Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020
Safe Travels Fails To Lure Many Travelers From Japan To Hawaii
An average of 131,000 people came from Japan each month last year. In the first month of Safe Travels, 1,350 came.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020
Economic Gains, Travel-Related Cases: Unpacking Safe Travels Data
Hawaii’s reopening on Oct. 15 resulted in economic recovery and community spread is the predominant mode of transmission, but Kauai and Maui were still affected by travel-related cases.
Kuʻu Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2020
COVID-19 Is Changing ‘The Face Of Hunger’ In Hawaii
The Hawaii Foodbank has distributed nearly 19 million pounds of food since March. The statewide food insecurity rate for 2020 was projected to be 16.8%, but the figure was far greater for children at 29.4%, or 89,050.
COVID-19 Data: Dashboards Galore, But Key Data Still Sparse
People in Hawaii have plenty of COVID-19 dashboards to choose from, but important information sought by researchers and policymakers is still missing.
Bryan Berkowitz/Civil Beat/2020
Biden Easily Won Hawaii But Data Shows Support For Trump Has Grown
In this historic turnout, the president’s supporters turned out in larger numbers but not enough to influence state elections.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020
Wrong Tests, Weird Exemptions – What The Data Tells Us About Hawaii’s Reopening
Many of the 67,000 or so travelers in the first week of Hawaii’s pre-travel testing program came with unapproved test results.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Hawaii’s Population Is Shrinking. The Pandemic Could Make Things Worse
The state’s population has been declining for three years. Experts worry that the economy will suffer as more people move away due to changes caused by the coronavirus.
Screenshot/2020
COVID-19 Is Revealing Problems With How Hawaii’s Government Uses Data
There doesn’t seem to be a clear data strategy for the virus response.
Screenshot-Hawaii Slack
The Most Comprehensive Hawaii COVID-19 Maps Come From This ‘Data Geek’
Ryan Ozawa was trying to produce ZIP code maps back when the state was publishing screenshots.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020
State Officials Are Overusing Privacy Excuse To Withhold COVID-19 Data
A powerful federal law shields lots of health information from the public’s view, but there are some exceptions.