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Officials Urge Caution After Covid Cases Are Linked To Proms Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Officials Urge Caution After Covid Cases Are Linked To Proms

The Hawaii Department of Health confirmed several Covid and flu cases after high school proms on Oahu.

Catherine Toth Fox: Put On Some Real Clothes And Go Back To The Office Courtesy: Catherine Toth Fox

Catherine Toth Fox: Put On Some Real Clothes And Go Back To The Office

Many of us have learned to attend meetings half-dressed and unload on the dog about difficult co-workers, but we’re missing something important.

Hawaii Plans To Destroy Expired Covid Tests That Cost $22.5M Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2021

Hawaii Plans To Destroy Expired Covid Tests That Cost $22.5M

The state said the kits were bought for nursing homes and prisons in 2020 but were put in storage after the feds provided an easier-to-use version.

Hawaii Has Entered A New Phase Of Pandemic Response, Ige Says Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii Has Entered A New Phase Of Pandemic Response, Ige Says

The state is transitioning away from emergency response mode, the governor said, despite a recent increase in Covid cases.

How The Decline In Lab Testing Is Complicating Efforts To Track Covid Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2020

How The Decline In Lab Testing Is Complicating Efforts To Track Covid

As the pandemic enters its third year, more people are taking at-home tests or none at all. But coronavirus cases are still rising.

Hawaii Airports, Airlines And Public Transportation Drop Mask Mandates Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii Airports, Airlines And Public Transportation Drop Mask Mandates

The announcements came quickly after a federal judge overturned the CDC’s decision to require masks on public transportation through May.

New Covid Variant Detected In Hawaii But No New Restrictions Planned Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

New Covid Variant Detected In Hawaii But No New Restrictions Planned

Case counts have been rising in recent weeks, but hospitalization rates for Covid are still low.

TSA Extends Mask Mandate For Public Transportation Through Early May Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

TSA Extends Mask Mandate For Public Transportation Through Early May

Hawaii commuters will need to keep their masks on when riding on The Bus or HandiVan, during flights and while transiting through airports.

Honolulu City Council Chair And Mayor Clash Over Federal Funds Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Honolulu City Council Chair And Mayor Clash Over Federal Funds

The council chair said the city鈥檚 spending process is legally dubious and lacks transparency. The mayor said the chair is being 鈥渦nreasonable.”