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Saturday, May 16, 2020
COVID Count: Two New Cases out of 740 Tests
By News Release @ 8:34 PM :: 1989 Views :: COVID-19

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

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Saturday, May 16, 2020
Office of Information Practices Seeks Ideas for COVID-Based Legislation
By News Release @ 4:24 AM :: 2741 Views :: Ethics, COVID-19

...To possibly develop draft legislation for 2021, the Office of Information Practices (OIP) wants to hear from you....

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Saturday, May 16, 2020
OIP Policy Under Ige's Latest Emergency Order
By News Release @ 4:22 AM :: 2871 Views :: Ethics, COVID-19

"...If a request is not acknowledged, the requester may ask the Office of Information Practices to verify that the agency received the UIPA Request...."

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Friday, May 15, 2020
​The Legislature’s Dangerous Illusion
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:12 PM :: 3878 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Taxes, COVID-19

...state policymakers seem to believe that the answer to the worst economic crisis in decades is to borrow and spend — and very likely raise taxes....

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Friday, May 15, 2020
COVID Count: Only One New Case out of 693 Tests
By News Release @ 7:21 PM :: 1955 Views :: COVID-19

...no new deaths, no new hospitalizations--but COVID is back on the Big Isle....

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Friday, May 15, 2020
Powerful stories highlight need to lift lockdown
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:22 AM :: 2772 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19

...It's not too late to sign 'Let Hawaii Work' petition....

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Friday, May 15, 2020
COVID Excuse: Violent Sex Offenders to be Released from Hawaii Prisons
By Rep Gene Ward @ 5:09 AM :: 3549 Views :: Judiciary, Law Enforcement, COVID-19

"...We've arrested people for sitting on our beaches, and today we learned that violent prisoners will be let loose in our communities...."

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Friday, May 15, 2020
Schatz: State Needs to Stop Dragging Feet on Mass Testing
By News Release @ 4:51 AM :: 3147 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Tourism, COVID-19

“I encourage state leaders to move at the speed of the virus and establish a contact tracing program that is fully operational as soon as possible. There’s simply not any time left, but there is plenty of money to get this done,” said Senator Schatz....

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Friday, May 15, 2020
Hawaii 3rd-Highest Share of Workforce Filing for Unemployment
By News Release @ 4:32 AM :: 3109 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19

...32.2% of Hawaii's workforce has filed an unemployment claim....

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Thursday, May 14, 2020
VIDEO: Three DOCARE Cops Wrestle Beachgoer to Ground
By News Release @ 8:42 PM :: 3924 Views :: Hawaii County , Tourism, COVID-19

...that'll stop the virus....

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Thursday, May 14, 2020
Honolulu Reopens Churches, Athletic Fields
By News Release @ 7:57 PM :: 3155 Views :: Honolulu County, First Amendment, COVID-19

...starting Friday, May 15, outdoor sport fields and courts will be open for one-on-one sports or exercise with limitations, as well as drive-in services (e.g., spiritual/religious services) that follow specific guidelines....

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Thursday, May 14, 2020
COVID Count: No New Cases Today
By News Release @ 7:38 PM :: 1872 Views :: COVID-19

...out of 866 new tests....

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Thursday, May 14, 2020
COVID Borrow and Spend Plan will Burden Taxpayers for Years to Come
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:49 PM :: 3108 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes, COVID-19

...Keli'i Akina Challenges Lawmakers' Plan to Increase Borrowing and Spending....

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Thursday, May 14, 2020
Feeding Molokai - Malama Meals Brings Hope Amidst Coronavirus
By Video @ 2:33 PM :: 2741 Views :: Maui County, COVID-19

...Mālama Meals, a new group formed by Da Spot and other partners, currently provides more than 10,000 meals a day to kupuna and others in need....

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Thursday, May 14, 2020
Two Months Late: UH and DOH Partner for COVID-19 Contact Tracing Training Program
By News Release @ 11:59 AM :: 2711 Views :: Higher Education, COVID-19

...extensive contact tracing is a key component to prevent the spread of the virus while relaxing stay-at-home-orders and restarting Hawai‘i’s economy....

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Thursday, May 14, 2020
HIDOE closing out 2019-20 school year
By News Release @ 3:07 AM :: 2276 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19

...online registration system available to register new students for fall....

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Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Useless: Screeners Let Feverish COVID-Positive Passenger Enter Hawaii, Infect Family
By News Release @ 10:00 PM :: 4149 Views :: COVID-19

... lax protocols at airport--DoH allowed feverish passenger to go home ....

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Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Rep Case to FAA: Allow Hawaii to Require COVID Testing to Board Airplane
By Ed Case @ 9:30 PM :: 3154 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19

...He Says Hawai’i Shouldn't Have To Rely On Ineffective Post-Arrival Quarantine....

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Wednesday, May 13, 2020
DLNR COVID Plan: Expand Hunting to Feed the People
By News Release @ 9:02 PM :: 2481 Views :: Second Amendment, COVID-19

...“Hunters have asked us to increase open hunting days to help them feed our community,” said Sheri S. Mann, Kaua‘i Branch Manager for DLNR-DOFAW....

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Wednesday, May 13, 2020
CARES Money: Honolulu to Give $10K to Small Businesses
By News Release @ 5:26 PM :: 3438 Views :: Honolulu County, Small Business, COVID-19

...Small Business Relief and Recovery Fund using $25 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding....

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Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Survey: Hawaii Solar installers slowed by COVID-19
By News Release @ 4:54 PM :: 3756 Views :: Energy, Economy, Small Business, COVID-19

...companies indicated difficulty generating sales, and cited customer uncertainty as a primary driver of declining sales volume....

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Wednesday, May 13, 2020
States with the Most Vulnerable Populations to Coronavirus--Hawaii 33rd
By Selected News Articles @ 10:00 AM :: 2599 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19

...Hawaii has the lowest share of population diagnosed with COPD....

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Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Executive Pay Hikes on Senate WAM Agenda Wednesday
By News Release @ 5:20 AM :: 2362 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19

...Politician's Trick: Put off future raises rather than cancelling them outright and/or giving back past raises....

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Tuesday, May 12, 2020
We can’t turn back the clock, and for some policies we don’t want to
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:01 PM :: 3089 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes, COVID-19

...the state deficit for fiscal year 2021 could grow to between $710 million and $1.8 billion....

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Tuesday, May 12, 2020
COVID Count: Only one new case out of 433 tests
By News Release @ 7:10 PM :: 1823 Views :: COVID-19

...Big Island and Kauai are now COVID-free....

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Tuesday, May 12, 2020
DHHL, Aloha United Way Launch Beneficiary Rental Relief Program
By News Release @ 12:22 AM :: 2631 Views :: DHHL, COVID-19

"...The Department is still on schedule to prepare 1,300 lots statewide over the next five years, and we hope this rental relief will keep applicant families on track to assume those lots once they are ready....”

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Monday, May 11, 2020
VIDEO: Keli'i Akina Urges Gov. Ige to Continue to Reopen Economy in Balanced Way  
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:39 PM :: 3894 Views :: Economy, Labor, Small Business, COVID-19

"...Thousands of people in Hawaii are calling upon the governor to 'Let Hawaii Work' again...."

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Monday, May 11, 2020
COVID Count: Two New Cases
By News Release @ 5:56 PM :: 1853 Views :: COVID-19

...out of 252 tested....

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Monday, May 11, 2020
Legislature must rein in state budget
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:25 PM :: 3068 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes, COVID-19

...Grassroot testimony outlines the problem and suggests some reforms....

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Sunday, May 10, 2020
COVID Count: One New Case out of 706 Tests
By News Release @ 5:32 PM :: 2508 Views :: COVID-19

... Revised down to one case ....

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Sunday, May 10, 2020
Crossing the Rubicon Into Tax Suspension
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3044 Views :: Taxes, COVID-19

...Buried on the 19th page of a 68-page the document is a sentence suspending “Section 237D-6.5(b), distribution of the transient accommodations tax.”....

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Sunday, May 10, 2020
‘Multiplier effect’ is poor justification for increased government spending
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:56 AM :: 4135 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Taxes, COVID-19

...if Hawaii’s lawmakers wish to save our state economy from its current freefall, they must not be afraid to reduce state spending....

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Saturday, May 9, 2020
Looking for $1.5B? Auditor Provides Handy List of GE Tax Hikes and Special Funds to Raid
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 10:49 PM :: 3900 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes, COVID-19

... stopgap measures which could help prevent public employees from feeling the slightest suffering...for now....

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Saturday, May 9, 2020
COVID Count: 3 New Cases, 3 Released
By News Release @ 6:42 PM :: 1900 Views :: COVID-19

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

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Saturday, May 9, 2020
OHA to Ige: Bypass Legislature and Give Us $21,287,134
By Andrew Walden @ 4:11 AM :: 4305 Views :: Ethics, OHA, COVID-19

...OHA’s letter to Ige was timed to coincide with a media campaign designed to make Hawaiians appear as exceptional COVID victims....

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Saturday, May 9, 2020
How Solvent is Hawaii Unemployment Trust Fund?
By Tax Foundation @ 3:17 AM :: 3966 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business, COVID-19

...A Visual Guide to Unemployment Benefit Claims....

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Saturday, May 9, 2020
Not done yet with 'Let Hawaii Work' petition
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:09 AM :: 2393 Views :: Economy, COVID-19

...In just a week, we’ve gathered more than 5,000 signatures from people who are eager to restart the local economy....

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Saturday, May 9, 2020
Honolulu $90M grant money from the Federal Transit Administration
By News Release @ 1:49 AM :: 3078 Views :: Honolulu County, Rail, COVID-19

"...This money will directly support the City’s current transit service operations, TheBus and TheHandi-Van...."

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Friday, May 8, 2020
OHA COVID Agenda: Lets Give More Millions to CNHA
By News Release @ 11:37 PM :: 3071 Views :: OHA, COVID-19

...Kahiau Community Assistance Program under CNHA, the grant provides up to $1,500 in one-time emergency assistance to cover mortgage, rent, rent deposit or utility debts of Native Hawaiians facing financial hardship. Yesterday’s board action brings OHA’s total investment in the program to $3.83 million....

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Friday, May 8, 2020
Letter to Governor to Open Up Small Business and Interisland Air Travel
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 5:40 PM :: 4060 Views :: Economy, Tourism, COVID-19

...there is no such thing as non-essential business when it comes to generating jobs and taxes for the state....

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Friday, May 8, 2020
Hawaii reports no new COVID-19 cases for the first time in 8 weeks
By News Release @ 5:09 PM :: 2148 Views :: COVID-19

...7 new hospitalizations, 1 released, no new deaths....

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Friday, May 8, 2020
New Hawaii Unemployment Claims Still Running 1338% Above Last Year
By Selected News Articles @ 5:33 AM :: 3390 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19

...Refers to the increase in the number of unemployment insurance initial claims in the week of April 27, 2020 compared to the week of April 29, 2019....

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Friday, May 8, 2020
Hawaii Women's Commission 'Could be Easily Dismissed' ... but
By Selected News Articles @ 4:34 AM :: 3238 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, COVID-19

... spending their time while social distancing daydreaming about how to restructure society into a progressive paradise ....

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Thursday, May 7, 2020
COVID Count: 3 New Cases, 7 Released
By News Release @ 8:45 PM :: 2048 Views :: COVID-19

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

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Thursday, May 7, 2020
Caldwell, Victorino, allow retail establishments to re-open
By News Release @ 7:06 PM :: 3615 Views :: Honolulu County, COVID-19

...Oahu and Maui Counties reopening partially....

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Wednesday, May 6, 2020
COVID Count: One New Case, 7 Released
By News Release @ 5:28 PM :: 1795 Views :: COVID-19

...one new hospitalization, no new deaths....

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Wednesday, May 6, 2020
List of State Parks Reopening
By News Release @ 5:16 PM :: 2897 Views :: Environment, COVID-19

"...as long as people are moving past each other, even if they’re within 6 ft of each other and not wearing a mask, we wouldn’t categorize those persons as anything but low risk at most and likely no risk...." -- State Epidemiologist Dr. Sarah Park

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Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Ige Announces First Round of Business Re-Openings
By News Release @ 5:23 AM :: 2691 Views :: Small Business, COVID-19

...The latest proclamation also allows residents to leave their homes to patronize certain businesses and activities under the new “Safer-at-Home” order....

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020
COVID Wipes Out 69% of Jobs on Maui
By UHERO @ 9:45 PM :: 7380 Views :: Hawaii County , Honolulu County, Kauai County, Maui County, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business, COVID-19

...total job reductions between January and April in Honolulu county were 34% of full-time jobs and 41% of part-time. These numbers were much higher on Hawaii (50% and 67%), Maui (69% and 68%), and Kauai (56% and 62%)....

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020
COVID Count: 1,169 Tests Reveal 4 New Cases
By News Release @ 6:21 PM :: 1788 Views :: COVID-19

...3 releases, no new deaths, no new hospitalizations....

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