Testimony against indoor masking rule fills contentious Board of Education meeting
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/05/05/breaking-news/testimony-against-indoor-masking-rule-fills-contentious-board-of-education-meeting/
COVID-19
Survey: Support strong among Hawaii residents for continued mask-wearing for travel, other activities
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/05/04/hawaii-news/survey-support-strong-among-hawaii-residents-for-continued-mask-wearing-for-travel-other-activities/
Hawaii students face strict COVID rules for year-end events
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii public schools are enforcing pandemic restrictions that go beyond recommendations from state and federal health officials....
Officials: Pandemic isn’t over
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/04/28/hawaii-news/officials-pandemic-isnt-over/
Hawaii doctors prescribing antiviral pills for COVID
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/04/25/hawaii-news/hawaii-doctors-prescribing-antiviral-pills-for-covid/
How The Decline In Lab Testing Is Complicating Efforts To Track Covid 1 As the pandemic enters its third year, more people are taking at-home tests or none at all. But coronavirus cases are still rising.
With free testing programs ending, collection sites closing and an abundance of at-home test kits available free or for purchase,...
State ends free COVID-19 testing program as cases rise
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/04/22/hawaii-news/state-ends-free-covid-19-testing-program-as-cases-rise/
Indoor masking to continue in Hawaii public schools through end of school year
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/04/18/breaking-news/indoor-masking-to-continue-in-hawaii-public-schools-through-end-of-school-year/
Monitoring for COVID-19 in Hawaii wastewater expected to start this summer
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/04/18/hawaii-news/monitoring-for-covid-in-hawaii-wastewater-expected-to-start-this-summer/
COVID cases likely three times more than reported
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/04/17/hawaii-news/covid-cases-likely-three-times-more-than-reported/
Hospitals report few COVID patients; demand for boosters up
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/04/15/hawaii-news/hospitals-report-few-covid-patients-demand-for-boosters-up/
Weekly COVID-19 informational update for Wednesday, April 13th
Civil Defense message. This is a Weekly COVID-19 informational update for Wednesday, April 13th. In the last 7 days for...
Hawaii governor doesn’t anticipate return of mask mandate
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s governor said Monday he is not currently considering reinstating a mask requirement for public indoor spaces....
Medicare Covers Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Tests
Medicare Covers Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Tests Medicare has a new initiative that will cover up to eight over-the-counter COVID-19 tests...
Hawaii leaders review future of Safe Travels Hawaii program
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/04/04/hawaii-news/isle-leaders-review-future-of-safe-travels-hawaii-program/
Two Years Into The Pandemic, Hawaii Is Finally Poised To Test Its Sewage For Covid … Poop might hold the key to tracking the virus, but the state has struggled to bring its wastewater testing laboratory online.
After a series of short-lived efforts by state and county agencies, Hawaii is finally primed to launch its own program...
Presence of omicron subvariant BA.2 growing in Hawaii
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/03/31/hawaii-news/presence-of-omicron-subvariant-ba-2-growing-in-hawaii/
State dismisses complaints against Maui doctors over controversial COVID-19 treatments
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/03/31/hawaii-news/state-dismisses-complaints-against-maui-doctors-over-controversial-covid-19-treatments/
Hawaii Health Department adopts CDC guidance, authorizes 2nd COVID booster for some
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/03/29/breaking-news/hawaii-health-department-authorizes-additional-covid-19-boosters/
Lifting of indoor mask mandate, Safe Travels program restores sense of normality
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/03/27/hawaii-news/lifting-of-indoor-mask-mandate-safe-travels-program-restores-sense-of-normality/
