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Capitol Connection

If you’re struggling to deal with the basic necessities of life, where can you go for help? Here are some links for anyone who is facing the multiple challenges of ...
Read More Quick links to survive in uncertain times

Help from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Securities Act (a.k.a. the CARES Act) includes direct cash payments to Hawai‘i residents, “plus-up” unemployment benefits, small business loans, funds for college ...
Read More How the CARES Act and FEMA can help Hawaiʻi

Stepped up visitor contact checks, statewide enforcement, and sending violators back where they came from are among the latest efforts to ensure people are taking the governor’s COVID-19 quarantine mandate ...
Read More For some, aloha means goodbye

There’s a saying, “When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” That could apply to the food service crews at more than 70 public schools who are on the ...
Read More DOE feeds hungry students with Grab-and-Go meals

Helping hands for PPE – For a second time in a month, volunteers from across O‘ahu gathered at the Neal Blaisdell Center (NBC) to help assemble personal protective equipment (PPE) ...
Read More Heartfelt kōkua to keep everyone safe

For Hawai‘i, what does economic recovery in the wake of COVID-19 look like?  Many of the answers will come from a collaboration of public health experts, community stakeholders, economic advisors ...
Read More Creating a roadmap to recovery for Hawaiʻi

If you want to follow the latest news on COVID-19, be sure to check the Department of Health’s site — www.hawaiicovid19.com — for links to news from the state’s counties, ...
Read More Stay updated with DOH’s COVID-19 website and Community Bulletin

“The next few weeks are critical in this fight against COVID-19. The stay-at-home, work-from-home order is so important. It’s about all of us being respectful of each other. Working together, ...
Read More Governor orders quarantine for arrivals, state shutdown

STAY UPDATED WITH NEW COVID-19 WEBSITE The state has launched a new website — www.hawaiicovid19.com — to equip residents and visitors with accurate, easy-to-understand information to help control the spread ...
Read More Keep everyone safe: Do your part to slow the spread

Hawai‘i has dealt with hurricanes, floods and volcanic eruptions, but a global pandemic? “We need to come together as a community to fight this virus,” said Governor Ige. In his ...
Read More State, counties on high alert as residents hunker down