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Thursday, June 25, 2020
The Separation of Powers Limitation on Hawaii’s Emergency Authority
By Robert Thomas @ 10:53 PM :: 3456 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, COVID-19

...a hard look at the most important limitation on government power in an emergency, the statutory requirement that any emergency proclamation automatically terminates no later than sixty days after it is issued....

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Thursday, June 25, 2020
DLIR: Fraudsters Stole $15.8M Unemployment Benefits
By News Release @ 10:38 PM :: 4605 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19

...5,989 victims have reported Identity theft after receiving a letter about eligibility for PUA benefits....

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Thursday, June 25, 2020
COVID Count 16 new cases out of 1,070 tests
By News Release @ 10:07 PM :: 2030 Views :: COVID-19

...132 active cases, 23 currently hospitalized....

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Thursday, June 25, 2020
Hawaii Fisheries Down 80%
By News Release @ 10:00 AM :: 2938 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19

...Federal Fishery Managers Weigh-In on Marine National Monument draft plans, COVID-19 Impacts to Fisheries and More....

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Thursday, June 25, 2020
HB2502: 'Gut and replace' bill would give emergency powers to health director
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:29 AM :: 4745 Views :: COVID-19

...the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Health will be meeting at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, to consider HB2502, Proposed SD1....

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Thursday, June 25, 2020
Will Hawaii COVID Lawsuits be Consolidated?
By Robert Thomas @ 3:54 AM :: 2784 Views :: Law Enforcement, COVID-19

...Ige yesterday asked the court to consolidate the two cases....

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Constitutional Law and States of Emergency: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Robert Thomas @ 11:59 PM :: 2796 Views :: COVID-19

...This is a one-hour program, open to the public....

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Ige: Tourists Can Skip Quarantine with COVID Test Starting Aug 1
By News Release @ 10:44 PM :: 3534 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19

...Transpacific travelers to Hawaiʻi will be able to bypass the 14-day quarantine starting on August 1, if they first show proof that they were tested for COVID-19 with negative results....

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
COVID Count: 16 new cases out of 1,396 tests
By News Release @ 9:03 PM :: 1850 Views :: COVID-19

...Note DoH has refused our request for a tally of current active cases and current hospitalizations....

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
SB126: Legislative Conference Committee Passes Key Budget Bill
By News Release @ 6:29 PM :: 2311 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19

...A legislative conference committee today approved a conference draft to Senate Bill 126 that amends the state budget and provides support to critical state services needed during the cononavirus pandemic....

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Effects of COVID-19 impact expected to be more severe and longer in Hawaii
By News Release @ 5:56 PM :: 2295 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19

... Results from a national survey of small-business owners released yesterday ....

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Pandemic EBT: $360 Extra SNAP Benefits For Families of 93,000 Students
By News Release @ 4:32 PM :: 3745 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19

...Hawaiʻi P-EBT Pandemic School Meals Replacement Benefits to more than 93,000 students receiving free or reduced-price school meals in Hawaiʻi, including almost 48,000 students already receiving SNAP benefits....

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
US DoJ Backs Hawaii Lawsuit Against Ige COVID Orders
By News Release @ 1:57 AM :: 3453 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19

...UPDATE ... Judge: Feds Can’t Intervene In Quarantine Challenge....

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Tuesday, June 23, 2020
COVID Count: Three new cases out of 1,199 tests
By News Release @ 11:23 PM :: 1848 Views :: COVID-19

...116 active cases....

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Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Dead in Conference Ctte: HB220 would expand Department of Health emergency powers
By Rep Gene Ward @ 10:26 PM :: 2431 Views :: COVID-19

...HB 220 now waits a replacement bill from the State Senate later this week....

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Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Koko Head Shooting Complex resuming regular walk-in operations
By News Release @ 4:37 PM :: 3975 Views :: Honolulu County, Second Amendment, COVID-19

...Online registration pilot project complete. Walk-in range usage beginning Wednesday, July 1....

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Tuesday, June 23, 2020
DoH Uses COVID as Excuse to Quarantine 51 Homeless Frequent Flyers
By News Release @ 3:30 PM :: 2919 Views :: Homelessness, COVID-19

“...Without proper care, these individuals would likely be back on the street without treatment, would resort to going to a hospital emergency department for primary care, or rely on public safety, law enforcement, and the criminal justice systems, which do not have the capability to provide an appropriate level of care....”

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Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Survey: Teachers Report Low Participation in Online Learning
By News Release @ 2:17 AM :: 4022 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19

...48% of middle and high school teachers report 0-20% of students consistently participated in distance learning....

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Monday, June 22, 2020
Hawaii’s Army Of Karens
By Selected News Articles @ 11:31 PM :: 4443 Views :: Law Enforcement, Tourism, COVID-19

...Anyone flying to the Aloha State’s golden shores is supposed to remain in self-quarantine for two weeks....

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Monday, June 22, 2020
ACLU: Hawaii COVID Facial Recognition Program 'Rife for Abuse'
By News Release @ 11:20 PM :: 3116 Views :: Law Enforcement, Tourism, COVID-19

...ineffective, unnecessary, rife for abuse, expensive, potentially unconstitutional, and, in a word, “terrifying”....

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Monday, June 22, 2020
COVID Count: Four new cases out of 629 tests
By News Release @ 6:31 PM :: 1865 Views :: COVID-19

...117 active cases....

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Monday, June 22, 2020
HB2500 Legislators poised to exceed state debt limit to avoid making cuts
By News Release @ 2:28 PM :: 2728 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19

...HB2500 SD1 would allow the state to borrow billions of dollars at a time when revenues are falling and expenses are increasing....

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Monday, June 22, 2020
COVID Impact on Micronesia
By News Release @ 12:53 PM :: 2920 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19

...an initial assessment of the economic impacts of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 on the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau....

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Sunday, June 21, 2020
Legislators Outline Plan to use CARES Funds
By News Release @ 10:39 PM :: 2994 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, COVID-19

...The plan provides discretion to the Ige Administration to spend the remaining CARES funds to pay for unanticipated and emerging needs....

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Sunday, June 21, 2020
Hawaii Worst Unemployment Recovery in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 6:48 PM :: 3074 Views :: Labor, COVID-19

...Hawaii State Whose Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Least....

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Sunday, June 21, 2020
COVID Count: 11 new cases out of 851 tests
By News Release @ 6:23 PM :: 1890 Views :: COVID-19

...eight patients released....

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Saturday, June 20, 2020
COVID Count: 14 New Cases out of 1,126 tests
By News Release @ 6:46 PM :: 1815 Views :: COVID-19

...no new hospitalizations, no new deaths....

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Saturday, June 20, 2020
Mayor Victorino returns budget to Maui Council without signature
By News Release @ 3:36 PM :: 3175 Views :: Maui County, Taxes, COVID-19

...Victorino said his proposed property tax rates would have provided relief for hotels, resorts and short-term rentals from the economic downturn....

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Saturday, June 20, 2020
UHERO forecasts dire scenarios for local government budgets
By UHERO @ 4:28 AM :: 3075 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, COVID-19

...A grim financial outlook is on the horizon for the state of Hawaiʻi due to the impact of COVID-19....

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Friday, June 19, 2020
Senator Dela Cruz asks Governor to consider pooled testing for arriving travelers
By News Release @ 7:19 PM :: 2681 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19

...Pooled testing would allow the state to test more travelers using fewer tests....

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Friday, June 19, 2020
COVID Count 27 new cases out of 990 tests
By News Release @ 6:53 PM :: 2363 Views :: COVID-19

...the highest number reported since April 2....

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Friday, June 19, 2020
Caldwell Signs Budget: Rail Faces ‘Hard Decisions’ due to Collapse of Economy
By News Release @ 5:01 AM :: 3755 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail, COVID-19

...Caldwell expressed worries about the uncertainty of revenue collections that are supposed to pay for the city’s $9.2 billion rail project....

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Friday, June 19, 2020
DHHL Expands COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program
By News Release @ 4:26 AM :: 2454 Views :: DHHL, COVID-19

...Program to include Undivided Interest (UI) lessees who have lost income or their job as a result of COVID-19....

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Thursday, June 18, 2020
COVID Count: 18 new cases out of 1,370 tests
By News Release @ 8:02 PM :: 1881 Views :: COVID-19

...the cases are community related....

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Thursday, June 18, 2020
UHERO: Estimating the Need for Rental Assistance in Hawaii
By UHERO @ 3:02 PM :: 3318 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, COVID-19

...the augmented unemployment payments have done a fairly good job  preventing the worst from happening so far. But that program is set to expire August 1....

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Thursday, June 18, 2020
Hawaii 20.2% Unemployment -- 3rd Highest in USA
By News Release @ 1:23 PM :: 2950 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19

...only Nevada and Puerto Rico are higher....

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Wednesday, June 17, 2020
COVID Count: Five New Cases out of 1,131 tests
By News Release @ 9:00 PM :: 1849 Views :: COVID-19

...and three new hospitalizations....

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Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Navy Calling Up Reservists to Fill in For Pearl Harbor Shipyard Workers Out for COVID-19
By Selected News Articles @ 9:48 PM :: 3424 Views :: Jones Act, Military, COVID-19

...200 reservists will fill in for missing workers at Pearl Harbor Shipyard....

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Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Another Hawaii Lawsuit: Coronavirus Orders Violate Right To Travel, Equal Protection, Due Process
By Robert Thomas @ 6:04 PM :: 3854 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19

...the second complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii challenging the governor's coronavirus shut down orders....

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Tuesday, June 16, 2020
COVID Count: Four new cases out of 1,215 tests
By News Release @ 5:50 PM :: 2346 Views :: COVID-19

...one new hospitalization, no new deaths, seven released....

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Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Contact Tracing, Testing Keep Recent Clusters in Check
By News Release @ 3:54 PM :: 2167 Views :: COVID-19

...Mugiishi said because our contact tracing and testing are robust, the state quickly identified a recent cluster of infections to limit the spread....

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Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Former Governors Urge Alternatives to Star-Adv Layoffs
By News Release @ 5:10 AM :: 3095 Views :: First Amendment, COVID-19

...Given the dramatic drop in advertising revenue, Star-Advertiser journalists are ready to do their part to keep the newspaper solvent....

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Monday, June 15, 2020
DoH Still Working on New Rules for Quarantine-Free Inter-island Flights
By News Release @ 8:43 PM :: 2362 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19

...Ige strongly encourages people to fill in the form before they get to the airport....

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Monday, June 15, 2020
COVID Count: Eight new cases out of 554 tests
By News Release @ 8:00 PM :: 1867 Views :: COVID-19

...no new hospitalizations, no new deaths....

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Monday, June 15, 2020
Maui Planning Commission sneaks Hawaiian burial group’s motion onto agenda
By Selected News Articles @ 3:17 PM :: 3611 Views :: Maui County, Development, COVID-19

... The Maui Planning Commission appears to have violated both the Sunshine Law and its own rules by failing to give the public required notice of a hearing item ....

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Sunday, June 14, 2020
COVID Count: Five new cases out of 1,152 tests
By News Release @ 10:06 PM :: 1750 Views :: COVID-19

...two new hospitalizations, no new deaths....

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Sunday, June 14, 2020
Sause ends Hawaii Barge Service after 54 years
By Michael Hansen @ 5:18 PM :: 4836 Views :: Jones Act, COVID-19

... Oregon-based Sause Bros. Ocean Towing Inc. ended their common carrier Hawaii Barge Service after 54 years with the arrival of their final voyage in mid-April 2020 ....

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Saturday, June 13, 2020
COVID Count 17 New Cases out of 984 tests
By News Release @ 11:33 PM :: 2361 Views :: COVID-19

...two new hospitalizations, no new deaths....

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Saturday, June 13, 2020
Oahu District Courts Reopen
By News Release @ 3:17 AM :: 2678 Views :: Judiciary, COVID-19

“...Access to the courthouse is limited to those with official court business to ensure social distancing and protect the health and safety of our court users and staff....”

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Friday, June 12, 2020
COVID Count: 15 new cases--10 in one family
By News Release @ 7:18 PM :: 2099 Views :: COVID-19

...The last time Hawaii saw a double-digit increase in new cases was April 18 ― 55 days ago....

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