Department of Health: 123 New Coronavirus Cases Includes 18 Children A third day of triple-digit case numbers is being reported by DOH and is the first time total cumulative cases have exceeded 2,000. The 123 newly diagnosed cases include 18 pediatric cases (18-years-old and younger) and follows 32 pediatric cases reported yesterday. Public health authorities ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest July 31, 2020
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Office of the Governor: SB126 Signing and Line Item Veto Gov. Ige held a news briefing Thursday to announce he has signed Senate Bill 126, with modifications. The governor said his primary concern was to expend the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding before it expired at the end of the ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest July 30, 2020
Office of the Governor: Spike in Cases Remind Community to Stay Vigilant, Reinstating Measures Being Considered At a news briefing Wednesday, Gov. Ige addressed the latest spike in COVID-19 cases. He said while the State is concerned about the high numbers, it was anticipated because the State laboratory was not testing during Hurricane Douglas. DOH ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest July 29, 2020
Department of Health: 47 New Cases of Coronavirus Reported All but one of the newly diagnosed coronavirus cases reported by DOH are on O‘ahu. There was a single new case on Maui. Of the 46 total cases, 41 are among adults and six are pediatric cases. Community-associated infection has been identified in eight (8) of ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest July 28, 2020
Governor’s Office: Hawai‘i Honored to be Considered by Japan in List of Global Destinations to Resume Safe International Travel Governor David Ige and House Speaker Scott Saiki today expressed their gratitude to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi for Hawai‘i being mentioned along with an exclusive list of 12 countries and regions ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest July 27, 2020
Governor’s Office: Modified Quarantine Rules in Place During Tropical Cyclone The State of Hawai‘i’s mandatory 14-day quarantine rule for travelers is being modified temporarily in consideration of the impacts of Tropical Cyclone Douglas. Governor David Ige said, “I want to make sure that those in quarantine are adequately prepared per the state recommendations. If you ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest July 24, 2020
Department of Health: Highest Single-Day COVID-19 Case Count Since the Beginning of the Pandemic Death Toll Rises to 26 50 cases in Honolulu, three (3) on Hawai‘i Island, and two (2) on Maui comprise today’s COVID-19 case count of 55 new positive cases. This is the highest number of cases reported on a single day ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest July 23, 2020
Office of the Governor: With Storm Approaching Governor Ige & HI-EMA Issue Hurricane Safety Reminders Gov. David Ige was joined by Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency Administrator Luke Meyers on Tuesday for a Facebook live to talk about hurricane preparedness amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Meyers pointed out that hurricane season runs from June 1 – Nov. ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest July 22, 2020
Department of Health: 25 New Cases of COVID-19 21 new coronavirus cases on O‘ahu and four (4) on Maui are being investigated by DOH. 21 of the cases are adults and four (4) are pediatric. Two (2) of the cases on Maui are associated with a history of out-of-state travel. DOH is also investigating small ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest July 21, 2020
Office of the Governor: Reopening of Hawai‘i Public Schools Moves Forward Gov. Ige was joined at an afternoon news briefing by DOE Superintendent Dr. Christina Kishimoto, Board of Education (BOE) Chairperson Catherine Payne, and State Epidemiologist Dr. Sarah Park to confirm the reopening of schools on Tuesday, August 4. Teachers return on Wednesday, July 29. ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest July 20, 2020
Department of Health: One Additional COVID-19 Death and 23 New Cases Reported One additional COVID-19-related death has been reported. The Department of Health’s (DOH) Disease Outbreak Control Division reports an elderly O‘ahu resident over the age of 60 is the 23rd recorded COVID-19 death in the state. DOH says the male had an underlying condition ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest July 17, 2020
Office of the Governor: Facebook Live at 4:30 p.m., on July 16 on the State’s 14-day Mandatory Quarantine Governor Ige was joined by Attorney General Clare E. Connors and Paul Jones, the Deputy Chief Special Agent in the AG’s Investigations Division, to discuss quarantine enforcement and to answer questions. You can view the Facebook live ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest July 16, 2020
Department of Health: 29 Additional Positive COVID-19 Cases The majority of new coronavirus cases reported by DOH today are associated with community-spread. Of the 29 cases, 27 are on O‘ahu and two (2) are on Hawai‘i Island. All but two of the cases involve adults. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the state now ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest July 15, 2020
Department of Health: 22 Additional Positive COVID-19 Cases Twenty adult and two pediatric cases are the latest coronavirus cases being reported by Hawai‘i DOH. 19 of the cases are on O‘ahu and three (3) are on Hawai‘i Island. The total number of COVID-19 cases in the state now stands at 1264. As of July 13, ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest July 14, 2020
Office of the Governor: Sept. 1 is New Date for Resumption of Trans-Pacific Travel Calling the delay in re-opening trans-Pacific travel to Hawai‘i a very tough decision, Governor Ige outlined the reasons for changing the date during an afternoon news briefing. Record numbers of new cases in Hawai‘i Large, uncontrolled outbreaks in mainland states Supply ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest July 13, 2020
Governors Office: Governor Ige’s Statement About Ongoing COVID-19 Planning with Mayors “The mayors and I have had productive meetings this week about the pre-travel testing program. We are assessing the current situation in Hawaiʻi and on the mainland, and we’ll make an announcement when we are satisfied that the plans will protect the health and ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest July 10, 2020
Office of the Governor: Governor Ige’s Statement on COVID-19 Planning with Mayors Governor David Ige released a statement Thursday about his recent meetings with the county mayors, saying, “The mayors and I met yesterday and are meeting again today to assess the current situation and discuss what it might mean for the state, including the ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest July 9, 2020
Department of Health: 23 New Cases of COVID-19 Reported Twenty-three (23) new cases of COVID-19 were reported by DOH Wednesday. Twenty (20) of those cases are on Oahu, one (1) on Hawai‘i Island, and two (2) on Maui. Community outreach and testing activities continue. Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 12:00 noon, July 8, 2020 Island ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest July 8, 2020
Office of the Governor: At a news briefing, Gov. David Ige said the 41 new COVID-19 cases reported by DOH Tuesday is still manageable. It is the highest case count since the pandemic began earlier this year. Gov. Ige said, “It is the highest we’ve had, and it is concerning. However, as we re-opened our ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest July 7, 2020
Governor’s Office: Hawai‘i Hits Milestone of Three Months Living with Restrictions Governor David Ige thanked Hawai‘i residents at a news briefing Monday on all of their efforts and sacrifices to keep Hawai‘i’s COVID-19 cases low. The State recently marked a milestone of living with restrictions for over three months. At the briefing Gov. Ige said, ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest July 6, 2020