Big Island mayor expands outdoor gathering limits as part of loosened COVID restrictions
https://www.khon2.com/coronavirus/big-island-mayor-expands-gathering-limits-to-up-to-25-people-outdoors/
COVID-19
Safe Travels Hawaii celebrates its anniversary; may be around through the holidays
https://www.khon2.com/coronavirus/safe-travels-hawaii-celebrates-its-anniversary-may-be-around-through-the-holidays/
Exemptions to Hawaii’s COVID mandate end at state facilities
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/10/16/hawaii-news/exemptions-to-hawaiis-covid-mandate-end-at-state-facilities/
Hawaii finally hits 70% fully vaccinated mark
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/10/15/hawaii-news/hawaii-finally-hits-70-vaccinated-rate/
FREE Covid testing on a weekly basis for Kohala students and staff
Kohala Schools are partnering with the National Kidney Foundation to provide FREE Covid testing on a weekly basis for our...
Inmates to receive $50 incentive for COVID-19 vaccination
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/10/15/hawaii-news/inmates-to-receive-50-incentive-for-covid-19-vaccination/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
COVID-19 informational update for Thursday, October 14th
Civil Defense message. This is a COVID-19 informational update for Thursday, October 14th. For Hawaii County, Department of Health reports...
False News Report On Hawaii Flu Deaths Fuels Covid-19 Conspiracy Theories … An article in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser stated in error that flu and pneumonia deaths had surpassed those from Covid, undermining the state’s message that the virus should be taken seriously.
“Flu Proves Deadlier than Covid” read the headline stripped across the top of Monday’s edition of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. “As COVID-19 continues...
Maui County to ease restrictions, gathering limits, starting this weekend
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/10/13/breaking-news/maui-county-to-ease-restrictions-gathering-limits-starting-this-weekend/
Pandemic fuels spike in childhood obesity in Hawaii
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/10/14/hawaii-news/pandemic-fuels-spike-in-childhood-obesity-in-hawaii/
Hawaii flu-pneumonia report includes ‘hundreds’ of COVID-19 fatalities
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/10/14/hawaii-news/hawaii-flu-pneumonia-report-includes-hundreds-of-covid-fatalities/
COVID survivor faces long road to recovery with no guarantee she’ll ever be back to normal
https://www.khon2.com/coronavirus/covid-survivor-faces-long-road-to-recovery-with-no-guarantee-shell-ever-be-back-to-normal/
Hawaii doctors urging pregnant women to get vaccinated against COVID-19 due to high risks
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/10/13/hawaii-news/hawaii-doctors-urging-pregnant-women-to-get-vaccinated-against-covid-19-due-to-high-risks/
Kemble: COVID far deadlier than flu in Hawaii
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/10/13/hawaii-news/kemble-covid-far-deadlier-than-flu-in-hawaii/
Experts: It’s Time To Learn To Live With Covid … Medical professionals say Hawaii’s social and economic threats are now greater than those posed by the virus.
With Hawaii’s new Covid-19 case numbers declining and more than 80% of those eligible for vaccinations now fully vaccinated, the...
Pressure mounts in Hawaii to ease COVID-19 restrictions
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/10/12/hawaii-news/pressure-mounts-in-hawaii-to-ease-covid-restrictions/
65% of Big Islanders fully vaccinated against COVID-19
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2021/10/11/hawaii-news/65-of-big-islanders-fully-vaccinated-against-covid-19/
COVID-19 & Emotional Wellness
COVID-19 & Emotional Wellness Maintaining emotional wellness is essential as the pandemic, a sustained trauma, evokes valid emotions of...
This is the Form used for “COVID-19 CLOSE CONTACT NOTIFICATION FOR SCHOOLS”
COVID-19 CLOSE CONTACT NOTIFICATION FOR SCHOOLS _________________________________________ _________________________________________ (Name of Close Contact) (Name of School) You have been identified as...
Deaths in Hawaii over the past 12 months exceed pandemic’s local COVID fatalities
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/10/11/hawaii-news/deaths-in-hawaii-over-the-past-12-months-exceed-pandemics-local-covid-fatalities/
