Hawaii COVID-19 Daily News Digest May 12, 2020

Posted on May 12, 2020 in COVID-19

Department of Health:

One New Case of COVID-19

There is one (1) new case reported today by the DOH. This is an out-of-state resident who was screened at the airport and subsequently tested positive. Complacency is a serious concern as reports of fewer cases inadvertently signals less urgency. Informal gatherings are being observed and people are doing less social distancing and everyone is not wearing a mask. Any success we are seeing now will backslide if everyone in our community does not comply with the safer-at-home order, social distancing, mask-wearing, and other measures to control the spread of coronavirus. State legislators are urged to remind their constituents that maintaining community efforts and sacrifices will allow us to reopen the state. Not complying, could create a second wave of COVID-19 and delay reopening businesses and resumption of travel.

Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 12:00 noon, May 12, 2020

Island of Diagnosis

New Cases

Reported since

2/28/2020

(including new cases)

Total Released from Isolation*

O‘ahu

1

411

376

Hawai‘i

0

75

75

Maui

0

115

90

Kaua‘i

0

21

20

Moloka‘i

0

2

2

Lana‘i

0

0

0

Residents Diagnosed outside HI

0

11

 

Unknown

0

0

 

Total

1

635

 

Total released from isolation

 

 

563

Deaths

0

17

 

* Includes cases that meet isolation release criteria. Cases that have died and one case that left the jurisdiction have been removed from these counts.

Laboratory* Testing Data

Total Number of Individuals Tested by Clinical and State Laboratories

Positive

Negative

37,045**

632

36,390

*Electronic Laboratory Reporting  **23 test results were inconclusive. 

For more tables visit: https://health.hawaii.gov/docd/

Graph of Community Associated and Unknown COVID-19 Cases as of May 11, 2020


Hawai‘i Tourism Authority:

893 Passengers Arrive in Hawai‘i

Yesterday, 893 people arrived in Hawai‘i including 286 visitors and 339 residents. The following table shows passenger numbers coming into the state. The table in the DBEDT section shows interisland travel.

AIRPORT ARRIVALS FOR MONDAY, MAY 11, 2020

 

KONA

MAUI

O‘AHU

LĪHUʻE

TOTAL

Crew

 

6

131

 

137

Intended New Resident

 

2

85

 

87

Resident

 

37

302

 

339

Transit

 

 

44

 

44

Visitor

 

18

268

 

286

GRAND TOTAL

0

63

830

0

893

Flights

0

1

13

0

14

*Visitors are people who do not have a Hawai‘i ID, including essential healthcare workers, essential federal workers, former residents like mainland college students coming to stay with family, military on temporary assignment and leisure travelers.

https://www.hawaiitourismauthority.org/media/4580/051220-passenger-count-press-release.pdf


Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism

INTERISLAND AIRPORT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES FOR MAY 8, 2020

Arriving Airport

Departing Airport

HNL

KOA

ITO

OGG

LIH

MMK

LNY

JHM

MUE

Total

Departing

Honolulu (HNL)

0

145

140

162

110

36

4

0

0

597

Kona (KOA)

220

0

0

26

0

0

0

0

0

246

Hilo (ITO)

267

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

267

Kahului (OGG)

383

19

0

0

0

34

2

0

4

442

Līhuʻe (LIH)

304

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

304

Molokaʻi (MMK)

45

0

0

21

0

0

0

0

0

66

Lānaʻi (LYN)

4

0

0

4

0

0

0

0

0

8

Kapalua (JHM)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Waimea (MUE)

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

Total Arriving

1,223

164

140

214

110

70

6

0

4

1,931

https://dbedt.hawaii.gov/economic/covid19/


Department of Defense:

Team Hickam Salutes First Responders in Statewide Flyover

The Hawai‘i Air National Guard and 15th Wing Active Duty Airmen from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam will perform a flyover throughout the State on Thursday, May 14, around 11:00 a.m. The flyovers are scheduled above most of Hawai‘i’s large hospitals and major metropolitan areas in a salute to all frontline workers battling COVID-19, as well as those staying home to “flatten the curve.” The flyover will feature all locally-based U.S. Air Force planes, including a C-17 Globemaster III, a KC-135 Stratotanker and a four-ship flight of F-22 Raptors. These aircraft were already scheduled for training flights, so the flyover comes at no additional cost to the taxpayer. The flight path was coordinated with Hawai‘i State officials as well as the Federal Aviation Administration. The altitude of the flyover will vary between 2,500 and 3,000 feet above ground level. 154th Wing Commander Brig. Gen. Dann Carlson said, “This event will recognize the hard work that everyone in Hawai‘i has already accomplished to keep Hawai‘i’s COVID cases among the lowest in the nation, while also acknowledging the need for continued vigilance. These flyovers are meant to provide hope and reaffirm confidence in our state and nation while emphasizing the Air Force’s enduring commitment and support to the people of the State of Hawai’i.” Residents watching should do so from the safety of their homes while adhering to social distancing guidelines and should refrain from traveling to see the flyovers.

For more information: 

https://governor.hawaii.gov/newsroom/latest-news/office-of-the-governor-news-release-team-hickam-salutes-hawaiis-first-responders-health-care-facilities-with-statewide-flyover/

# # #

PDF: COVID-19 Daily News Digest May 12, 2020