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Coronavirus in Hawaii

Here’s What Oahu Looks Like Without Tourists Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Here’s What Oahu Looks Like Without Tourists

A series of then-and-now photos show the impact of the coronavirus on tourism and traffic in Hawaii.

Hawaii Reports 21 New COVID-19 Cases Via Wikimedia Commons

Hawaii Reports 21 New COVID-19 Cases

Three more cases required hospitalization, and 17 of the new cases came from Hawaii County, likely tied to clusters at McDonald’s restaurants.

Teaching Your Kid At Home Is Not As Easy As It Looks Bryan Berkowitz/Civil Beat/2020

Teaching Your Kid At Home Is Not As Easy As It Looks

With schools closed, parents are navigating a new reality in which they’re tasked with steering their children’s education.

UH Report: Use Empty Hotel Rooms For COVID-19 Response Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

UH Report: Use Empty Hotel Rooms For COVID-19 Response

The report also calls for more contact tracing, more testing and stronger social distancing measures.

Hawaii Schools Closed For Rest of School Year Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Hawaii Schools Closed For Rest of School Year

The superintendent, in a memo to principals this week, also outlined the projected budget adjustments DOE will be forced to make.

Things Are Not Good Between Hawaii Senators And The Governor Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Things Are Not Good Between Hawaii Senators And The Governor

Tempers over the Ige administration’s slow response to the growing pandemic boiled over Friday at a special Senate committee hearing.

Ige Issues Eviction Moratorium Through April 30 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Ige Issues Eviction Moratorium Through April 30

The order won’t prevent landlords from pursuing evictions starting May 1.

Hawaii Reports 12 New COVID-19 Cases Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaii Reports 12 New COVID-19 Cases

UPDATE: The cluster of cases that began at Maui Memorial Medical Center appear to be attributed to one employee who worked while sick, health officials say.

Hawaii’s New ‘Economic Navigator’ Has A Murky Journey Ahead Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii’s New ‘Economic Navigator’ Has A Murky Journey Ahead

Alan Oshima, a former utility chief executive, faces the daunting task of crafting a long-term economic plan that people can agree on.