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Honolulu’s Mayor Is Lifting The Covid Vaccine Mandate For Indoor Venues Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Honolulu’s Mayor Is Lifting The Covid Vaccine Mandate For Indoor Venues

Mayor Rick Blangiardi said Oahu’s Safe Access program will end Saturday, but the statewide indoor mask mandate stands.

Hawaii Keeps Its Indoor Mask Mandate Despite New Federal Guidelines Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii Keeps Its Indoor Mask Mandate Despite New Federal Guidelines

The CDC says it’s safe to stop wearing masks in most of the United States, including Hawaii, as the latest coronavirus surge recedes.

Hawaii’s New Health Equity Office Is Slow To Get Up And Running Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Hawaii’s New Health Equity Office Is Slow To Get Up And Running

A Senate bill seeks state funding to support the new office dedicated to addressing health disparities.

Rising Covid Deaths Show Continued Toll Of Pandemic Despite Drop In Cases Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2021

Rising Covid Deaths Show Continued Toll Of Pandemic Despite Drop In Cases

Hawaii recorded 16 deaths on Thursday, the second-highest daily number since the pandemic began.

Ige Says No Covid Booster Shot Needed To Come To Hawaii Ludwig Laab/Civil Beat/2021

Ige Says No Covid Booster Shot Needed To Come To Hawaii

Gov. David Ige’s decision comes as the state’s seven-day average number of coronavirus cases plummeted 75%.

This University Of Hawaii Vaccine Could Transform The Fight Against Covid Axel T. Lehrer/UH JABSOM/2022

This University Of Hawaii Vaccine Could Transform The Fight Against Covid

Designed to be stored outside the fridge for up to two years, the shot could be pivotal in vaccinating hard-to-reach populations, if researchers can find funding.

The Verdict Is Still Out On Fourth Covid Shots. Some People Aren’t Waiting Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

The Verdict Is Still Out On Fourth Covid Shots. Some People Aren’t Waiting

As officials try to persuade as many people as possible to get booster shots, some Hawaii residents are skipping the line to get fourth doses.

Hawaii’s Strictest Pandemic Policies Have Created A Lonely Existence For Kalaupapa’s Surviving ‘Outcasts’ Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Hawaii’s Strictest Pandemic Policies Have Created A Lonely Existence For Kalaupapa’s Surviving ‘Outcasts’

Kalaupapa’s last living leprosy patients confront state-mandated social isolation policies that continue to prohibit visits by family and friends.

Hawaii Health Chief Says Omicron Surge May Peak ‘In A Week Or So’ Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Hawaii Health Chief Says Omicron Surge May Peak ‘In A Week Or So’

The state saw an average of 4,600 cases per day this week, but Department of Health Director Libby Char says hospitalizations are still manageable.