...A grim financial outlook is on the horizon for the state of Hawaiʻi due to the impact of COVID-19....

...just a few quick clicks and Hawaii went from a $1.4 billion deficit to a modest surplus....

...Pooled testing would allow the state to test more travelers using fewer tests....

...the highest number reported since April 2....

...Caldwell expressed worries about the uncertainty of revenue collections that are supposed to pay for the city’s $9.2 billion rail project....

...This tax credit will be applied to next year’s taxes. Annual filing is required for this credit....

...Program to include Undivided Interest (UI) lessees who have lost income or their job as a result of COVID-19....

...the cases are community related....

...the augmented unemployment payments have done a fairly good job  preventing the worst from happening so far. But that program is set to expire August 1....

...only Nevada and Puerto Rico are higher....

...The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo is seeking public input on the decommissioning of the Hōkū Keʻa telescope on the summit of Maunakea....

...and three new hospitalizations....

... Of the three candidates, two have family members that are already sitting in the Honolulu City Council ....

"...an executive order that will encourage police departments nationwide to meet the most current professional standards for the use of force, including tactics for de-escalation.  Also, we’ll encourage pilot programs that allow social workers to join certain law enforcement officers so that they work together....” 

...setting aside some areas where fishing is prohibited....

...200 reservists will fill in for missing workers at Pearl Harbor Shipyard....

...the second complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii challenging the governor's coronavirus shut down orders....

...one new hospitalization, no new deaths, seven released....

...Mugiishi said because our contact tracing and testing are robust, the state quickly identified a recent cluster of infections to limit the spread....

...Given the dramatic drop in advertising revenue, Star-Advertiser journalists are ready to do their part to keep the newspaper solvent....