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Hawaii Prison Officials Still Don’t Know How Many Inmates Are Vaccinated Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Hawaii Prison Officials Still Don’t Know How Many Inmates Are Vaccinated

While the rest of the state hopes to achieve “herd immunity,” data on the at-risk inmate population gives no indication of when that might happen inside.

Battle Of Midway Commemorated As Rebuilt Barbers Point Memorial Unveiled Kevin Knodell/Civil Beat/2021

Battle Of Midway Commemorated As Rebuilt Barbers Point Memorial Unveiled

It’s the culmination of a sometimes contentious four-year effort to rebuild the memorial.

COVID-19 Cases Are Declining In Hawaii But Restaurant Clusters Show Continued Danger Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

COVID-19 Cases Are Declining In Hawaii But Restaurant Clusters Show Continued Danger

The overall picture of who is falling ill has also changed in the islands. Most of the new cases recorded weekly are among the 18-44 year old age group, according to DOH data.

Gen. Charles Flynn Returns To Hawaii As Commander Of US Army Pacific Courtesy: 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry

Gen. Charles Flynn Returns To Hawaii As Commander Of US Army Pacific

Flynn is the younger brother of Michael Flynn, who served as national security adviser under former President Donald Trump and was known for his embrace of conspiracy theories.

No Vaccine, No Tests Required For Travel Within Hawaii Starting June 15 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

No Vaccine, No Tests Required For Travel Within Hawaii Starting June 15

But only travelers from the mainland who got at least one shot in Hawaii will be exempt from COVID-19 testing and quarantine requirements, Gov. David Ige said.

House Finance Chair: Fewer Tourists Is ‘What People Want’ Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

House Finance Chair: Fewer Tourists Is ‘What People Want’

But the tourism industry opposes a bill on Gov. David Ige’s desk that aims to reduce tourism through higher taxes and fees on visitors.

Growing Use Of Rapid Testing Provides A ‘Degree Of Safety’ As Hawaii Reopens Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Growing Use Of Rapid Testing Provides A ‘Degree Of Safety’ As Hawaii Reopens

COVID-19 tests are likely to remain part of life even as the overall pandemic situation stabilizes in the island state.

Maps Show Hawaii’s COVID-19 Vaccine Disparities By ZIP Code Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Maps Show Hawaii’s COVID-19 Vaccine Disparities By ZIP Code

New heat maps show how the state’s COVID-19 vaccine campaign is going at a granular geographic level.

Hawaii Requires Pandemic Unemployment Recipients To Job Hunt Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Hawaii Requires Pandemic Unemployment Recipients To Job Hunt

People receiving Pandemic Unemployment Assistance in Hawaii include contractors and self-employed residents.

Why Is It Still So Hard To Reach Hawaii’s Unemployment Office? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Why Is It Still So Hard To Reach Hawaii’s Unemployment Office?

The physical office is still closed and the agency is only two months into an 18-month technology overhaul.