An influx of more than 1,000 private laboratory samples resulted in 10 new coronavirus cases Thursday, taking the state tally to 26.

UPDATE: Health officials screened as many as 70 lawmakers and staff after Sen. Clarence Nishihara tested positive.

The state health director says Hawaii’s hospitals are already near capacity, with expansion difficult.

A former state attorney general says it’s important for people and small businesses to know their rights.

Honolulu’s mayor ordered restaurants and bars to only serve takeout, while Kauai’s mayor imposed an island-wide 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. nighttime curfew starting Friday.

The COVID-19 pandemic is leading to job losses, quarantines and lots of uncertainty in the Aloha State.

UPDATED: The mayor also closed city parks and other public facilities. The shutdown is in effect beginning Friday for the next 15 days.

Under an emergency order, Mayor Derek Kawakami said an island-wide curfew from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. will begin Friday.

Hawaii’s hotel and service industry workers are losing their jobs as COVID-19 pummels the state’s tourist industry.