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

The Building Industry Association of Hawaii (BIA-Hawaii) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jessica Leorna as the organization’s new Chief Executive Officer. Leorna brings to the position a wealth of knowledge and an array of experiences in the building industry. She will join BIA-Hawaii on April 27, 2020. Leorna has an extensive history of organizational and operations management experience. As the Executive Officer for the Interior Alaska Building Association, the... Read More

Yesterday, 454 people arrived in Hawaii including 109 visitors and 157 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 by air from... Read More

Hawaiian Airlines, in partnership with the grassroots community group Every1ne Hawai‘i, today chartered a cargo flight to bring 2 million face masks to Hawai‘i from China. After a company-wide effort over several days to coordinate flight logistics and international approvals for the humanitarian mission, four Hawaiian pilots, two mechanics and two airport operations employees departed Honolulu (HNL) just before 1 p.m. HST today aboard an Airbus A330 aircraft headed to Incheon... Read More

21 new positive cases of COVID-19 were reported by DOH Saturday. Most of those cases were from Hawai‘i County - where there was a cluster of COVID-19 cases among the McDonald’s restaurants in Kailua-Kona (see update below). There are also new cases on O‘ahu and Maui.  LABORATORY* TESTING DATA Total Number of Individuals Tested by Clinical and State Laboratories Positive Negative 23,215 572 22,609 *Electronic Laboratory Reporting 34 test results were... Read More

A cluster of COVID-19 cases involving 7 lab-confirmed employees at McDonald’s locations at both Kona Commons and Walmart in Kailua-Kona has been recently identified and that number may change as the investigation into the primary case and their contacts continues by DOH. Once confirmed the establishment closed its operations at both locations and is currently performing enhanced cleaning. All employees who have tested positive are in isolation and potentially exposed employees... Read More

Today Mayor Caldwell in Honolulu issued an order for anyone interacting with the public and at places doing essential business a mask is required. It will be a misdemeanor not to wear a mask. The order will take effect Monday. It includes riding the bus, in a taxi, rideshare. It's important to still stay 6 feet away.  It's required in stores and any place where some interaction with the public. Exceptions are... Read More