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
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
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
UPDATED: Two COVID-19 related deaths have been confirmed within the past 24 hours.
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
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
Forty-one fatalities have been related to COVID-19 in Hawaii since March.
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
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
Multiple hospital workers at Queen’s hospital Punchbowl are isolating after testing positive for COVID-19.