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City and County of Honolulu holds virtual remembrance ceremony to mark the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks

Juergen Steinmetz
 In lieu of traditional ceremonies, the City and County of Honolulu held a virtual 9/11 remembrance ceremony. Hosted by Executive Director Misty Kelaʻi of the Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts, the video will be posted online and on City and County social media accounts. The video features the directors of first responder and emergency management departments presenting lei to the “Eternal Flame” monument fronting Honolulu Hale. Those directors include Chief Manuel... Read More
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HCCC set on fire by inmates: Situation under control

Juergen Steinmetz
The Hawaii Community Correctional Center has reported unrest that began at 3:45 p.m., involving inmates in the  A-wing of the Wainuenue housing module.  This is reported by the Hawaii Department of Public Safety. Inmates have set a fire and barricaded doors.  Hawaii Fire Department is on the scene along with Hawaii Police and State Sheriffs who were called to assist.   Emergency response teams made up of correctional officers, with the assistance... Read More
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Lockdown extended on Oahu until September 24

Juergen Steinmetz
Honolulu Mayor Caldwell in cooperation with Governor Ige extended the stay at home order until September 24 with one exception.With new infections going down on Oahu, the stay at home order seems to be working. Numbers are still high compared to what it was before the last reopening. Parks and beaches will reopen for single activities, not group activities. It means even families will be forced to split such activities on... Read More
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Mayor Caldwell wants everyone to get tested

Juergen Steinmetz
Honolulu Mayor Caldwell told eTurboNews today that now is the time for everyone to get tested. Surge testing is not based on indicators on how someone feels, , but an attempt to understand where the virus is spreading . Just five days into the COVID-19 program for 60,000 tests to be conducted in Honolulu and paid for by the US Government, the surge testing program on Oahu failed for about 1,000... Read More
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Record after record in COVID-19 in Hawaii

Juergen Steinmetz
Today Hawaii recorded an additional 310 new COVID-19 cases and 3 more fatalities The increase in numbers brings the total number of Coronavirus cases in the State of Hawaii to 8,139 with 62 deaths. This number is well in the red line for an unsustainable increase of more than 10%With the lockdown in place, it must be expected new infection rates to go down within the next two weeks. The reopening... Read More
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Next HTA President & CEO elected

Juergen Steinmetz
The Hawaii Tourism Authority’s (HTA) Board of Directors today unanimously voted in favor of making an offer to John De Fries to become HTA’s new president and CEO. Born and raised in Waikiki, De Fries has more than 40 years of professional experience in the tourism and resort development industries. His visitor industry experience includes serving as executive director of the Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association. He is also president and principal advisor for... Read More
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Stay at Home Order for Oahu

Juergen Steinmetz
Today, Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell issued a Stay at Home, Work from Home order starting midnight Thursday. Today, Hawaii has 215 new cases of coronavirus. He agreed with Governor Ige that more has to be done. The order will be set for 2 weeks. It's about saving lives. A 160-room hotel will be made available to house residents that were in contact with infected people. This is to help communities to... Read More

COVID-19: Hawaii is in trouble!

Juergen Steinmetz
The Hawaii Department of Health released the new infection and fatality numbers for COVID-19 in the State. Today there are 284 new coronavirus cases and one new death. In total Hawaii now had 47 dead and 6,356 bringing the statewide totals to 47 fatalities and 6,356 infections since the start of the pandemic. Germany today raised the highest alarm with a record 2000 new cases in this country of 88 million. Converted the... Read More
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Travel Bubbles Kauai Style to Restart Visitor Industry

Juergen Steinmetz
Let's travel to Kauai, forget the 14-day mandatory quarantine now in effect until at least October 1. This is the wish Kauai Mayor Derek S. K. Kawakami voiced at today's Governor's press conference. He explained the details about how guests could be required to stay in one resort without leaving the property for 2 weeks. How this would work is being discussed. Also at the press conference, Hawaii Governor Ige extended... Read More
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No Social Gatherings Order issued for Oahu

Juergen Steinmetz
Act Now Honolulu is the order by Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell today. Caldwell announced that Governor David Ige has approved the City and County of Honolulu’s Emergency Order No. 2020-24, prohibiting social gatherings on O‘ahu. This Order is effective on Thursday, August 20, and will continue through Wednesday, September 16. The Emergency Order prohibits indoor and outdoor social gatherings of any type and any number of people. For the purposes of this Order a “social gathering” is... Read More
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Tracing the virus in Hawaii? A show or for real?

Juergen Steinmetz
Two ballrooms on the 4th floor of the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu are now converted into a control room for contact tracers. Existing tracer training in conjunction with the UH John H. Burns School of Medicine now includes 50 Hawai‘i National Guard members who are working at HCC.  Another ballroom with work stations, phones, and computers is set up to accommodate an additional 50 personnel. According to Governor Ige, a significant... Read More

Where are Hawaii’s Tourism leaders when 1.5 million lives depend on them?

Juergen Steinmetz
The travel and tourism industry in the State of Hawaii was smashed against a brick wall in March when Coronavirus broke out. Gradually since March 30,000 daily air arrivals went down to 1,000 and visitors have to observe a strict 14-day quarantine rule. A Hawaii vacation would mean 14 day inside a hotel room. Hawaii went into a lockdown and the curve was flattened, making Hawaii the US State with the... Read More
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Stay at Home Order in Hawaii imminent?

Juergen Steinmetz
Governor David Ige and Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell met at length today and agreed that additional targeted restrictions will be needed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 on Oahu. We anticipate an announcement, with details, this week. This was a statement released earlier today. Over the weekend, Lt. Gov. Josh Green said passing the 3,000-mark threshold for active cases would be justification for another “stay-at-home” order on Oahu. Hospitalization in Hawaii... Read More

Nonedited perspective on a dire situation in Hawaii

Juergen Steinmetz
View Post The State of Hawaii reported 284 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, Almost all cased were on Oahu, except seven in Maui County, one on Hawaii island and one on Kauai. The continued high case count in Hawaii comes when 126 inmates have now tested positive for COVID-19 at the Oahu Community Corrections Center. US Representative from Hawaii is giving an non-edited and eyeopening perspective to the reality of the... Read More
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LGBT Caucus Hawaii endorses Kai Kahele for US Congress

Juergen Steinmetz
“It is with great pride and honor that I announce that the LGBT Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, Hawaii’s largest and oldest LGBTQIA+ political organization, has voted unanimously to endorse Kai Kahele’s congressional campaign.” said Michael Golojuch Jr chair of the LGBT Caucus, “The battle in the state of Hawaii to keep the US House Representatives in the Democrats hands begins with the election of Kai Kahele for the... Read More