The state has announced it is expanding its pre-travel testing agreements to Japan and Canada — Hawai‘i’s top two international markets — to allow visitors from those two countries to ...
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More Hawai‘i residents will be enjoying the success of the Hawai‘i Restaurant Card (HRC), including unemployed PUA recipients and workers whose organizations purchased a new “Business Holiday Card” to give ...
Read More Business Holiday Card: A gift that keeps on giving
Early reports about a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine are giving people hope as Hawai‘i and other states are beginning a nationwide immunization campaign. “Epidemiologists say at least 60 to ...
Read More Hawai‘i begins rollout of COVID-19 vaccines
If you’re looking for some reassurance about Hawai‘i’s handling of the pandemic, take a moment to view a Nov.12 PBS INSIGHTS forum with Dr. Libby Char, Lt. Gov. Josh Green, ...
Read More Hearing from the experts
To keep tabs on community spread, the state Department of Health (DOH) is releasing weekly COVID-19 cluster reports to highlight recent examples. One week’s report included clusters related to college ...
Read More Tracking COVID-19 spread
If you’re looking for some sound advice to celebrate the holidays safely, take a moment to check out First Lady Dawn Amano-Ige’s latest Facebook posts. Her recent “Q&A Hawai‘i” guests ...
Read More Making new traditions for a COVID-safe holiday
SNAP is food. SNAP is love. SNAP is ‘ohana.” That message is at the heart of a community outreach campaign with the state Department of Human Services (DHS) and the ...
Read More A DHS lifeline in the pandemic: Raising awareness of SNAP
How do you help people connect to current COVID-19 information and services? What system is best to improve UH building security? How can the state’s information tech portfolio be more ...
Read More HACC 2020 showcases local tech talent
Governor Ige called the Oct. 15 trans-Pacific pre-travel testing launch “our single biggest effort since the pandemic began to revive our economy.” With Hawai‘i’s future at stake, federal, state and ...
Read More A critical time for jobs, health and Hawai’i’s economy
It’s taken a monumental effort by many, but the state’s launch of pre-travel — and in some cases post-travel — testing for travelers marks a milestone for Hawai‘i. While nothing ...
Read More New guidelines for trans-Pacific, interisland travel