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COVID-19 News Releases

Governor’s Office: Safe Travels Program Officially Launches  The Safe Travels Hawai‘i program has officially launched. The first trans-pacific flight arrived mid-day today. Under the Safe Travels Hawai‘i program, travelers now have the ...
Read More HAWAI‘I COVID-19 JOINT INFORMATION CENTER DAILY NEWS DIGEST Oct. 15, 2020

Governor’s Office: DOH Approves Japan’s Testing Procedure for Pre-Travel Testing Program   DOH has approved the COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT) authorized by Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor, and ...
Read More HAWAI‘I COVID-19 JOINT INFORMATION CENTER DAILY NEWS DIGEST Oct. 14, 2020

HONOLULU — The Department of Health (DOH) has approved the Covid-19 Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT) authorized by Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare. Proof of a negative test ...
Read More OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR — News Release — Health Department approves Japan’s testing procedure for pre-travel testing program

HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige today signed a 14th supplementary emergency proclamation that extends the COVID-19 emergency period through Nov. 30. As previously announced, the emergency proclamation leaves in place the ...
Read More OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR — News Release — Governor Ige extends COVID-19 emergency period through November

Governor’s Office: Governor Announces Additional Details on Pre-Travel Testing Program    Governor Ige held a news briefing today to discuss additional details of the pre-travel testing program, which is set ...
Read More HAWAI‘I COVID-19 JOINT INFORMATION CENTER DAILY NEWS DIGEST October 13, 2020

Office of the Governor: Free Meal Program Extended for Students at 203 Hawai‘i Dept. of Education Schools Hawai‘i DOE’s free Grab-and-Go meal program is being extended for students at 203 ...
Read More Hawaii COVID-19 Joint Information Center Daily News Digest, Oct. 12, 2020

Department of Health: Two Deaths and 155 Additional Coronavirus Cases Reported Today  Hawai‘i’s COVID-19 death toll rises to 166 today with the deaths of two O‘ahu residents. One was a ...
Read More Hawaii COVID-19 Joint Information Center Daily News Digest, Oct. 9, 2020

Governor’s Office: Pre-travel Testing Program Begins Oct. 15 Hawaiʻi’s pre-travel testing program requires passengers five and older to take a Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT) from a Clinical Laboratory Improvement ...
Read More Hawaii COVID-19 Joint Information Center Daily News Digest, Oct. 7, 2020

HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige and his pandemic response leadership team provided more details today about the State of Hawaiʻi’s COVID-19 pre-travel testing program for Hawaiʻi inbound travelers, which starts ...
Read More Governor’s Office – News Release – Gov. Ige announces trusted testing and travel partners for COVID-19 pre-travel testing program that starts October 15

Department of Health: Three Deaths and 83 Additional Coronavirus Cases Reported Today The deaths of three (3) women from O‘ahu, raise Hawai‘i’s COVID-19 death toll to 160. All three women ...
Read More Hawaii COVID-19 Joint Information Center Daily News Digest, Oct. 6, 2020