COVID-19

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

...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....

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

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

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

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

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

...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....

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

...15 new hospitalizations—biggest one day jump yet, no new deaths....

...KPD requests that the public please complete and print them prior to arriving at their scheduled gun registration appointment....

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

... Decreased from $230M to 0, the appropriation out of the Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund to provide an additional weekly unemployment benefit of $100 per week ....

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

... In June, a total of 17,068 visitors traveled to Hawaii by air service compared to 951,628 ....

...fraud cases involving the attempted theft of funds intended for Guam citizens who are unemployed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic....

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

...Disconnection notices and disconnections for nonpayment will resume after Sept. 1. Late fees resume after Sept. 15....

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

... more than 16,000 jobs are available across the state. Top positions included retail salesperson, network and systems administrator and security guard ....

...A proposed start date of Aug. 17 for students will be brought to the Board of Education on Thursday....

...Hawaii included on an exclusive list of 12 countries and regions to resume safe international travel with Japan....

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

...today’s update does not include new test numbers....

...73 is a new one-day record and 5.8% of tests are positive....

...Maui lawmakers should be congratulated for trimming this year’s county budget to $1 million less than the previous year....

...Through July 14, the department has issued $35,980,789 to imposter fraud claimants....

...60 is a new daily record -- 4% of tests came back positive....

...“The Kalana O Maui Building reopened June 22,” Mayor Victorino said....

...This message was shared with the students, faculty and staff of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa on July 22, 2020....

...OHA testimony for the July 23, 2020, Hawai‘i State Board of Education General Business Meeting urging the Board of Education to delay the reopening of schools....

...a new record for one day....

...U.S. District Court Judge Jill A. Otake denied a motion today, for a preliminary injunction, from a South Carolina traveler....

...DoE's designed-to-fail scheme is falling apart....

...one new death, three new hospitalizations....

...“Our schools are woefully underprepared to deliver a distance learning program should a school be shut down by the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) due to the spread of COVID-19,” said HSTA President Corey Rosenlee....

...Teachers return on Wednesday, July 29....

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

... the Supply-Demand Connection They Won’t Talk About at UH: Hawaii’s artificial restriction of land supply has profited KSBE, A&B and other major landowners by making housing unaffordable for middle class and working class families.  Greenmail protests and litigation by OHA, sovereignty activists and enviro groups shapes the land-use environment and drives young families out of Hawaii ....

...the industry groups say the law will endanger guests and employees by increasing the frequency of cleaning staff in guest rooms, creating more opportunities to catch and spread the Covid-19 virus in a confined space....

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

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

...States Whose Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Most....

...one new death, one new hospitalization....

...Waiving the entire “annual required contribution” or ARC payment to EUTF for this year would save the state about $840 million, according to one official….

...which measures changes in employment and employee wages, monthly revenue and revenue sources, current state of operations and plan for trans-Pacific tourism opening, impact of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and business outlook....

...one new hospitalization, one new death....