“This is a wake-up call for all of us that COVID-19 is still a serious threat in Hawai‘i,” said state Department of Health (DOH) director Bruce Anderson. That warning came ...
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It’s all hands on deck to deliver learning safely and effectively when Hawai‘i’s students return to school this month. From the bus drivers and custodians to teachers and staff — ...
Read More ‘Return to Learn’: Public schools look to different models
From required face coverings to reconfigured classrooms and hybrid approaches to learning, the 10 UH system campuses are gearing up for the start of the fall semester Aug. 24. Each ...
Read More UH system prepares for ‘unprecedented semester’
It’s the travel quarantine breakers who usually make the headlines, but the majority of returning residents and out-of-state visitors are complying with the rules, said Paul Jones, deputy chief of ...
Read More Making quarantine work to protect the community
The governor’s signing of Senate Bill 126 on July 31 means that $636 million in federal CARES Act funding could be available to help Hawai‘i families and other community areas ...
Read More CARES Act funds in the pipeline
There are now severe consequences for food establishments that ignore rules to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Hawai‘i Department of Health’s Food Safety Branch will issue red placards temporarily ...
Read More State to close restaurants, bars that ignore COVID-19 rules
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
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