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The expansion comes as President Biden calls for all adults to get a COVID-19 vaccine by May 1.

No one was injured in the accident, but questions have been raised about whether the chief was held accountable for fleeing the scene.

The new federal pandemic relief bill provides $1.6 billion to shore up the state budget, so furloughs and layoffs aren’t needed.

Counties have stepped in to fill the breach, but say the state should pay for lifeguards at its own parks.

One Honolulu city councilwoman has been asking for more than a month to obtain the data, which is available in 41 other states.

Public health agencies haven’t adequately warned the public about the dangers of sharing air during the pandemic, experts say, even as Honolulu businesses are opening back up. 

An estimated $1.6 billion federal relief package may not be enough to cover all of Hawaii’s financial obligations due in the next several years.

Hawaii’s senior senator is elevating one of his top policy initiatives — climate change — as chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee.

At the end of the day, vaccinations are what will help get tourists back to the islands, economists say, although it will likely take several years before the economy looks like it did before the pandemic.

Three Filipina teachers are working on one of Hawaii’s smallest inhabited islands, while a fourth is on Oahu after a journey interrupted by COVID-19.