warnings to stay away from beaches and other public spaces during the long weekend as state officials urged social distancing amid a spike in coronavirus infections and hospitalizations. Read more
A female Oahu senior with multiple underlying conditions became Hawaii’s 19th COVID-19 fatality Friday as 29 new cases were reported by the state Department of Health. Read more
Crowds filled Oahu’s beaches, parks and backyards to celebrate Independence Day, but without freedom from mandated COVID-19 restrictions. Read more
The only Fourth of July sizzle this year may be the hot dogs on the grill, as all public fireworks displays have been canceled across the islands due to COVID-19 guidelines discouraging large gatherings. Read more
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