Cory Lum/Civil Beat The two former businessmen, both in their first foray into politics, are headed to the Nov. 3 general election
Nearly all the cases were on Oahu, where hospitals are preparing for a surge in patients.
There was little drama in the races to represent Hawaii in Congress, with Kai Kahele easily staving off challengers and Ed Case running unopposed.
Former Kauai Mayor Bernard Carvalho garnered enough votes to move on to the November election.
UPDATED. The announcement comes after calls from the state teachers union to move to online classrooms for the first quarter.
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Allan Parachini/Civil Beat As more people turn to social media for news, social media pages need to take more responsibility for the information they share.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat The pandemic binds us in a shared destiny, and we need to turn to our cultural roots of interconnectedness.
Wikimedia/Cpl. Ben Maher The governor could take a lesson from Queen Elizabeth who has learned to let the pony be the fall guy.
Flickr: Pietro Zuco The drive toward war has continued unabated. Let’s stop that now. For good.
Reps. Brower and Cachola lose, but San Buenaventura and Cabanilla move ahead in their efforts to claim Senate seats.
UPDATED: Most of the cases were on Oahu, where police are expected to begin enforcing new restrictions aimed at curbing the virus.
A staff member at the Honolulu Federal Detention Facility also tested positive.
Officials say they have a precise process in place and are following the lead of other states to ensure ballot security.
Federal negotiators once again failed to strike a deal on a new coronavirus relief package as workers across the country continue to struggle.
Nearly all new cases were on Oahu, where health officials say many intensive care units are full or close to full.
“I am pro self-determination. I am praying/fighting to see some form of it within my lifetime so I can give hope to our keiki and future generations.”
The state labor department says it can’t just ramp up staffing overnight, but applicants are growing more desperate.
The man was taken to The Queen’s Medical Center where he was later arrested for assault.
State and local officials who warned months ago that the state needed more contact tracers are frustrated and angry with the state health department.
Oahu crackdown begins Saturday, with partial interisland travel quarantine to follow on Tuesday. Gov. David Ige says an announcement on schools and colleges is coming soon.
UPDATED: The state initially reported 53 cases because it was missing test results from a private laboratory.
PF Bentley/Civil Beat We collected resources and advice for stress-free ways to talk to your kids about a stressful subject.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat Government contracts, geography and economics make it difficult to increase recycling on the island.
Civil Beat The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a lot of single-use plastics back into our lives and onto our beaches.
Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat Race relations in Hawaii are different than many other places in the country, but that doesn’t mean that racism hasn’t affected the health of communities of color.
