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Loosening restrictions will be a slow process and officials do not yet have a plan to allow visitors back.

The state health director said Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders have the highest rate of COVID-19 in the state, but that’s not apparent from data posted on the state’s website.

Pet grooming services and music lessons can resume at home, with limitations.

UPDATED: Certain restrictions will be relieved in phases, and laboratories will begin to test some patients for COVID-19 antibodies.

The Hawaii schools superintendent outlined some plans for a post-pandemic school system in a letter to Hawaii’s congressional delegation Monday.

Caretakers of Hawaii’s elderly say state inspectors are putting their patients at risk when they visit — particularly if they keep their shoes on.

Other governments and agencies are meeting using technology. Our lawmakers should too. There is just too much pressing business that demands attention.

Commission Chair Shannon Alivado says it’s because of logistical challenges, not because the board’s trying to be secretive.

Among the possibilities state Attorney General Clare Connors has floated for monitoring tourists in quarantine are ankle bracelets and GPS monitoring.

DOH says results from most diagnostic testing can now come back within 24 hours. But the state’s plan for testing once the economy reopens is still unclear.