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Hawaii’s Senior Care Facilities Scramble To Prepare For COVID-19 Spread Palolo Chinese Home/2020

Hawaii’s Senior Care Facilities Scramble To Prepare For COVID-19 Spread

Protective gear is in short supply and in-house testing is rare for caretakers and the elderly in nursing homes, adult residential homes and assisted living homes.

Hawaii Officials Announce Expanded COVID-19 Testing Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaii Officials Announce Expanded COVID-19 Testing

Lt. Gov. Josh Green and several prominent doctors have aggressively criticized the state for not testing far more widely in Hawaii.

More Oahu Drive-Thru Coronavirus Testing Scheduled Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

More Oahu Drive-Thru Coronavirus Testing Scheduled

More community testing will be offered by a private medical group on Oahu this week.

Sixth Person Dies From COVID-19 In Hawaii Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Sixth Person Dies From COVID-19 In Hawaii

Maui County now has more than 50 confirmed cases of the coronavirus.

Maui Mayor Reports Cluster Of Hospital Workers Infected With COVID-19 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

Maui Mayor Reports Cluster Of Hospital Workers Infected With COVID-19

Mayor Mike Victorino said it wasn’t clear how many patients the 15 infected Maui Memorial Medical Center employees had come in contact with.

Hawaii COVID-19 Infections Now Exceed 400 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaii COVID-19 Infections Now Exceed 400

The state reported 23 new cases and noted that the number of people hospitalized by the virus has risen to 42.

Hawaii COVID-19 Cases Nears 400 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaii COVID-19 Cases Nears 400

A fifth death related to the coronavirus has been confirmed.

The Imprecise Science Of Predicting The Spread Of COVID-19 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

The Imprecise Science Of Predicting The Spread Of COVID-19

In Hawaii, the projected peak for coronavirus cases is in early May. But it’s a moving date, dependent on a complex set of factors.

Hawaii National Guard Called Out To Help With Coronavirus Response Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaii National Guard Called Out To Help With Coronavirus Response

The number of guard members on active duty has been doubled and will help at the airport as well as assist law enforcement, officials said.