Kindness. Persistence. And making a difference in ways big and small — from wearing a mask to standing up to injustice and helping those in need. Those basic values are ...
Read More Community concern, shared values make #HawaiiStrong
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Thermal temperature screening technology is being installed at Hawai‘i’s public airports to help protect the community and identify passengers with potentially elevated body temperatures, the state Department of Transportation has ...
Read More Passenger screening technology being installed at airports
Ticketed interisland travelers should visit the Hawai‘i Department of Health travel website at https://health.hawaii.gov/travel/ to fill out the required, fillable form and submit it online within 24 hours of their ...
Read More Mandatory interisland travel and health form now online
Hawai‘i has been called “a rare COVID-19 success story” among states because of how we’ve managed the pandemic. So how do we keep our case counts low as we open ...
Read More New travel guidelines as the state moves forward
It’s not often you get to see Governor Ige and Hawai‘i’s four county mayors “zooming” together on Facebook Live, but that’s what has been happening on the governor’s “Community Connection” ...
Read More Sign of the times: Governor and four mayors Zoom in
The image of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on the neck of George Floyd while he gasped, “I can’t breathe” was horrific enough. But for many — including Governor ...
Read More State leaders join in protest of racial injustice
Hawai’i was lucky to have escaped the worst of Hurricane Douglas, but officials are reminding everyone that the busiest part of the hurricane season — August and September – still ...
Read More Prepare now for hurricanes
Friends and family can finally reconnect statewide with the lifting of the 14-day quarantine requirement for interisland travelers June 16. However, the move has come with changes in procedures to ...
Read More ‘Ohana reconnect as quarantine lifts on interisland flights
It’s official: Starting Sept. 1, travelers to Hawai‘i can avoid the 14-day quarantine if they get a negative COVID-19 PCR test result from a certified lab before departure. The mandatory ...
Read More Pre-travel test option offered for trans-Pacific travel starting Sept. 1