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Hawaii Principals Are Left To Trust Their ‘Gut’ On How To Reopen Schools PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Hawaii Principals Are Left To Trust Their ‘Gut’ On How To Reopen Schools

The responsibility has fallen to local administrators as the Department of Education continues to wait on COVID-19 guidance from the Department of Health.

State Begins Releasing Inmates To Limit COVID-19 Infections Cory Lum/Civil Beat

State Begins Releasing Inmates To Limit COVID-19 Infections

Five inmates were released Tuesday and more on Wednesday to comply with state Supreme Court orders.

Hawaii Is Ramping Up Its Virus Tracing Program. The Health Director Says It’s Too Late Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaii Is Ramping Up Its Virus Tracing Program. The Health Director Says It’s Too Late

Official says COVID-19 is now so out of control that contact tracing will no longer do much good to contain the current spike.

VIRUS TRACKER — Aug. 19: 261 New COVID-19 Cases And 2 Deaths Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

VIRUS TRACKER — Aug. 19: 261 New COVID-19 Cases And 2 Deaths

UPDATED: Two COVID-19 related deaths have been confirmed within the past 24 hours.

California Congresswoman Wants Answers On Hawaii’s Virus Response Effort Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

California Congresswoman Wants Answers On Hawaii’s Virus Response Effort

The chairwoman of a congressional subcommittee on health wants to know details about how the state spent $50 million in CARES Act money aimed at testing and tracing.

Oahu Crackdown: 5 People Max At Any Social Gathering

Oahu Crackdown: 5 People Max At Any Social Gathering

The state is also postponing plans to reopen to tourism until at least Oct. 1.

VIRUS TRACKER — Aug. 18: 134 New COVID-19 Cases And Another Death Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

VIRUS TRACKER — Aug. 18: 134 New COVID-19 Cases And Another Death

Forty-one fatalities have been related to COVID-19 in Hawaii since March.

Ige Plans Furloughs For Public Workers Starting In November Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Ige Plans Furloughs For Public Workers Starting In November

The administration also plans to borrow $750 million and defer health fund payments to balance the state budget.

House COVID-19 Committee: ‘We Really Do Need Data’ To Get The Virus Under Control Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

House COVID-19 Committee: ‘We Really Do Need Data’ To Get The Virus Under Control

The blue-ribbon committee of lawmakers and community leaders is pushing for state health officials to release more information and provide more effective public communication.

VIRUS TRACKER — Aug. 17: 174 New COVID-19 Cases Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

VIRUS TRACKER — Aug. 17: 174 New COVID-19 Cases

Multiple hospital workers at Queen’s hospital Punchbowl are isolating after testing positive for COVID-19.