Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ 46 New COVID-19 Cases Reported Statewide 46 additional coronavirus cases were reported today. This report includes cases up until Saturday at 11:59 p.m. Full data is posted on the State COVID-19 dashboard and on the DOH Disease Outbreak & Control website at noon each day. HawaiiCOVID19.com/dashboard Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as ...
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Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ 129 New COVID-19 Cases Reported Statewide 129 additional coronavirus cases were reported today. This report includes cases up until Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. Full data is posted on the State COVID-19 dashboard and on the DOH Disease Outbreak & Control website at noon each day. HawaiiCOVID19.com/dashboard Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as ...
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Governor’s Office: Governor Announces Delay for State Furloughs Governor David Ige announced today that there will be a delay in state furloughs. In a letter sent to state employees this afternoon, the governor said the state had been waiting months to see if Congress would provide additional federal funds to help address the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest December 23, 2020
Lt. Governor’s Office: Lt. Governor Receives COVID-19 Vaccine Lt. Governor Josh Green received his first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Queen’s Medical Center this morning. As an emergency room physician on Hawai‘i Island, Dr. Green is categorized as a healthcare worker in Phase 1a of the COVID-19 distribution plan in Hawai‘i. Dr. Green’s ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest December 22, 2020
Governor’s Office: Governor Ige’s Biennium Budget 2021-2023 Reflects Reductions At a news briefing today, Gov. David Ige unveiled his Fiscal Biennium Budget 2021-23, which includes reductions in both the operating and capital improvements program (CIP) budgets in the next two fiscal years. The state anticipates a $1.4 billion shortfall each year of this two-year period. ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest December 21, 2020
Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ One Additional Death on O‘ahu and 130 New COVID-19 Cases Reported Statewide DOH is reporting one (1) additional COVID-19 death today. The latest case involves a woman between the ages of 60-69 years old, who had underlying conditions and was hospitalized at the time of her death. 130 additional coronavirus cases ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest December 18, 2020
Governor’s Office: 17th Emergency Proclamation Reduces Quarantine Period Gov. David Ige has signed a 17th COVID-19 emergency proclamation reducing the state’s mandatory self-quarantine period for travelers entering the state and traveling between counties from 14 to 10 days. The new policy took effect today. The change is based on this month’s updated recommendations issued by the CDC and ...
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Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ Four New Deaths on O‘ahu and 110 New COVID-19 Cases Reported Statewide DOH is reporting four (4) additional COVID-19 deaths today. Three are men in the age groups listed below and all had been hospitalized with underlying conditions. A woman, 80-90-years old was the fourth person counted today and also had ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest December 16, 2020
Governor’s Office: Safe and Effective COVID-19 Vaccine Arrives in Hawai‘i Gov. Ige announced, late yesterday, the arrival of Hawaiʻi’s first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines. This initial delivery of 975 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to the Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu, marks an important milestone in the ongoing effort to combat coronavirus and return life ...
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Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ 190 New COVID-19 Cases Reported Statewide DOH is also reporting 190 additional coronavirus cases today. This report includes cases up until Saturday at 11:59 p.m. However, 85 of the cases in today’s report are associated with a cluster at the Halawa Correctional Facility on O‘ahu. Full data is posted on the ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest December 14, 2020
Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ One Additional Death on O‘ahu and 87 New COVID-19 Cases Reported Statewide DOH reports one (1) death on O‘ahu, raising the Hawai‘i COVID-19 death toll to 269 since the beginning of the pandemic. The latest passing is a man, 50-59-years old, who died at home. He had underlying health conditions. DOH ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest December 11, 2020
Governor’s Office: Hawai‘i Ramps Up Effort to Vaccinate 81,000 People This Month At an afternoon news conference, Governor Ige, Health Director Dr. Elizabeth Char, and other stakeholders laid out the first steps of Hawai‘i’s COVID-19 vaccination effort. This includes plans to distribute an expected 81,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccinations in December to high-risk health care ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest December 10, 2020
Governor’s Office: Furloughs for State Employees Start January 1, 2021 In an e-mail to state employees, followed by an afternoon news conference, Gov. David Ige announced two-day-a-month furlough starting January 1 of next year, to balance the state budget. The state is projecting a $1.4 billion budget shortfall in the general fund for each of ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest December 9, 2020
Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ 53 New COVID-19 Cases Reported Including Three Additional on Moloka‘i DOH reports three (3) Moloka‘i cases today as household contacts. One person had travel history, but it is unclear whether the transmission of the virus was from the traveler of as a result of community spread. The investigation is ongoing. ...
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Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ 81 New COVID-19 Cases Reported This report includes cases up until Saturday at 11:59 p.m. Full data is posted on the State COVID-19 dashboard and on the DOH Disease Outbreak & Control website at noon each day. HawaiiCOVID19.com/dashboard Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 11:59 p.m. Dec. 5, 2020 Island of ...
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Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ Ten Deaths Reported Today Occurred More Than Two-Weeks Ago Seven (7) deaths at a Hawai‘i island long-term care facility, which experienced a COVID-19 outbreak in October, have now been classified by DOH as coronavirus related, as a result of updated information. The deaths include three (3) women and four (4) men, ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest December 4, 2020
Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ Two Additional Deaths and 144 New Cases Reported Today COVID-19 has claimed the lives of two more O‘ahu residents. A woman, 80-years-old or older, had been hospitalized with underlying conditions. A man, in the 70-79-year-old age group, had also been in the hospital and had underlying conditions. This report includes ...
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Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ 78 New Cases Reported Today This report includes cases up until Monday at 11:59 p.m. Full data is posted on the State COVID-19 dashboard and on the DOH Disease Outbreak & Control website at noon each day. HawaiiCOVID19.com/dashboard Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 11:59 p.m. Nov. 30, 2020 Island of ...
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Department of Health: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ 44 New Cases Reported Today This report includes cases up until Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Full data is posted on the State COVID-19 dashboard and on the DOH Disease Outbreak & Control website at noon each day. HawaiiCOVID19.com/dashboard Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 11:59 p.m. Nov. 29, 2020 Island of ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest December 1, 2020
Office of the Governor: Kaua‘i’s Temporary Moratorium on State’s Pre-Travel Testing Program Gov. David Ige has approved Kaua‘i Mayor Derek Kawakami’s request to place a temporary moratorium on Kaua‘i’s participation in the state’s pre-travel testing program. Effective this Wednesday, at 12:01 a.m., all transpacific and intercounty travelers arriving in Kaua‘i are subject to the 14-day ...
Read More Hawai‘i COVID-19 Daily News Digest November 30, 2020