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Linda Hohnholz has been writing and editing articles since the start of her working career. She has applied this innate passion to such places as Hawaii Pacific University, Chaminade University, the Hawaii Children's Discovery Center, and now TravelNewsGroup.

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More campsites available for Memorial Day weekend

Linda Hohnholz - editor
The Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) is pleased to announce that nearly two dozen campsites will be reopened for recreational camping as of this Memorial Day Weekend. Following the suspension of recreational camping at the largest City-managed campground at Bellows Field Beach Park due to turtle nesting, DPR began the process of reopening various campsites around the island to offset the seasonal loss. In total 23 total campsites have... Read More
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Lanikai parking restricted for Memorial Day Weekend

Linda Hohnholz - editor
The City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services (DTS) will be restricting parking in Lanikai starting Saturday, May 29, 2021 in an effort to reduce traffic congestion for residents along the Lanikai-Kaʻōhao shoreline during the Memorial Day Weekend. No parking will be allowed on all streets and shoulders of Mokulua and ʻAʻalapapa Drives in Lanikai from 10 am to 3 pm for the entire Memorial Day Weekend. Parking will... Read More
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Vaccine access expanded over Memorial Day weekend

Linda Hohnholz - editor
Restaurants, malls, farmers market & beach park to serve as walk-up vaccination sites The Hawai‘i State Department of Health is partnering with community leaders to increase vaccination access over Memorial Day weekend. Vaccination sites are planned across the state at accessible locations such as malls, restaurants, farmers markets, and a beach park. These events augment the hundreds of sites statewide offering COVID-19 vaccinations through Points of Dispensing (PODs), pharmacies, and other... Read More
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2 Deaths and 58 New Hawaii COVID-19 Cases: 5/27

Linda Hohnholz - editor
In the latest COVID-19 cases report from the Government of the Aloha State, 58 new Hawaii COVID-19 cases were reported bringing the total to 36,032 (up 0.2% from the previous day). To date, 1,585,879 COVID-19 tests have been conducted with 34,187 resulting in a positive reading and marking today’s positivity rate at 1%. Currently, the average daily cases is 49.4. There were a total of 911 cases reported in the past... Read More
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Kahalu‘u Lions Club to patch sidewalks along Waihe‘e Road

Linda Hohnholz - editor
On Saturday, May 29, from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., members of the Kahalu‘u Lions Club will inspect and patch concrete sidewalk hazards on the mauka side of Waihe‘e Road, starting near Kahalu‘u Community Park and working towards Kamehameha Highway. These volunteers will perform the work under the coordination of the City’s Mālama O Ka ‘Āina (MOKA) community volunteer program, which is administered by the Department of Facility Maintenance’s Division of... Read More
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Hawaii summer air travel tips

Linda Hohnholz - editor
The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) encourages anyone flying into or out of Hawaii airports to expect a busy summer travel season. Preliminary visitor statistics show 23,423 passengers arrived in Hawaii on May 23, which is approximately 70-percent of pre-COVID numbers (source: http://dbedt.hawaii.gov/visitor/dailypax-dashboard/). Given the current trends, HDOT offers the following air travel tips: Plan for peak travel time. Peak time for arrivals at Hawaii airports is between 10 a.m. and... Read More
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Kalaupapa Airport night medevac exercise June 2

Linda Hohnholz - editor
The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) informs Molokaʻi of a planned nighttime medevac exercise Wednesday, June 2, at Kalaupapa Airport. The exercise will involve an American Medical Response (AMR) helicopter simulating an evacuation of a critically injured person. The drill is scheduled to happen at 7:45 p.m. and should take approximately 30 minutes. HDOT, the Hawaii State Department of Health, and the National Park Service are conducting the exercise to increase... Read More
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Hawaii Memorial Day holiday schedule

Linda Hohnholz - editor
City and County of Honolulu offices will be closed on Monday, May 31 to observe the Memorial Day holiday. The holiday schedule for the City and County of Honolulu operations is as follows: Emergency medical services, fire, lifeguard, medical examiner, and police services will be available.TheBus will operate on a Sunday schedule. Visit thebus.org for route and schedule information as well as rider guidelines.Refuse will be collected and transfer stations, convenience... Read More

Dominant COVID-19 cases in Hawaii are variants

Linda Hohnholz - editor
A report by the Hawai‘i Department of Health’s State Laboratories Division (SLD) shows COVID-19 (SARS-Cov-2) variants of concern account for a greater percentage of total COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i than ever and that percentage continues to increase. SLD also reports a growing presence of the P.1 variant which is highly infectious and may be more resistant to antibodies from vaccination or previous infection. “Variants of concern now make up more than... Read More
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Hawaii seniors can no longer renew driver’s license online

Linda Hohnholz - editor
Renewing a driver’s license by mail will soon no longer be an option for motorists age 72 and over in the City and County of Honolulu. Driver licensing centers on Oahu will suspend offering the mail-in option to this segment of the population on June 1, as these city offices prepare for a return to business as usual after more than a year of pandemic-caused changes in customer service. For the... Read More
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Sneak peek at new Hawaii State Psychiatric Hospital

Linda Hohnholz - editor
Hawai‘i State Hospital, which is operated by the Hawai‘i Department of Health, gave a sneak preview of its new, 144-bed, secure psychiatric facility in Kaneohe today to a handful of legislators and media. The new, $160.5 million facility was officially turned over to the Hawai‘i Department of Health from the Department of Accounting and General Services, which oversaw the construction of the design-build project by general contractor Hensel Phelps. Groundbreaking for... Read More

50 New Hawaii COVID-19 Cases: 5/26

Linda Hohnholz - editor
In the latest COVID-19 cases report from the Government of the Aloha State, 50 new Hawaii COVID-19 cases were reported bringing the total to 35,974 (up 0.1% from the previous day). To date, 1,580,660 COVID-19 tests have been conducted with 34,136 resulting in a positive reading and marking today’s positivity rate at 1%. Currently, the average daily cases is 50.1. There were a total of 933 cases reported in the past... Read More
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Hawaii vacation rentals maintain lead over hotels

Linda Hohnholz - editor
In April 2021, the total monthly supply of statewide vacation rentals was 583,800 unit nights (+82.7%) and monthly demand was 388,600 unit nights (+2,327.6%). That resulted in an average monthly unit occupancy of 66.6 percent (+61.6 percentage points) for April, which was higher than the occupancy of Hawai‘i’s hotels (50.8%). Overall, the numbers are substantially higher than in April 2020, which was the first full month of the devastating impact from... Read More
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Volunteers pick-up litter at Mō‘ili‘ili Triangle Park

Linda Hohnholz - editor
Members of Eckankar Hawai‘i, in coordination with the City’s Department of Facility Maintenance (DFM), are scheduled to clean Mō‘ili‘ili Triangle Park on Friday, May 28, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Under the supervision of DFM’s Division of Road Maintenance’s Mālama O Ka ‘Āina (MOKA) community volunteer program, the volunteers will pick-up and bag litter in the park, located between Beretania Street and King Street, near University Avenue.  The City is... Read More
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Makaikai Street and Kuaoa Street pavement repairs

Linda Hohnholz - editor
The Department of Facility Maintenance will partially close Makaikai Street between Meheula Parkway and Kuena Street to perform necessary pavement repairs beginning Tuesday, June 1, 2021, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Upon completion of Makaikai Street road work, the Department of Facility Maintenance will partially close Kuaoa Street between Meheula Parkway and Pa‘ali‘i Street to perform necessary pavement repairs. Weather and conditions permitting, the work is anticipated to be completed... Read More