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U.S. population center trending toward South this decade
Hawaii, California, Alaska, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington had year-to-year losses in domestic migration from 2021 to 2022. Read more
Hawaii, California, Alaska, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington had year-to-year losses in domestic migration from 2021 to 2022. Read more
As the advisers endorsed ending one era of the COVID vaccination campaign, they also grappled with its future. Read more
The deaths were among kupuna ages 60 and above on the islands of Oahu, Maui and Hawaii island. Read more
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The beaches and temples of destinations like Bali and Chiang Mai are the busiest they have been since the pandemic struck three years ago, but they’re still relatively quiet. Read more
Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald outlined recent and upcoming judicial innovations — often prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic — before a joint session of the state Senate and House on Wednesday before asking for a “modest” budget increase that included a request to restore 30 COVID-era Judiciary job cuts across the islands. Read more
Gyms and fitness studios were among the hardest hit businesses during the pandemic, hammered by lockdowns and then limits on the number of people they could allow in for classes and workouts. Read more
The Food and Drug Administration today proposed a simplified approach for future vaccination efforts. Read more
Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients are ticking up following the holidays, with an average of 94 per day over the past week, according to data from the Healthcare Association of Hawaii. Read more
The mandate was one of the longest-standing anywhere in the U.S. and applied broadly to businesses, government offices and tourist destinations on the reservation. Read more
The state’s seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases was 162 compared with 170 on Jan. 11. Read more
The decision was announced in a statement posted on the Chinese Embassy’s website. Read more
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday announced plans to downgrade the legal status of COVID-19 to the equivalent of seasonal influenza in the spring, a move that would further relax mask wearing and other preventive measures as the country seeks to return to normalcy. Read more
It’s a bitter disappointment for many businesses that had been hoping lean pandemic times were over after Beijing relaxed restrictions on travel. Read more
A former United Airlines employee was indicted by the federal government for allegedly taking nearly $150,000 in Economic Injury Disaster Loans provided by the government during the COVID-19 pandemic by making up a fake limousine business. Read more
Hong Kong will scrap its mandatory isolation rule for people infected with COVID-19 from Jan. 30 as part of its strategy to return the southern Chinese city to normalcy, the city’s leader said on Thursday. Read more
Powell, 69, is “up to date” with all COVID vaccines and boosters, the Fed said, and is working from home. Read more
Hairdresser Wang Lidan is making an emotional Lunar New Year journey from Beijing to her hometown in northeastern China — her first in three years after the government lifted its strict “zero-COVID” policy that kept millions of people at home and sparked protests. Read more
The three were convicted of first-degree premeditated murder. Read more
Despite the official numbers, some experts believe China’s population has been in decline for a few years. Read more
A doctor is under investigation in Italy for supplying false certificates and fake vaccines and Giorgi’s name was revealed in a long list of people implicated by an Italian newspaper. Read more
Nearly 600 CEOs and over 50 heads of state or government are expected, but it’s never clear how much concrete action emerges from the elite event. Read more
