Coronavirus in Hawaii

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Have To Stay Home From School Due To Covid Quarantine? You’re Excused Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Have To Stay Home From School Due To Covid Quarantine? You’re Excused

The Hawaii Department of Education revised its attendance policy but didn’t say whether kids kept home because their parents fear Covid exposure would also be excused.

Hawaii Governor Says Covid-19 Improvements Likely To Open Door To Tourism For The Holidays Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Hawaii Governor Says Covid-19 Improvements Likely To Open Door To Tourism For The Holidays

A tourism official welcomed the comments, but said business travelers need to know beforehand when restrictions will be lifted.

Hawaii Rolls Out Covid-19 Booster Shots For Older Adults Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Hawaii Rolls Out Covid-19 Booster Shots For Older Adults

People aged 50 to 64 with underlying conditions will also have priority for a third shot. So far, boosters are only recommended for the Pfizer vaccine.

Court Urged To Order More Hawaii Inmate Releases To Slow Virus Spread Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Court Urged To Order More Hawaii Inmate Releases To Slow Virus Spread

Supreme Court justices signaled they may order corrections officials to make reports every 90 days on pretrial jail inmates.

Danny De Gracia: Dining With Danny And His New SMART Card Danny de Gracia/Civil Beat/2021

Danny De Gracia: Dining With Danny And His New SMART Card

This columnist tests the new proof-of-vaccination system to see where it might fall short. Spoiler alert: it didn’t.

Inmate Vaccination Rates Climb In Hawaii Prisons And Jails Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Inmate Vaccination Rates Climb In Hawaii Prisons And Jails

Oahu Community Correctional Center remains the site of the largest coronavirus outbreak in state jails and prisons.

Workers In Hawaii Face New Job Losses — This Time Without A Safety Net Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Workers In Hawaii Face New Job Losses — This Time Without A Safety Net

Hawaii still lags behind other states in how quickly the state processes initial unemployment payments.

Hawaii’s Pandemic Crisis Care Plan Raises Legal And Ethical Concerns Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Hawaii’s Pandemic Crisis Care Plan Raises Legal And Ethical Concerns

National experts say that Hawaii could face federal scrutiny due to the wording of the plan.

Raising Chickens Became More Than A Hobby For Some During The Pandemic Courtesy: Donnie Alverson of Paradise Poultry

Raising Chickens Became More Than A Hobby For Some During The Pandemic

It’s part of a growing trend of people pushing for more opportunities to take food security into their own hands.

Lee Cataluna:  Whose Fault Is Covid-19 Now? Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2020

Lee Cataluna: Whose Fault Is Covid-19 Now?

In the pandemic blame game, personal responsibility sometimes takes a back seat.