...Today’s total response rate report on the 2020 Census website shows that 99.9% of Hawaiʻi households have been enumerated, one of the top states in the country.... 

...Program Would Be Open To All Hawaii Children Facing A Safety Issue At School....

... 6 new hospitalizations, 1 more death, 2.6% positive ....

...the state does not expect an immediate flood of travelers....

... A world-renowned biochemist who connects part of her early fascination with science to time spent in a University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo biology lab captured the prestigious Nobel Prize in Chemistry ....

...Alaska has far fewer COVID restrictions, yet a lower death rate....

...Hawaii’s leading industry, tourism, has virtually disappeared; unemployment is at historic highs; hundreds, if not thousands, of businesses have permanently closed; state and county tax revenues have evaporated....

...Judiciary Committee hearing on the appointments scheduled for October 1 will feature live remote public testimony....

...to urge transpacific travelers to voluntarily take a second test after they arrive in Maui County....

"...We will consider options under the Government Auditing Standards, including terminating the audit, and will inform you of any decisions affecting the audit...."

... 5 new hospitalizations, 3 more deaths ....

...Hawaii has recovered just 13% of the jobs lost since the start of the pandemic....

...we found that 12 recommendations were completed, 3 were resolved, and 3 were in process....

...ACUF reviewed selected pieces of legislation voted on in both the Hawaii Senate and House to produce average scores of each chamber as well as individual scores for each sitting member....

...First Circuit Judge Steven Alm’s probation reform pilot program, Hawaii’s Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE), which launched in 2004 to reduce recidivism and probation violations....

... no new hospitalizations, 3 more deaths, 6.6% positive ....

...well-connected people often found their way to the tops of housing waiting lists while the names of people who really needed affordable housing disappeared....

...Mayor’s Emergency Rule 18 would have established a post-arrival testing program for all incoming travelers to Kaua‘i....

... Prior to COVID-19, our respondents reported a roughly 4% vacancy rate .... In August, however, this number jumped to 9% ....

...to develop vaccine distribution plans, determine where the vaccine will be administered, and ensure an adequate number of vaccination providers....