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Big Island Mayor Wants Extra Beach Restrictions For Labor Day Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

Big Island Mayor Wants Extra Beach Restrictions For Labor Day

Harry Kim says he is waiting for approval from Gov. David Ige for a ban on beach gatherings Sept. 4-19.

Survey: More Than Half Of Hawaii Restaurants Have Seriously Considered Closing Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Survey: More Than Half Of Hawaii Restaurants Have Seriously Considered Closing

More than 200 Hawaii restaurants participated in a University of Hawaii survey that attempts to assess the economic damage and forecast the future of the badly battered industry.

Denby Fawcett: The State’s Stranglehold On Important Data During the Pandemic is Unforgivable Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Denby Fawcett: The State’s Stranglehold On Important Data During the Pandemic is Unforgivable

Government officials should be releasing more precise facts on how and where the virus is spreading.

Can Hawaii ‘Reset’ With New Public Safety And Health Directors? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Can Hawaii ‘Reset’ With New Public Safety And Health Directors?

Gov. David Ige insists the abrupt departures of Bruce Anderson and Nolan Espinda were voluntary.

Hawaii’s ‘2 Most Critical Weeks’: House Committee Seeks Strong State Action Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaii’s ‘2 Most Critical Weeks’: House Committee Seeks Strong State Action

A House special committee wants immediate attention to recommendations on efforts that need to happen soon to pull the state out of the coronavirus crisis.

Anderson, Espinda Out In Ige Cabinet Shake-Up Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Anderson, Espinda Out In Ige Cabinet Shake-Up

The Hawaii health and public safety directors are the latest in a series of departures.

A Frank Conversation With US Sen. Brian Schatz About Hawaii’s ‘Terrible’ Virus Response Effort Cory Lum/Civil Beat

A Frank Conversation With US Sen. Brian Schatz About Hawaii’s ‘Terrible’ Virus Response Effort

Hawaii’s senior senator is extremely troubled by the Ige and Caldwell administrations’ failure to deal effectively with the coronavirus problem in Hawaii.