The state legislature has appropriated $90 million dollars for infrastructure improvements at Hawaii’s airports to help screen arriving passengers for coronavirus, a legislative spokesperson said Friday. The money, according to the legislature, will be spent on items like thermal screening…
The Kupuna Kokua toiletry donation drive continues through the end of June. Items being accepted to help older residents with the basic necessities during the pandemic are unopened toiletries including toilet paper, paper towels, tissue, Q-tips, cleaning supplies, first aid kits and…
Information as of June 18, 2020. With the COVID-19 pandemic having impacted over 8.4 million people worldwide and resulted in nearly 450,000 deaths to date (Johns Hopkins University CSSE), discussions about proper hygiene and infection control methods are crucial in…
After weeks of very low cases, we have seen a recent spike in COVID-19 cases over the last few days . Some of this is to be expected as the state slowly reopens, but is also an important reminder that the virus is…
By Noelle Nakaoka, Punahou ‘20, Hawai’i Public Health Institute Youth Council Member and Charipay Intern HIPHI Youth Council member Noelle Nakaoka didn’t let COVID-19 keep her from helping others. She joined other Youth Council members and HIPHI staff to pack…
Hawaii Gov. David Ige extended the state’s mandatory 14-day quarantine for all arriving travelers on Wednesday in a bid to keep coronavirus cases in the islands low. Ige said the rule is being extended to the end of July as…
Hawaii’s eviction moratorium has been extended again. Gov. David Ige announced the extension on Wednesday. This means across the state, tenants facing financial hardship cannot be evicted for failing to pay monthly rent until the end of July. It is…
The city will offer a free modified Summer Fun program for at least 3,600 kids on Oahu in July. The popular program will be held from July 1 to July 28. Mayor Kirk Caldwell announced the program Tuesday, saying that…
The state Education Department has released new guidelines for reopening schools this fall, including how officials will have to implement social distancing. The guidelines are effective July 1, and also call for mask wearing and sanitation procedures. What isn’t clear:…
On Monday, the first group of prospective contact tracers in Hawaii ― approximately 300 of them ― will begin training. A second group of about 250 will begin training the following week. And a third track of potential contact tracers,…
Hawaii Gov. David Ige said Monday that starting on June 16, he will lift the 14-day quarantine for people traveling between the state’s islands that he instituted to control the spread of the coronavirus. A separate 14-day quarantine requirement for…
Last week, the world witnessed the heartbreaking and horrific death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis. Protests occurring across the nation are in response to the long history of…