Month: April 2020

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Hawaii conducts first virtual food inspection of Raising Cane’s

Linda Hohnholz - editor
This morning, the Hawai‘i Department of Health Food Safety Branch conducted its first virtual restaurant inspection of a food establishment, an innovative interim emergency procedure to support new businesses and create jobs in a challenging economic environment. Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers in Hawai‘i Kai passed the 40-minute first virtual food inspection conducted from the DOH’s Halawa facility and received the green light to operate its drive-through business. This is the chain’s... Read More
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Hawaii Air Arrivals Update for April 27

Linda Hohnholz - editor
Yesterday, Monday, April 27, 2020, Hawaii air arrivals totaled 500 people including 149 visitors and 160 residents. During this same time last year, nearly 30,000 passengers arrived in Hawaii daily, including residents and visitors. The state’s mandatory 14-day self-quarantine started on March 26th for all passengers arriving in Hawaii from out of state. The quarantine order was expanded on April 1st to include interisland travelers. This table shows the number of... Read More
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“Stew in a bag” given to over 10,000 Oahu residents

Linda Hohnholz - editor
Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell along with the Royal Hawaiian Band and community food rescue organization Aloha Harvest partnered to distribute 1,000 "Stew in a Bag" grocery kits to newly unemployed households. The bags brimmed with 7 tons of locally-sourced produce, meat, 34,560 eggs, and everything needed for a recipe of local stew able to provide 10,000 meals. As Mayor Kirk Caldwell loaded Stew in a Bag kits in car trunks snaked... Read More
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Hawaii Daily COVID-19 Update: Monday, April 27, 2020

Linda Hohnholz - editor
Hawaii Daily COVID-19 coronavirus reports and statistics from government departments as of Monday, April 27, 2020 in the Aloha State. Department of Health: One Death and One New Case of COVID-19 Reported The Dept. of Health is reporting another death associated with COVID-19 in the state. The 16th death is an Oʻahu woman, over 65 years old with underlying health conditions who had been hospitalized since early April. DOH is investigating whether... Read More
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Honolulu to Open Homeless Site in Pearl City

Linda Hohnholz - editor
Today, the City of Honolulu in Hawaii will be opening a new Provisional Outdoor Screening and Triage (POST) blue site at Lehua Community Park - a homeless site in Pearl City. While the POST red site is operational at Ke‘ehi Lagoon Park, the City was reviewing options for a POST blue site. The POST is an extension of the HONU (Homeless Outreach and Navigation for Unsheltered Persons) program that temporarily repurposes... Read More
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Hawaii Air Arrivals Update for April 26

Linda Hohnholz - editor
Yesterday, Sunday, April 26, 2020, Hawaii air arrivals totaled 475 people including 118 visitors and 193 residents. During this same time last year, nearly 30,000 passengers arrived in Hawaii daily, including residents and visitors. The state’s mandatory 14-day self-quarantine started on March 26th for all passengers arriving in Hawaii from out of state. The quarantine order was expanded on April 1st to include interisland travelers. This table shows the number of... Read More
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COVID-19 in Hawaii: Official daily update April 26

Juergen Steinmetz
Two New Cases of COVID-19 Reported One (1) O‘ahu resident and one (1) Hawai‘i island resident diagnosed with coronavirus brings the state to total of 606 since Feb. 28, 2020. Both new cases are minors below the age of 18. Risk factors to-date include, 317 travel-associated cases, 224 community-spread cases, and 65 unknown. Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 12:00 noon, April 26, 2020 Island of Diagnosis New Cases Reported since 2/28/2020... Read More
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Ige dictates Crisis Response and 4 Mayors are not happy

Juergen Steinmetz
Hawaii Governor Ige wants to take charge of his State ordering the 4 mayors of the 4 counties in the State (Honolulu, Maui, Kauai, Hawaii) to seek approval before making any decisions and announcements in regards to the COVID-19 emergency. Kirk Caldwell, the outspoken mayor of the county of Honolulu is not too happy to be shut up and issued the following statement: “We agree with many of the actions taken... Read More
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Coronavirus in Hawaii: Official daily update 25 April 2020

Juergen Steinmetz
Governor’s Office: 6th Supplementary Proclamation Continues Stay-at-Homes Rules Until End of May In announcing his 6th Supplementary Proclamation this afternoon, Governor David Ige paid testament to everyone’s efforts in keeping the number of new cases of COVID-19 low this week, while recognizing that, “every loss is a sad moment for our community.” The deaths of two O‘ahu residents reported yesterday, along with 12 others previously, demonstrate the need for continued commitment... Read More
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Hawaii Passenger Arrivals By Air

Juergen Steinmetz
HONOLULU – Yesterday, 467 people arrived in Hawaii including 118 visitors and 155 residents. During this same time last year, nearly 30,000 passengers arrived in Hawaii daily, including residents and visitors. The state’s mandatory 14-day self-quarantine started on March 26th for all passengers arriving in Hawaii from out of state. The quarantine order was expanded on April 1st to include interisland travelers. This table shows the number of people who arrived... Read More
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Hawaii Foodbank Receives US$2 Million Donation

Linda Hohnholz - editor
The City & County of Honolulu matched a $1 million donation from the Hawaii Resilience Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation (HCF) for COVID-19 relief efforts. The funds will go to Hawaii Foodbank to deploy food distributions at four new locations across Oahu beginning Thursday, April 30, 2020. This will be in addition to the existing food distributions at 200 Hawaii Foodbank Partner Agencies island wide. “There are hundreds of thousands... Read More
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May Day is Still Lei Day in Hawaii: But how to celebrate?

Linda Hohnholz - editor
May Day (May 1) is still Lei Day in Hawaii. With the cancellation of the 93rd Annual Lei Day Celebration at Kapiolani Park, the Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) encourages everyone around Hawaii to join us in celebrating Lei Day in a new way. Aloha prevails in Hawaii during this time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although efforts to combat the virus have impacted our lives in so many ways,... Read More
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Hawaii Daily COVID-19 Update: Friday, April 24, 2020

Linda Hohnholz - editor
Hawaii Daily COVID-19 coronavirus reports and statistics from government departments as of Friday, April 24, 2020 in the Aloha State. Governor’s Office: Every COVID-19 Death is a Great Loss to Hawai‘i “Dawn and I join all of Hawai‘i in expressing our sincere condolences to the family and friends of two men, whose deaths were reported today, ” said Gov. Ige. “While the death rate from coronavirus in Hawai‘i is among the... Read More
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Hawaii Arriving Airline Passengers: Process Slower but More Effective

Linda Hohnholz - editor
Hawaii was the first state in the country to implement a traveler self-quarantine order due to COVID-19, and the process is evolving and improving every day. Today, new measures are going into effect for Hawaii arriving airline passengers that will slow down the process but make it more effective. The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) has implemented improved measures to verify Hawaii arriving airline passengers information before they leave the airport... Read More
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Hawaii Air Arrivals Update for April 23

Linda Hohnholz - editor
Yesterday, Thursday, April 23, 2020, Hawaii air arrivals totaled 438 people including 83 visitors and 182 residents. During this same time last year, nearly 30,000 passengers arrived in Hawaii daily, including residents and visitors. Yesterday marked one month since the state’s mandatory 14-day self-quarantine started for all passengers arriving in Hawaii from out of state. The quarantine order was expanded on April 1st to include inter-island travelers. This table shows the... Read More