Health authorities say the island has moved from largely isolated clusters to “sustained community transmission.”

Health authorities fear a wane in demand for COVID-19 vaccines could jeopardize Hawaii’s ability to achieve mass immunity needed to stamp out the disease.

The Honolulu vaccine clinic run by Hawaii Pacific Health may continue to offer a walk-in option if there’s demand.

An estimated $1.6 billion federal relief package may not be enough to cover all of Hawaii’s financial obligations due in the next several years.

Experts agree that tracking trends is more useful than focusing on daily infection counts.

Honolulu-based troops transported and administered vaccines to national guardsmen on neighbor islands as they continue pandemic response operations.

Kim Gamel is our newest deputy editor. Meanwhile, John Hill is back as investigations editor.

Civil Beat is launching a new live show featuring conversations with authors from our IDEAS section — and we want to hear from you.

Civil Beat was among numerous newspaper, television, magazine and student news publications honored in this year’s Hawaii SPJ contest.

The veteran Hawaii journalist joined our staff earlier this week.