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Hawaii Covid Hospitalizations Climb As Delta Variant Rages Eleni Avenda帽o/Civil Beat/2021

Hawaii Covid Hospitalizations Climb As Delta Variant Rages

Nearly all of Hawaii’s recent Covid cases are the delta variant, and health officials say community spread is behind the surge.

Hawaii Greenlights Large Events Amid Surge In Covid Cases Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Hawaii Greenlights Large Events Amid Surge In Covid Cases

Big events are still happening in Hawaii even as hospital ICUs fill up.

Hawaii Businesses Are Considering Vaccine Requirements For Customers Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaii Businesses Are Considering Vaccine Requirements For Customers

As the Covid-19 delta variant drives new cases, business groups are discussing whether to support policies requiring customers to be vaccinated.

Hawaii Tourists Arrested for Faking Vaccination Cards Fined $8,000 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Hawaii Tourists Arrested for Faking Vaccination Cards Fined $8,000

A spokesman for the Attorney General’s Office said that the arrests were the third and fourth made by the office for faking vaccination documentation.

Covid-19 Treatment In Hawaii Is Getting More Expensive For Some Patients Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2021

Covid-19 Treatment In Hawaii Is Getting More Expensive For Some Patients

Kaiser stopped covering out-of-pocket costs for Covid-19 patients this month, affecting about 190,000 Hawaii residents.

Danny De Gracia: Don’t Count On Government To Protect You From Covid-19 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Danny De Gracia: Don’t Count On Government To Protect You From Covid-19

The sudden spread of the delta variant shows that the most vulnerable must do what they can to protect themselves.

Hawaii Reports 549 New COVID-19 Cases And One Death CDC

Hawaii Reports 549 New COVID-19 Cases And One Death

The Department of Health will also release coronavirus case reports around 9 a.m. instead of noon.

Ige Imposes New Restrictions On The Size Of Gatherings As Caseloads Mount Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Ige Imposes New Restrictions On The Size Of Gatherings As Caseloads Mount

With hospitals filling and COVID-19 cases increasing, the governor is limiting gatherings to 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors.

Military Moves To Mandate Vaccines For Troops Next Month Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Military Moves To Mandate Vaccines For Troops Next Month

The Pentagon has tightly regulated information about the COVID-19’s impact on troops and military families in Hawaii.

Hawaii Reports 628 New COVID-19 Cases And Two More Deaths Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Hawaii Reports 628 New COVID-19 Cases And Two More Deaths

The state’s vaccination rate was 60.6% as state officials urged people to get a shot.