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Coronavirus in Hawaii

New $2.5M Hawaii Fund Aims To Help Nonprofits With Coronavirus Pandemic Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

New $2.5M Hawaii Fund Aims To Help Nonprofits With Coronavirus Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is leading to job losses, quarantines and lots of uncertainty in the Aloha State.

Last Call: Caldwell Orders Bars, Restaurants To Restrict Service Starting Friday Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Last Call: Caldwell Orders Bars, Restaurants To Restrict Service Starting Friday

UPDATED: The mayor also closed city parks and other public facilities. The shutdown is in effect beginning Friday for the next 15 days.

Kauai Mayor Orders A Nighttime Curfew To Contain The Coronavirus Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Kauai Mayor Orders A Nighttime Curfew To Contain The Coronavirus

Under an emergency order, Mayor Derek Kawakami said an island-wide curfew from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. will begin Friday.

Hawaii’s Biggest Industry Is Reeling As The Coronavirus Spreads Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaii’s Biggest Industry Is Reeling As The Coronavirus Spreads

Hawaii’s hotel and service industry workers are losing their jobs as COVID-19 pummels the state’s tourist industry.

Coronavirus Q&A: How Many COVID-19 Tests Has Hawaii Conducted? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Coronavirus Q&A: How Many COVID-19 Tests Has Hawaii Conducted?

Fourteen cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the islands. We answer more of your questions about the virus.

Hawaii Governor Wants Bars And Clubs To Close Or Cut Back Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaii Governor Wants Bars And Clubs To Close Or Cut Back

Many state employees are also being directed to work from home.

Denby Fawcett: Hoarding Or Helping? How Will Hawaii Get Through The Virus Crisis? Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2020

Denby Fawcett: Hoarding Or Helping? How Will Hawaii Get Through The Virus Crisis?

The war against COVID-19 offers all of us an opportunity to do something bigger: to work together to halt the spread of a virus that has already killed so many.

Coronavirus Q&A: Should I Avoid My Grandkids? Alissa Eckert, MS, Dan Higgins, MAMS

Coronavirus Q&A: Should I Avoid My Grandkids?

With 10 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in the islands, public officials made significant moves Monday to prevent its spread. We also answer more of your questions about the virus.

Honolulu Closes Facilities, Cancels Events As Coronavirus Spreads Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Honolulu Closes Facilities, Cancels Events As Coronavirus Spreads

Meanwhile, Gov. David Ige extended an islands-wide state of emergency through mid-May.

First Coronavirus Case Reported In Hawaii Not Linked To Out-Of-State Travel John Johnson/One Breath Photo

First Coronavirus Case Reported In Hawaii Not Linked To Out-Of-State Travel

A doctor reported that an Oahu woman working at Kualoha Ranch tested positive for COVID-19. Twenty-five people in contact with her have been tested.