Coronavirus in Hawaii

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.

Maui Mayor Tests Positive For Coronavirus Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Maui Mayor Tests Positive For Coronavirus

Mayor Mike Victorino said he is fully vaccinated and boosted, and that his symptoms are mild.

Hawaii’s Strictest Pandemic Policies Have Created A Lonely Existence For Kalaupapa’s Surviving ‘Outcasts’ Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Hawaii’s Strictest Pandemic Policies Have Created A Lonely Existence For Kalaupapa’s Surviving ‘Outcasts’

Kalaupapa’s last living leprosy patients confront state-mandated social isolation policies that continue to prohibit visits by family and friends.

Lee Cataluna: Part Netflix, Part Amazon Warehouse, Libraries Adapted During Pandemic Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Lee Cataluna: Part Netflix, Part Amazon Warehouse, Libraries Adapted During Pandemic

Hawaii Public Libraries were among the first state agencies to physically reopen to the public after pandemic restrictions eased.

Hawaii Health Chief Says Omicron Surge May Peak ‘In A Week Or So’ Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Hawaii Health Chief Says Omicron Surge May Peak ‘In A Week Or So’

The state saw an average of 4,600 cases per day this week, but Department of Health Director Libby Char says hospitalizations are still manageable.

Health Regulators Want Budget Boost Amid Covid, Drinking Water Crises Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Health Regulators Want Budget Boost Amid Covid, Drinking Water Crises

The department has asked the Legislature for millions of dollars to ramp up staff and keep essential services running smoothly while the pandemic takes center stage.