Capitol Connection
What will it take for more people to get vaccinated against COVID-19? The answer seems to be at the grassroots — from local folks talking to friends and family about ...
Read More From the governor: Vaccinations, testing to save lives
The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) continues to urge that the unvaccinated be given priority for the COVID-19 vaccine and recommends that priority for Pfizer booster shots be given to ...
Read More State issues guidelines for Pfizer boosters; prioritizes first shots and kūpuna
If daily headlines have left you concerned and confused, here are some excerpts and additional information from a Sept. 15 legislative briefing by Dr. Libby Char and Dr. Sarah Kemble ...
Read More DOH provides latest updates in the COVID-19 fight
So far, more than 216,000 people have signed up for the new state-issued digital SMART Health Card, unveiled by Governor Ige last month. “Participation is purely voluntary, but it makes ...
Read More SMART Health Card launched, along with other measures
We’ve all heard the bizarre tales being spread over social media about COVID-19 vaccines — from microchips being implanted to people becoming magnetic — along with other rumors. That’s why ...
Read More Mythbusting in the pandemic and our kuleana
“We can create a better world. We just have to make it a priority and work for it.” That message drove the recent IUCN World Conservation Congress, Sept. 3-11, in ...
Read More Hawai‘i’s message to the world on climate change
People helping people. If the pandemic has left you wondering whether we still care about each other, take heart. These projects show there’s still plenty of aloha in the islands ...
Read More Grassroots efforts provide hope on many fronts
Work has begun on the new 224-unit Kokua Senior Living affordable rental tower on Alakea and S. Beretania streets in downtown Honolulu. The units will be marketed to seniors 55 ...
Read More Kokua Senior Living affordable project breaks ground