Entries for August 2020

...2 new deaths, 9 hospitalized....

...with the ACLU egging them on by the offer of early release, guards report inmates are purposefully spreading COVID at OCCC.  92 criminals and 24 staff are found to be infected after mass testing results came in today.  COVID is also spreading among homeless criminals who are not currently incarcerated....

...Injunction to stop students from returning to campus dropped....

...For the first time since 2002, Hawaii Democrat candidates will be on the ballot in the General Election challenging every single sitting Republican incumbent legislator....

...George Washington University researchers analyzed five biomarkers present in the blood of hundreds of COVID-19 patients, finding elevated levels associated with higher odds of clinical deterioration and death....

...Three executives from Imperial Pacific International (IPI) and MCC International Saipan have been indicted on federal criminal charges, including Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) conspiracy, harboring illegal aliens, unlawful employment of aliens, and international promotional money laundering....

...The waiver affirms DHHL as the only entity with the legal standing to apply in the Window and implement broadband service on Hawaiian Home Lands....

...4 deaths, 9 new hospitalizations....

...Sarah Bolles of Salt Lake thought she was going to die....

...Public schools on Kaua‘i, Hawaiʻi Island, and Maui County – with the exception of Moloka‘i schools and Hāna High & Elementary – will transition to full distance learning for the first four weeks of the 2020-21 school year....

...In the last 11 days, there have been at least nine campuses with coronavirus cases in which some staff were quarantined and campuses were closed....

...9 new hospitalizations, no new deaths (but two deaths will be reported tomorrow)....

... As soon as the HPD officers working the desk found out he was a US national and not a citizen he was swiftly denied the opportunity to apply ....

...all city workers are instructed to work from home through September 6, if possible....

... and 3,892 new tests.  This is a two-day test count total--all other totals are for one day....

...Scott Murakami resigned on Aug. 5 as director of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations....

... This message was shared with the students, faculty, and staff of the 10-campus University of Hawaii system on August 10, 2020 ....

...two more hospitalized, no new deaths....

...In the meantime, the unemployed need to survive without any plus-up at all....

...two OHA operatives are in the Council runoff elections this November with one goal in mind--help OHA upzone Kakaako Makai so it can build hotels and condos up to the sky....

... final results for all races ....

...due to the increased difficulty of navigating a trans-Pacific move. There is also fear of a spike in COVID-19 cases in states such as California and Texas....

...Day after day we learn of businesses that have filed for bankruptcy or shut their doors for good....

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

...six new hospitalizations, one new death....

...2020’s Best & Worst States for Health Care....

...but he was quarantined right away so the hope for another mass release of criminals may be dashed....

...Starting on Aug. 17, all O'ahu public schools will be implementing full distance learning models....

...6 new hospitalizations, 2 new deaths....

"...One-hundred percent virtual instruction will allow many of these teachers to remain on the job...."

...Senator Ted Cruz invites Senator Mazie Hirono to say 'one negative thing' about Antifa....

...What is the Real Value of $100 in Your State?....

...the inter-island travel quarantine will be reinstated, in part, on Tuesday, Aug. 11....

...The “Act With Care – Do Not Gather” Order is effective Saturday, August 8, 2020, at 12 a.m., and will continue through 11:59 p.m. on September 4....

...Scholastic Teachables materials are of high-quality and are ready-to-use for all age ranges from Pre-K to grade 8....

...Phase 2 of the project will install the temperature scanning equipment at the remaining gates by Aug. 20....

...Pine is urging the Federal Transit Administration to conduct in-person oversight of rail project awards of so-called public-private-partnership, or P3 contracts....

...two new deaths, nine new hospitalizations....

...Election results also released for State Central Committee members....

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

...Project preps traffic for self-driving cars, more....

...The Hawaii Department of Health urges the government to remove safeguards....

...The moratorium is currently in place through August 31, 2020....

...seven new hospitalizations, one new death....

...Corporate and maritime attorney Wayne Parker talks about how the Jones Act affects the shipping industry in unexpected ways.... 

...University of Hawaii at Manoa has been given the speech code rating Yellow....

...ambiguous policy that too easily encourages administrative abuse and arbitrary application....

...Order 2020-22 does not allow for indoor or outdoor social gatherings to exceed 10 people....

...Betts will replace Pankaj Bhanot who is stepping down as the department’s director for health and family reasons on Aug. 31, 2020....

...The highest, single-day record of new positive COVID-19 cases is being reported by the Dept. of Health today, at 207. Approximately 114 of these cases are the result of delayed reporting over the weekend....