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Stressed Out? Hawaii Crisis Line Offers Support During Coronavirus Outbreak Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2020

Stressed Out? Hawaii Crisis Line Offers Support During Coronavirus Outbreak

If the COVID-19 outbreak is taking a toll on your emotional wellbeing, you’re not alone. Here are some resources where you can find help and support.

Churches Are Going Online To Keep The Faithful Connected Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Churches Are Going Online To Keep The Faithful Connected

Pre-recorded sermons sent via YouTube, Sunday service on Facebook Live and congregations united on Zoom are some of the ways churches are adapting.

Suspension Of Hawaii’s Open Government Laws More Extreme Than Other States Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Suspension Of Hawaii’s Open Government Laws More Extreme Than Other States

Gov. David Ige has alarmed government watchdogs with his proclamations that shut the public out of public meetings and eliminates the release of public records.

Danny De Gracia: $1,200 Stimulus Check Won’t Go Very Far In Hawaii Nick Grube/Civil Beat

Danny De Gracia: $1,200 Stimulus Check Won’t Go Very Far In Hawaii

Hawaii鈥檚 high cost of living undermines the checks locals will be receiving as coronavirus assistance.

Hawaii Schools Want To Keep Kids Engaged Until School Resumes Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaii Schools Want To Keep Kids Engaged Until School Resumes

The solution is a patchwork of instructional packets and virtual lesson planning as no end appears in sight for the coronavirus timeline.

Honolulu Council Axes Caldwell Budget Increases As Virus Concerns Grow Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Honolulu Council Axes Caldwell Budget Increases As Virus Concerns Grow

Items considered nonessential in the mayor’s budget were nixed and one member is proposing millions in new funding to tackle homelessness.

Hawaii Coronavirus Cases Now At 175 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaii Coronavirus Cases Now At 175

UPDATED: The state reported 24 new cases since Saturday. About 8,100 tests have been conducted to date.

Homeowners And Renters Could Benefit From Coronavirus Aid Package Getty Images/iStockphoto

Homeowners And Renters Could Benefit From Coronavirus Aid Package

Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz released a new resource guide to help residents figure out if they qualify for mortgage deferrals and eviction protection.

Will Feds’ Relief Package Be Enough To Keep Hawaii’s Small Businesses Afloat? Stewart Yerton/Civil Beat /2020

Will Feds’ Relief Package Be Enough To Keep Hawaii’s Small Businesses Afloat?

The package includes $377 billion for small businesses. Loan money spent on payroll and rent for the next two months doesn’t have to be paid back.

#PPE4Hawaii: Volunteers Step Up To Fill Shortage Of Protective Gear Courtesy: Eric Muraoka

#PPE4Hawaii: Volunteers Step Up To Fill Shortage Of Protective Gear

Multiple health clinics and hospitals have reported they are running short on supplies and the community is responding.