Entries for May 2020

...Gov. David Ige issued the 14th supplementary emergency proclamation which extends the emergency relief period for the 2018 Kaua‘i floods. The proclamation was signed on Friday, May 22, 2020....

...neighborhood boards will be able to reconvene public meetings starting on Monday, June 1....

...expanding the bulky item appointment-based collection system island-wide starting July 1, 2020....

...proposals regarding how Hawaii can recover and even excel after the state's economically devastating coronavirus lockdown....

...as of Sunday, May 17, Hawaii became Scattered Canary’s latest unemployment fraud victim....

...One way policymakers can help expedite their state’s economic recovery is by protecting employers from facing higher UI tax rates at a time when they can least afford to pay them....

...According to the United States Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey, released on May 20....

...Hawai’i central planners should reevaluate their push to implement more and more projects, such as TOD, mass transit, and shared vehicles, which contribute to the spread of disease....

...six released, one hospitalized, no new deaths....

...Thirty-two percent of Hawaii’s rural roads are rated in poor condition – the third highest rate in the nation- and 31 percent are in mediocre condition....

...only Nevada and Michigan are higher....

..."This time of emergency does not justify government secrecy. The Resort is certainly not entitled to have their permits fast-tracked behind closed doors while public gatherings are banned and also excluding the press."....

...They Never Saw It Coming....

...report by the Hawaiʻi COVID-19 Public Health Recovery Task Force on reopening our economy....

...Bills passed during the past two weeks include....

...Mayor Caldwell provides guidelines for resuming in-person spiritual services....

...the State of Emergency is not justified by the numbers.... 

...one new hospitalization....

...Jobs declined by 121,800 over-the-month....

...Medicare covers tests with no out-of-pocket costs.  Medicare does not require a doctor’s order for you to get tested....

...“Promises quicker and safer opening of our economy”....

...Hawaii is 9th at 36.6%....

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

... Sampling wastewater is experimental but can provide broad testing results to indicate COVID-19 prevalence ....

...to expand testing capacity to help put Oʻahu safely back to work....

...The regents are expected to vote on the new internal management structure at their May 21 meeting....

...Double Nat'l Unemployment at Height of Great Depression....

...Protocols for testing, along contact tracing and quarantine as needed, are key components in UHʻs plans to resume in-person instruction at UH....

... like the business closures, curfews, checkpoints and drones ....

...For the first time in state history, a judicial swearing-in ceremony was conducted by videoconference and broadcast live on the Judiciary’s YouTube channel....

...TMC Lab will collaborate with Community Health Centers across Oʻahu and provide capacity to perform up to 50,000 COVID-19 tests and 49,000 antibody tests through the end of 2020....

...A total of 41,205 individuals have been tested in the state....

...two weeks ago Hawaii was the most restrictive state....

...Malama Meals has provided nearly 350,000 free meals to individuals impacted by the Coronavirus Crisis....

...The House also passed SB 3139 SD1 HD1 to transfer the remaining $635 million of the CARES Act money into the State’s Emergency Budget Reserve or “rainy day” fund to hold until decision can be made in June how to best use the funds....

...According to the plan – the state will start to gradually re-open medium-risk businesses and operations beginning in June – assuming the state’s COVID-19 activity remains manageable....

...but Hawaii is the #1 state for homeless veterans....

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

...Fully one-third of our economy has evaporated. We need to rectify this, at least partially, immediately....

..."Framework for Hawaii's AV Future: Accessible, Automated, Connected, Electric, and Shared"....

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

... In the Seventh Supplemental Proclamation on May 6, the Administration backed off a bit ....

...Hawaii has a 5,000 test per day capacity, yet access to testing is restricted and day after day only a few hundred tests are performed....

...Hawaii’s economy has tanked and local tax revenues are plummeting, leaving the state and counties in danger of going bankrupt — starting with the state's public pension and health-benefits systems....

... votes in Congress and bills introduced ....

...Caldwell's 11th order on the COVID virus authorizes drive-in church services on Oahu starting May 15th....

...Leading salon industry panelists demonstrated today in a live online forum hosted by Honolulu City Councilmember Kym Pine, that they are ready to open for business.... 

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

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

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