House COVID-19 panel hears presentations about state’s economic recovery, worries about another spike in cases
The state’s economic recovery is going better than expected but could be on the verge of another crisis, according to presentations during a Monday meeting of the House COVID-19 committee.
The House Select Committee on COVID-19 Economic and Financial Preparedness touched on a wide range of COVID-related subjects during the meeting, with people optimistic about the immediate economic recovery of the state while worrying that Hawaii could backslide into another COVID spike.
Carl Bonham, executive director of the University of Hawaii’s Economic Research Organization, said the state’s economic recovery is going faster than initial predictions expected.
