Civil Beat Categories

Coronavirus in Hawaii

Here’s What Hawaii Can Learn From Travel Quarantines In Other States Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Here’s What Hawaii Can Learn From Travel Quarantines In Other States

Efforts to enforce travel quarantines have fallen flat in other states, but Hawaii has unique advantages.

Will A New Phone App Help Hawaii Track COVID-19? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Will A New Phone App Help Hawaii Track COVID-19?

A growing number of states have adopted the new technology as a tool to boost contact tracing when case counts explode.

VIRUS TRACKER — Nov. 10: 78 New COVID-19 Cases In Hawaii Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

VIRUS TRACKER — Nov. 10: 78 New COVID-19 Cases In Hawaii

The official death toll is now 222, although seventeen deaths on Hawaii island are still missing from that total.

This Week Is Your Last Chance To Apply For Honolulu Rental Assistance Cory Lum/Civil Beat

This Week Is Your Last Chance To Apply For Honolulu Rental Assistance

Honolulu has a matter of weeks to spend about $14 million.

Caldwell: Vigilance Needed To Loosen Restrictions By Thanksgiving Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Caldwell: Vigilance Needed To Loosen Restrictions By Thanksgiving

The next two weeks determine whether Honolulu moves forward or backward in terms of reopening.

VIRUS TRACKER — Nov. 9: 64 New COVID-19 Cases In Hawaii Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

VIRUS TRACKER — Nov. 9: 64 New COVID-19 Cases In Hawaii

Oahu has seen an average of 88 new cases reported daily in the last week.

Ige Planning To Defer $1.85B In Health Fund Payments, Furloughs Still On The Table Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Ige Planning To Defer $1.85B In Health Fund Payments, Furloughs Still On The Table

Discussions with unions are already underway as furloughs could begin in December. Gov. David Ige’s financial plan also includes a big loan from the feds.

Executives Foresee Long-Term Changes To The Workplace After COVID-19 Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Executives Foresee Long-Term Changes To The Workplace After COVID-19

Even after the pandemic passes, some industries may need fewer workers, business excecutives say.

VIRUS TRACKER — Nov. 8: 128 New COVID-19 Cases In Hawaii Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

VIRUS TRACKER — Nov. 8: 128 New COVID-19 Cases In Hawaii

Oahu recorded an average of 90 new cases a day in the last week.

The Kids Are Alright: 2020 Through The Eyes Of Hawaii鈥檚 Teenagers

The Kids Are Alright: 2020 Through The Eyes Of Hawaii鈥檚 Teenagers

Audio diaries from nine Oahu teenagers reveal how Generation Z was uniquely prepared to weather disruptions from the pandemic.