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Maui Courts Go Remote After MCCC Inmates Test Positive Yoohyun Jung/Civil Beat/2019

Maui Courts Go Remote After MCCC Inmates Test Positive

The unidentified inmates appeared in court and later tested positive for COIVD-19, a jail official said.

Hawaii’s COVID-19 Tracking App Is Falling Short Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaii’s COVID-19 Tracking App Is Falling Short

More than 100,000 users have downloaded AlohaSafe Alert, about two-thirds the amount developers say is needed to be effective in slowing the spread of COVID-19.

Hawaii Lawmakers Kill Bill To Improve Care At Veterans And Nursing Homes Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaii Lawmakers Kill Bill To Improve Care At Veterans And Nursing Homes

Health care administrators argued the bill, drafted in response to the deadly outbreak last year at a Hilo facility, could make health care slower.

Vaccine Q&A: Lt. Gov. Josh Green Hopes New Vaccines Will Mean More Shots Screenshot

Vaccine Q&A: Lt. Gov. Josh Green Hopes New Vaccines Will Mean More Shots

The lieutenant governor says vaccines will allow the state to move faster toward normalcy and will allow more visitors to travel to the islands.

HAWAII VIRUS TRACKER — Feb. 4: 107 New COVID-19 Infections And 2 Deaths Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2021

HAWAII VIRUS TRACKER — Feb. 4: 107 New COVID-19 Infections And 2 Deaths

Approximately 1,374 people in Hawaii have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the past two weeks.

HAWAII VIRUS TRACKER — Feb. 2: 64 New COVID-19 Infections Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

HAWAII VIRUS TRACKER — Feb. 2: 64 New COVID-19 Infections

The state has seen an average of 89 new cases recorded daily this week.

‘Overpayment’ Reviews Causing Latest Delays To Hawaii Jobless Benefits Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

‘Overpayment’ Reviews Causing Latest Delays To Hawaii Jobless Benefits

Many locals, still unemployed in the pandemic, are getting stuck as they try to secure extended benefits from federal COVID-relief packages.