Category: kamaainas

The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) was awarded a $2.2 million grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to train, deploy and engage community health workers as part of its public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Community health workers are frontline health workers who provide assistance in accessing healthcare, government, and social service resources. “Hawaii’s COVID-19 response was strengthened by community health workers who understood and... Read More

The signing yesterday of Executive Order 21-08 by Governor David Y. Ige has the following impact on the City and County of Honolulu’s Safe Oahu Response Plan requirements for restaurants and bars as of November 12, 2021: There is no longer any indoor capacity limit. However, the state has ordered that within indoor portions of restaurants and bars there must still be six feet of distancing between tables.There is no longer any... Read More

Mayor Rick Blangiardi has requested that Honolulu Hale be lit in the color teal from sundown on Thursday, Nov. 4 through sunrise on Friday, Nov. 5, to recognize “Light the World in Teal” Day to raise awareness as part of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. “Our kūpuna and aging population mean so much to us here in Hawai‘i, which is why providing support to individuals, families, and caregivers affected by Alzheimer’s disease is... Read More

The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies highway users of a single lane closure on Kamehameha Highway at Laniakea Beach beginning Friday, November 5, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. for sign installations and striping. Additional work requiring a single lane closure on Kamehameha Highway at Laniakea Beach is also scheduled for Monday, November 8, through Friday, November 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. This work will support the City’s... Read More

The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Harbors Division informs the public that the cruise ship Royal Princess is scheduled to arrive at Honolulu Harbor for fuel and provisions on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, and is expected to depart Sunday Nov. 7, 2021. The ship is coming from Los Angeles with 177 crew members but no passengers on board and all are vaccinated. All crewmembers will be restricted to the vessel while... Read More

The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Airports Division informs the public of nightly runway work at the Hilo International Airport (ITO). ITO’s Runway 8/26 will be closed between 12 a.m. and 5:45 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 6; Friday, Nov. 12; Saturday, Nov. 13; and Tuesday, Nov. 16. Runway 8/26 will also be closed on Sunday, Nov. 14 from 9 p.m. until 5:45 a.m. No passenger, cargo, or medical flights will be... Read More

Trace levels of the chemicals Dieldrin and Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) were detected in water samples collected at the Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS) Pearl City Shaft and Aina Koa Well I, respectively. Both drinking water sources are part of the Honolulu-Windward-Pearl Harbor water system. Drinking water from these sources remains safe, as the trace levels detected were far below health advisory limits. Dieldrin is not regulated by the U.S. Environmental... Read More

The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) and the City and County of Honolulu Emergency Services Department (HESD) in partnership with Hawai‘i Pacific Health are announcing the start of a new program to provide alternate emergency care treatment site options for O’ahu residents and visitors in Kapolei. Beginning this week, Kapolei patients have the option of being transported to selected urgent care facilities rather than a hospital emergency department. This will ensure... Read More

Mayor Rick Blangiardi announced the re-opening of the comfort station on Diamond Head Road at Kapi‘olani Community College, which is an integral part of the Waialae-Kahala Bicycle Hub and Transit Center. The heavily used comfort station was closed in early 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns and then remained closed for much needed repairs. The facility is located next to the parking lot which hosts the popular KCC Farmer’s Market on Saturdays... Read More

The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is pleased to announce the availability of the Hawaii State Driver’s Manual in thirteen languages in addition to the currently available English-language publication. These languages include Hawaiian, Spanish, Marshallese, Chuukese, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Samoan, Tongan, Vietnamese, Tagalog, and Ilocano. Digital copies of these translated manuals can be found here. The work performed in translating the Hawaii State Driver’s Manual from English to... Read More

The Hawai‘i Department of Health is authorizing certified vaccination providers to administer Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children age 5-11 immediately. This authorization is consistent with recommendations made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today. “The CDC reviewed the clinical data and determined the vaccine is safe. The Pfizer vaccine is effective in preventing severe illness and death. The vaccine will provide another important layer of protection in keeping our... Read More

The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) has developed a survey to better understand your bicycle needs, priorities, and challenges. It will take you about 5 minutes to complete. Please take the survey today!—it closes on December 31, 2021.This survey is part of the Bike Plan Hawaii Refresh.  This effort began in 2020 to refresh the data, cost estimates, feasibility, and prioritization for all HDOT Highways Division proposed projects in the 2003... Read More

The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) informs Kauai residents of a traffic pattern shift on Kuhio Highway (Route 56) in Kilauea that starts tomorrow. As of Wed. Nov. 3, paving work is moving north and northbound (Hanalei-bound) motorists will no longer be detoured at Koolau Road, necessitating a return to the alternating traffic pattern in the available open lane of Kuhio Highway. The paving project, rescheduled to take place during daytime... Read More