Office of the Governor: Governor Announces Additional Unemployment Funding Gov. David Ige has announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), has approved the State’s application to participate in the unemployment insurance plus up program, called the Lost Wages Assistance Program. On Friday, Gov. Ige said, “We pursued the additional funds because we know the added $300 per week will ...
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Department of Health: Four Additional Deaths and 265 New Cases Today Three (3) O‘ahu residents and one (1) Maui resident are the latest to die from coronavirus. On O‘ahu, two men, both with underlying medical conditions and both of whom had been hospitalized, passed. One was in the 70 to 79 year-old age group and ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest August 28, 2020
HAWAI‘I – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch issued a red placard to Anahkahna Inc., dba The Korner Pocket Bar and Grill, located at 81-970 Haleki‘i Street, Kealakekua, on Hawai‘i Island. The food service establishment was forced to closed on Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, but was allowed to reopen the next day ...
Read More Hawai‘i Department of Health issues first red placard to Hawai‘i Island food service establishment for violating COVID-19 guidance resulting in one-day closure
Department of Health: Four Additional Deaths Reported and 306 New COVID-19 Cases Three O‘ahu women and one (1) O‘ahu man, all who had been hospitalized with underlying medical conditions raise the coronavirus death toll in Hawai‘i to 55. Two of the women are in the 70 to 79-year-old age group and the other woman and ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest August 27, 2020
Department of Health: COVID-19 Activity Appears to be Stabilizing on O‘ahu While there are indications that infections in Honolulu are beginning to stabilize and even decrease slightly, health officials are expressing concerns about growing activity on Maui and Hawai‘i Island. Hawai‘i Island has 23 new cases today for a cumulative total of 243 since the ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest August 26, 2020
Governor’s Office: Governor Ige Approves Two-Week-Long Stay-at-Home Order for O‘ahu A new “Stay-at-Home, Work-at-Home” order for the City and County of Honolulu goes into effect on Thursday for the following two weeks. At a news conference at the Honolulu Fire Dept. headquarters, Governor David Ige, Mayor Kirk Caldwell, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams, Lt. ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest August 25, 2020
HONOLULU – The City and County of Honolulu and the Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) have joined forces to activate a coordinated plan to address the needs of O‘ahu families and individuals in need of resources to isolate and quarantine themselves to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Department of Health has partnered with ...
Read More State and County partnership builds capacity for isolation and quarantine rooms
Department of Health: Two More Deaths and 169 New Cases of COVID-19 Two O‘ahu residents, one man and one woman, both over 80-years old, and both with underlying medical conditions are the 48th and 49th victims of COVID-19. The entire state expresses their sorrow and condolences to the family and friends of the latest people ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest August 24, 2020
Governor’s Office: Governor Ige extends COVID-19 emergency period through September Governor Ige extended sympathies and condolences to the family and friends of the two latest victims to pass from COVID-19, noting that each and every death is a tragedy for all of Hawai‘i. At a news briefing this afternoon the governor announced that he has ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest August 20, 2020
Governor’s Office: Contact Tracing Focus of Daily News Briefing From a ballroom at the Hawai‘i Convention Center, converted into a contact tracing center Gov. Ige, HI-EMA Director Ken Hara, Health Director Dr. Bruce Anderson and Dr. Emily Roberson, the recently appointed Department of Health Disease Investigation Branch Chief, addressed the accelerated efforts to track down ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest August 19, 2020
Governor’s Office: Governor Approves Honolulu Modified Restrictions, Trans-Pacific Travel Delayed Governor Ige approved Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s latest emergency order that returns O‘ahu to the Act Now Honolulu-No Social Gatherings, from the Act with Care phase to try and flatten the recent surge in COVID-19 cases on the island. The governor also announced a delay ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest August 18, 2020
HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) launched the first phase of a new statewide educational campaign today as part of a comprehensive, multi-pronged solution to address the sustained number of COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i. The “Not Taking Chances” campaign, developed with research, creative and production support from Anthology Marketing Group, aims to change ...
Read More Department of Health launches research-based social norms campaign
Governor’s Office: Additional Targeted Restrictions for O‘ahu Near Governor David Ige and Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell met at length today and agree that additional targeted restrictions will be needed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 on O‘ahu to stop the spread of COVID-19. We anticipate an announcement, with details, this week. Department of Health: DOH ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest August 17, 2020
Department of Health: DOH is reporting 233 newly diagnosed coronavirus cases today, with 218 on O‘ahu. Hawai‘i Island has five (5) new cases, Maui reports nine (9), and Kaua‘i has one (1). No additional deaths were reported in the last 24-hour reporting period. Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 12:00 noon, August 14, 2020 Island of ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest August 13, 2020
Office of the Governor: Governor Addresses Recent COVID-19-Related Deaths, Record Number of Infections Gov. David Ige held a news briefing Thursday, to address the recent COVID-19-related deaths and record number of cases reported by the Hawai‘i Department of Health. Gov. Ige said, “This is a record number of daily cases and it follows several days ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest August 13, 2020
HONOLULU – As a way to step up efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 and lower the number of rising cases, the Behavioral Health and Homeless Statewide Unified Response Group, composed of state, city, and nonprofit agencies, is taking swift, decisive action to intervene. I.H.S, The Institute for Human Services Sumner Men’s Shelter in ...
Read More Iwilei homeless shelter to be temporary isolation and quarantine site as part of Behavioral Health and Homeless Statewide Unified Response Group
Department of Health: Multiple Clusters Continue Spread of COVID-19 as Death Toll Rises to 38 Community spread of the coronavirus, particularly on O‘ahu, continues to be the primary cause of new infections. Today, of the 202 newly diagnosed cases of COVID-19, 197 are on O‘ahu. Hawai‘i Island and Kaua‘i each had two (2) additional cases, ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest August 12, 2020
HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch has issued a red placard and Notice of Violation and Order to Regal Foods Inc., dba Island Manapua Factory in Manoa Marketplace, located at 2752 Woodlawn Drive, for repeated food illness risk factor violations. DOH has ordered the food establishment to close immediately. It ...
Read More Hawai‘i Department of Health issues red placard and ,000 fine to Island Manapua Factory in Manoa for repeat food safety violations
Department of Health: Declining Numbers of Cases May be Due to Decrease in Number of Tests DOH reports 118 positive cases today. This is the lowest daily triple-digit case count, but it is unclear as to whether this was a result of a decrease in the number of tests. However, the percent of positivity over ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest August 11, 2020
Department of Health: Three More Deaths Reported and 140 New Cases of COVID-19 DOH is reporting the 12th straight day of triple digit newly diagnosed coronavirus cases, with 140 today. All but two (2) of the new cases are on O‘ahu, with one each on Maui and Kaua‘i. The department also reports the 32nd, 33rd ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest August 10, 2020