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Hawaii reports 56 new coronavirus infections statewide
There are 6,451 active infections statewide, with a total of 4,888 patients now classified by health officials as “released from isolation” and 129 new release cases reported today. Read more
There are 6,451 active infections statewide, with a total of 4,888 patients now classified by health officials as “released from isolation” and 129 new release cases reported today. Read more
Ige said that setting a framework for reopening Hawaii’s economy would likely be one of the topics as he meets with the county mayors today. Read more
Gov. David Ige’s announcement last week that Hawaii will launch a pre-arrival testing program Oct. 15 kicked off the start of a fall tourism reopening for Hawaii. Read more
Thousands of people in Brunei, Taiwan, Japan and Australia have started booking flights that start and end in the same place. The practice satisfies the itch to travel while also helping to keep airline workers employed. Read more
State Department of Health officials Sunday reported 77 new COVID-19 infections which brought the statewide count to 11,403 cases since the pandemic began and continued a recent trend of improving metrics. Read more
Major cruise lines say they will test all passengers and crew for COVID-19 prior to boarding as part of their plan for resuming sailing in the Americas. Read more
Gov. David Ige joined Spotlight Hawaii, a new series from the Honolulu Star-Advertiser that shines a spotlight on issues affecting our islands, today and took viewer questions. Read more
The reversal was the latest in a series of episodes to raise questions about the independence of U.S. health agencies. Read more
Hollywood’s unions announced they have reached an agreement on pandemic protocols with major studios that will allow the broad resumption of production of films and television after six months of stagnant sets. Read more
As the pandemic wears on and school begins across the country, women working in retail say they are being forced to choose between keeping their jobs and making sure their children can keep up with remote learning. Read more
Researchers hope to find evidence that taking telmisartan, a medication used for blood pressure control, will prevent harmful effects of the virus. Read more
“You gotta try this focaccia I bought at Whole Foods today,” my dad cheerfully chirps, as my blood pressure surges. Read more
The employee, who is in self-quarantine, works at the Wahiawa Driver Licensing Center, which has been closed to the public for in-person visits since Aug. 27 Read more
Among the dead are an untold number of parents who’ve left behind children that constitute another kind of victim. Read more
A team of health care professionals from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued a detailed and sometimes scathing assessment of the sanitary conditions and procedures at the Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home in Hilo. Read more
Readers mentioned checking numerous Hawaii- travel related websites and seeing the incorrect phrase “FDA-approved” test. As we’ve explained, the correct term is “FDA-authorized.” Read more
Useless to give tickets to unfortunate homeless; No proof that Trump called troops ‘losers’; Barbershops are safe, should be reopened. Read more
About three quarters of the country’s movie theaters are open, but Americans are not going back in significant numbers in the COVID-era, even with new films coming into the marketplace weekly. Read more
A total of 26 people with COVID-19 have died on the Big Island, all but two of whom were residents of the nursing home. Read more
