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TheBus Only Lane Opens

Linda Hohnholz - editor
The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Transportation Services’ new TheBus only lane on King Street is officially open. TheBusLane will utilize the rightmost travel lane on eastbound King Street from Dillingham Boulevard, through downtown, and ending at Punchbowl Street. With the technical assistance of the Bloomberg Philanthropies American Cities Climate Challenge, the city was able to design and construct the newest bus-only lane serving metropolitan Honolulu. As the state’s... Read More
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Access to Post Office from Aolele Temporarily Closed

Linda Hohnholz - editor
The Hawaii Department of Transportation Airports Division alerts the public of an overnight lane closure on Aolele Street at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) for construction activities on the new Mauka Concourse project. Right turns will be temporarily restricted from the airport to Aolele Street northbound towards Nimitz Highway, near the US Post Office, from 8 p.m. to 4:30 a.m., beginning on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, weather permitting. The... Read More
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Hawaii Conducts Training Exercise for Vaccine Distribution

Linda Hohnholz - editor
The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) and City and County of Honolulu today conducted a vaccine distribution exercise to simulate standing up vaccine clinics to immunize first responders and essential workers in the Phase 1 priority group which includes essential healthcare workers, long-term care facility residents and staff, and first responders. The City and County of Honolulu’s exercise is the first of a number of drills planned statewide in every county... Read More
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Work Continues Near Laniakea Beach

Linda Hohnholz - editor
Work will be continuing this week as part of an initial effort to increase safety, provide better beach access, and improve traffic conditions along undeveloped land across from Laniakea Beach. Last week, crews from the City and County of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation cleared the brush land on the mauka-side of Kamehameha Highway to allow access for a contractor to install a fence delineating City-property from the adjacent pasture... Read More
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Hawaii Daily COVID-19 Update: 12/14

Linda Hohnholz - editor
Hawaii Daily COVID-19 update of coronavirus reports and statistics from government departments as of Monday, December 14, 2020 in the Aloha State. Department of Health:  https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ 190 New COVID-19 Cases Reported Statewide DOH is also reporting 190 additional coronavirus cases today. This report includes cases up until Saturday at 11:59 p.m. However, 85 of the cases in today’s report are associated with a cluster at the Halawa Correctional Facility on O‘ahu.... Read More
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190 New Hawaii COVID-19 Cases

Linda Hohnholz - editor
In the latest COVID-19 cases report from the Government of the Aloha State, 190 new Hawaii COVID-19 cases were reported bringing the total to 19,424. To date, 741,041 COVID-19 tests have been conducted with 19,348 resulting in a positive reading and marking today’s positivity rate at 2.4%. Currently, the average daily cases is 112.1. There were a total of 1425 cases reported in the past 14 days. Deaths stand at 274... Read More
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Driver Licensing Clerk Contracts Coronavirus

Linda Hohnholz - editor
The city’s Department of Customer Services confirms that a driver licensing clerk has tested positive for the coronavirus. The Wahiawa Driver Licensing Center employee, who is now under self-quarantine, was last at work Wednesday, December 9. The Wahiawa Driver Licensing Center will be closed to the public for the next 10-to-14 days, beginning today for deep cleaning and quarantining for safety. All customers with road test appointments are being contacted to... Read More
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Hawaii Daily COVID-19 Update: 12/11

Linda Hohnholz - editor
Hawaii Daily COVID-19 update of coronavirus reports and statistics from government departments as of Friday, December 11, 2020 in the Aloha State. Department of Health:  https://health.hawaii.gov/coronavirusdisease2019/what-you-should-know/current-situation-in-hawaii/ One Additional Death on O‘ahu and 87 New COVID-19 Cases Reported Statewide DOH reports one (1) death on O‘ahu, raising the Hawai‘i COVID-19 death toll to 269 since the beginning of the pandemic. The latest passing is a man, 50-59-years old, who died at home.... Read More
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1 Death and 89 New Hawaii COVID-19 Cases

Linda Hohnholz - editor
In the latest COVID-19 cases report from the Government of the Aloha State, 89 new Hawaii COVID-19 cases were reported bringing the total to 18,951. To date, 726,436 COVID-19 tests have been conducted with 18,904 resulting in a positive reading and marking today’s positivity rate at 1.6%. Currently, the average daily cases is 87.1. There were a total of 1171 cases reported in the past 14 days. Deaths now stand at... Read More
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Hawaii Vaccinations: 81,000 This Month

Linda Hohnholz - editor
Hawaii Vaccinations are top of mind for Governor David Ige. Today, along with the Hawaii Daily COVID-19 update of coronavirus reports and statistics from government departments as of Thursday, December 10, 2020 in the Aloha State, the Governor provided information on the vaccinations strategy.. Governor’s Office: At an afternoon news conference, Governor Ige, Health Director Dr. Elizabeth Char, and other stakeholders laid out the first steps of Hawai‘i’s COVID-19 vaccination effort.... Read More
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Honolulu Mayor: Can We Get to Tier 3?

Linda Hohnholz - editor
Today, Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell held a press conference at Honolulu Hale to discuss Hawaii’s current numbers in relation to COVID-19 and the way forward to move from tier 2, where the state is currently, to tier 3. The Mayor said he believes we can advance to tier 3 despite the fact that our numbers this week are higher than they were last week. Every day now counts as today marks... Read More
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2 Deaths and 123 New Hawaii COVID-19 Cases

Linda Hohnholz - editor
In the latest COVID-19 cases report from the Government of the Aloha State, 123 new Hawaii COVID-19 cases were reported bringing the total to 18,864. To date, 721,655 COVID-19 tests have been conducted with 18,825resulting in a positive reading and marking today’s positivity rate at 1.7%. Currently, the average daily cases is 90.4. There were a total of 1175 cases reported in the past 14 days. Deaths now stand at 268... Read More
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First COVID-19 Case in Kalaupapa Settlement reported

Linda Hohnholz - editor
The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) is reporting the first positive COVID-19 case in Kalaupapa Settlement in an adult resident in Kalawao County on the island of Moloka‘i. Kalawao is a county within the State of Hawai‘i under the management of the DOH and was reported to be the last county within the U.S. with no reported positive COVID-19 cases prior to this announcement. The individual received their positive test result... Read More
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New Traffic Signals on Big Island of Hawaii

Linda Hohnholz - editor
The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is providing additional details on the installation of traffic signals on the Big Island of Hawaii at the intersection of Volcano Road (Route 11) and Kipimana Street following observations conducted since their activation in late October. The traffic signals were installed at this intersection to improve safety and accessibility for all roadway users. Crash information from 2019 and 2020 showed at least four serious collisions... Read More
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Celebrity Cruise Ship Arriving in Honolulu

Linda Hohnholz - editor
The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Harbors Division informs the public the Celebrity Cruise Ship Eclipse vessel is scheduled to arrive at Honolulu Harbor on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020 at approximately 7 a.m. and depart the same day. The ship is coming from San Diego, California en route to Singapore. It is stopping in Honolulu for fuel only with no other operations planned. All crewmembers will remain on the ship at... Read More