COVID testing for Big Island arrivals will continue
Since beginning the tests, Johnasen said the county has conducted more than 69,000 post-arrival tests as of Thursday morning, with...
Health
Thousands could be vaccinated Saturday during large-scale clinic for UH, DOE employees
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/02/19/hawaii-news/thousands-could-be-vaccinated-saturday-during-large-scale-clinic-for-uh-doe-employees/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Youth vaping rates keep rising in Hawaii
More Hawaii high school students are trying vaping and getting hooked, with the rate of daily vaping more than doubling...
Green: ‘Really large percentage’ of population should be COVID-immune by summer
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/02/16/hawaii-news/green-really-large-percentage-of-population-should-be-covid-immune-by-summer/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Hospitals resist Our Care, Our Choice Act
Those seeking to access the Our Care, Our Choice Act still face barriers. Enacted in 2019, the aid-in-dying law allows...
UH plans staff vaccinations as DOE employees get innoculated
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/02/14/hawaii-news/uh-plans-staff-vaccinations-as-doe-employees-get-innoculated/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
COVID-19 TRACKING STUDY Prepared for: Hawaii State Department of Health
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The State of Hawaii Department of Health’s communications campaign has been successful in reaching a vast majority (89%)...
‘Great demand’ for vaccines: Older kupuna, essential workers continue to be priority
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/02/11/hawaii-news/great-demand-for-vaccines-older-kupuna-essential-workers-continue-to-be-priority/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Proposal To Scrap Kauai’s Two-Test Protocol For Arriving Travelers Advances…Measure introduced by House Speaker Scott Saiki would prevent Kauai from requiring the extra test.
Kauai County’s requirement that tourists be tested for COVID-19 for a second time before they are free to roam the...
Vaccinate 65 and older, Lt. Gov. Josh Green urges
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/02/10/hawaii-news/vaccinate-65-and-older-lt-gov-green-urges/
Gov. Ige urges caution as new virus strains are found in Hawaii
Although new variants of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 have been confirmed in Hawaii, Gov. David Ige said Monday that...
Other States Have Opened Vaccinations To Those As Young As 65. Why Not Hawaii? Some argue the state should prioritize the most vulnerable before vaccinating a long list of essential workers.
Twenty-five year old Marie Eriel Hobro wasn’t expecting an invitation to get a COVID-19 vaccine, but when she did, the...
More options for vaccinations: Bay Clinic initially aims to administer 80 doses a week
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/02/07/hawaii-news/more-options-for-vaccinations-bay-clinic-initially-aims-to-administer-80-doses-a-week/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Cluster of COVID-19 cases under investigation on Big Island
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/02/05/hawaii-news/cluster-ofcovid-19-cases-under-investigation-on-big-island/
Bill would mandate disclosure of COVID-19 cases at Hawaii public schools
A bill that would require the Department of Education to publish a weekly report on schools that have COVID-19 cases...
Remaining diligent; Contact tracers still at work as COVID vaccine rollout continues
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/02/04/hawaii-news/remaining-diligent-contact-tracers-still-at-work-as-covid-vaccine-rollout-continues/
Additional Big Isle sites to get vaccinated
Big Island pharmacies are beginning to offer in-store COVID-19 vaccinations. By Thursday, KTA Super Stores will offer the inoculations at...
Advocates Say Pacific Islanders Should Be On Hawaii’s Vaccination List. Here’s Why…Service providers fear Hawaii’s vaccination effort is failing to reach Pacific Islander communities that have been hit hardest by the coronavirus.
Eola Lokebol, a Marshallese interpreter, feels like she has déjà vu. When the pandemic hit Hawaii last year, she was...
Green: At current vaccination rates, larger events could return this spring
Lt. Gov. Josh Green, a Big Island physician, said Monday that he anticipates Hawaii will be safe enough to permit...
Officials discuss various ways vaccinations are happening in Hawaii
There are four major ways the state Department of Health is working to get COVID-19 vaccines out to the public,...
