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Coronavirus in Hawaii

Wanted: Hawaii Seeks Digital Nomads To Invigorate The Economy Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2020

Wanted: Hawaii Seeks Digital Nomads To Invigorate The Economy

A work-from-home economy could help Hawaii reverse the brain drain and offset tourism industry losses.

How This Doctor Is Influencing Hawaii’s Response To COVID-19

How This Doctor Is Influencing Hawaii’s Response To COVID-19

A Honolulu doctor critical of the state’s pre-travel testing program is gaining traction with policymakers.

Two More Hawaii Inmates Who Died At Saguaro Prison Had COVID-19, New Details Show Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

Two More Hawaii Inmates Who Died At Saguaro Prison Had COVID-19, New Details Show

More than half of the 1,079 Hawaii prisoners at Saguaro have tested positive for COVID-19. Three who had the disease have died.

Lee Cataluna: A Pandemic Looks Very Different In A Small Town Like Kauai Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2020

Lee Cataluna: A Pandemic Looks Very Different In A Small Town Like Kauai

Kauai is pressing the pause button on tourism, and it’s not because of fear.

Economic Gains, Travel-Related Cases: Unpacking Safe Travels Data Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Economic Gains, Travel-Related Cases: Unpacking Safe Travels Data

Hawaii’s reopening on Oct. 15 resulted in economic recovery and community spread is the predominant mode of transmission, but Kauai and Maui were still affected by travel-related cases.

DOH Is Recommending Shorter Quarantine, But Hawaii Travel Rules Remain Unchanged Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

DOH Is Recommending Shorter Quarantine, But Hawaii Travel Rules Remain Unchanged

The health department says a shorter quarantine for people exposed to COVID-19 is sufficient, but it’s up to policymakers to weigh changes to the pre-travel testing program.