COVID-19

...Hawaii has 4.8% of GDP in its 'Rainy Day Fund'  -- and now its raining....

...8.9% of Hawaii's workforce was receiving or filing for unemployment as of March 28, 2020....

...It’s led to the closing of scores of non-essential events and businesses, hurting the livelihood of many people....

...An initial summary report from the Special Master is due by April 9, 2020....

...There have been 285 cases of COVID-19 identified in Hawaii. Of those cases, 5% have required hospitalization, and over 80% were residents returning from other areas.... 

...First Federal Emergency Grant Awards to Hawai'i to Address COVID-19 Impacts....

...unemployment claim increases for the week of March 23....

...urging the adoption of additional policies to close critical gaps left by the new federal moratorium on evictions and the state’s recent emergency orders....

...Herd Immunity or Containment through Test and Trace?....

...to discourage the introduction of germs or the virus into stores that could be present on personal reusable bags....

...a temporary waiver of the Jones Act, which would allow more ships to transport oil around the U.S....

...ordered Federal assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts....

...totals as of 12:00 noon on April 1, 2020....

...Common Cause Hawaii sent a letter today to Gov. David Ige and the state's four county mayors, signed by more than 40 groups and individuals, imploring them to restore open government in Hawaii....

"...As always, we are responding quickly to the needs and opportunities of the times...."

...Dr. Mary J. Ruwart, a well-known research scientist and ethicist discusses how the federal government has handled its response to the Coronavirus....

...One of the 20 new cases required hospitalization. Three new recoveries were also reported, for a total of 58 recoveries....

... Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to ship 31M donated doses to states ....

...the job count will average 11% lower than 2019 for the year as a whole, and real income will be more than 3% lower. Visitor arrivals for the year will be down an astounding 41%....

...Inside the COVID-19 case investigation process with State Epidemiological Specialist Myra Ching-Lee....

...The ventilators are based on an emergency design developed at the University of Texas at Austin, which is being used nationwide....

...Hawaii remains one of only two states with zero fatalities....

...Dr Sarah Park, Hawaii State Epidemiologist, goes on a 10-minute rant against testing which must be heard to be believed....

...We strongly urge government branches and agencies to recommit to, and not retrench from, their duty to include the public in the policy-making process....

...given the magnitude of the potential claims arising out the present situation, one way to bring the takings, commandeering, landlord-tenant, insurance, and other closely-related issues to a quick(er) resolution....

... 175 cases statewide, including 49 who have recovered ....

...If you have COVID-19, ask your doctor for a prescription....

...There have been nearly 7,000 laboratory tests conducted for COVID-19 samples from Hawai‘i with 151 positive results to date....

...The antibody test being used by the million in Britain produces false negatives.  It also produces false positives.  The false negatives are dangerous to the uninformed.  But the false positives are all potential lifesavers....

...Hawaii needs to quickly adopt and implement a plan to control and then halt the spread of the coronavirus....

...Measure includes critical funds for Hawai‘i workers, families, businesses and health care providers....

...To date, there have been more than 5,800 tests conducted for COVID-19 samples from Hawai‘i with 120 positive results.... 

...Current estimates about the Covid-19 fatality rate may be too high by orders of magnitude....

...The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a paradox on its hands....

...Statewide Effort Underway to Identify Certain Inmates for Release from the Prison Population Amid COVID-19 Concerns....

...More than one in four jobs in Nevada, Hawaii and Wyoming are at risk....

...As part of his supplemental emergency proclamation, Ige suspended the state’s Sunshine Law, which allows public access to the meetings of government bodies. He also suspended the state’s open records law — the Uniform Information Practices Act — which governs access to public records....

...IQ Test: Do you believe that banning these cargoes protects YB workers from Corona Virus?....

...Emergency Bulk Procurement of GeneXpert COVID-19 Testing Kits and Machine for the U.S. territories of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam, as well as the freely associated states of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau....

...Reality Check: None of the vaccine tests currently underway involve the use of dead baby parts....

...she went to a residence, threw a rock at a window and started an argument with occupants of the home, which violated a court order--COVID violation becomes a tack-on charge....

...USS Theodore Roosevelt Quarantines Sailors on Guam as Coronavirus Outbreak Spreads....

...Hawaii health officials said there have been 4,658 COVID-19 tests completed, all but 379 from private laboratories....

...This measure is one of several that the Chamber is proposing to provide relief to local businesses....

...Six additional COVID-19 cases have been identified since 1200 yesterday and one case has been deleted after correcting a mistaken positive lab test....

...Green Ouster Related to COVID-19 screening of Senators?....

...This includes 10 new cases on Oʻahu, bringing that island total to 58; 3 new cases among US non-Hawaiʻi residents; and one pending case, which officials have yet to classify....

...Ige’s Health Emergency Declaration waves many of the state laws ensuring public participation, transparency, and accountability.    

The implicit understanding is that elected officials will utilize these extraordinary powers only to combat the Corona Virus pandemic in Hawaii.

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...what a difference a week makes....

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