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...
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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,...
Planning for the future; Proposed capital improvements measure includes bond funding for HMC expansion project
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/01/31/hawaii-news/planning-for-the-future-proposed-capital-improvements-measure-includes-bond-funding-for-hmc-expansion-project/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
UHERO study says Hawaii residents not staying home as much as they did at start of pandemic
Are Hawaii residents staying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic? The University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization set out to...
Lead testing on tap at schools
Water at some schools and child care facilities across Hawaii will be tested for lead as part of a joint...
7 Hawaii National Guard troops test positive for coronavirus following D.C. duty
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/01/29/hawaii-news/hawaii-national-guard-confirms-7-cases-of-coronavirus-from-presidential-inauguration-duty-2/
Survey: Maui folks are less likely to want COVID vaccine Molokai, Lanai on par with rest of state
Maui residents were less likely to want the COVID-19 vaccine than in other areas of the state in a new...
Hilo hospital seeing high demand for COVID vaccine from kupuna 75 and older as rollout continues
Because of the high demand for the COVID-19 vaccine from kupuna 75 and older, Hilo Medical Center will delay its...
State lab detects COVID-19 variant
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2021/01/25/hawaii-news/state-lab-detects-covid-19-variant/
This Innovative Kauai Medical Clinic Is Struggling To Survive…The collapse of tourism on the island is causing economic hardship in many business sectors, including health care.
PRINCEVILLE, Kauai — Dorothy Tse and her husband were trying to change a shower head in their new house here...
Scores of kupuna receive COVID-19 vaccine in Kona
It took JoAnn Hill about a half-hour and 132 calls to get through to schedule her COVID-19 vaccination at Kona...
Hawaii Labs On The Lookout For More Contagious COVID-19 Variants…The mutations found in other U.S. states have not appeared yet in the islands but officials say it’s just a matter of time.
New and highly infectious strains of the coronavirus have not yet been detected in Hawaii, but the director of the...
