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Hawaii Keeps Its Indoor Mask Mandate Despite New Federal Guidelines Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii Keeps Its Indoor Mask Mandate Despite New Federal Guidelines

The CDC says it's safe to stop wearing masks in most of the United States, including Hawaii, as the latest coronavirus surge recedes.
Denby Fawcett: Is Hawaii Pau With The Pandemic? Scientists Say Not So Fast Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Denby Fawcett: Is Hawaii Pau With The Pandemic? Scientists Say Not So Fast

Optimism is high thanks to vaccinations and declining coronavirus infection rates, but people are still getting sick and dying.
Maui Withdraws Vaccine Rules For Indoor Dining Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Maui Withdraws Vaccine Rules For Indoor Dining

The policy change is another about-face in the county's Covid-19 prevention strategy as daily new infection counts stabilize.
Rising Covid Deaths Show Continued Toll Of Pandemic Despite Drop In Cases Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2021

Rising Covid Deaths Show Continued Toll Of Pandemic Despite Drop In Cases

Hawaii recorded 16 deaths on Thursday, the second-highest daily number since the pandemic began.

Top State Investigator Says White Collar Crime Unit Sat On Government Corruption Cases Screenshot: Hawaii Senate/2022

Top State Investigator Says White Collar Crime Unit Sat On Government Corruption Cases

The three-year-old unit has been "slowly crumbling and dissolving," its chief special investigator says in written testimony.
Chad Blair: This Hawaii Talk Show Host Talks A Lot About Covid. Some Of It’s A Stretch Screenshot/2022

Chad Blair: This Hawaii Talk Show Host Talks A Lot About Covid. Some Of It’s A Stretch

Michael W. Perry says it’s important that people hear other viewpoints. But is that good for Hawaii during a pandemic?

Ige Says No Covid Booster Shot Needed To Come To Hawaii Ludwig Laab/Civil Beat/2021

Ige Says No Covid Booster Shot Needed To Come To Hawaii

Gov. David Ige's decision comes as the state's seven-day average number of coronavirus cases plummeted 75%.
This University Of Hawaii Vaccine Could Transform The Fight Against Covid Axel T. Lehrer/UH JABSOM/2022

This University Of Hawaii Vaccine Could Transform The Fight Against Covid

Designed to be stored outside the fridge for up to two years, the shot could be pivotal in vaccinating hard-to-reach populations, if researchers can find funding.
The Verdict Is Still Out On Fourth Covid Shots. Some People Aren’t Waiting Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

The Verdict Is Still Out On Fourth Covid Shots. Some People Aren’t Waiting

As officials try to persuade as many people as possible to get booster shots, some Hawaii residents are skipping the line to get fourth doses.
Amemiya Attorney Argues There Was ‘Nothing Criminal’ About Kealoha Payoff Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

Amemiya Attorney Argues There Was ‘Nothing Criminal’ About Kealoha Payoff

The former Honolulu managing director and two other defendants have been charged with participating in a conspiracy to misappropriate government funds.