... stopgap measures which could help prevent public employees from feeling the slightest suffering...for now....

...no new deaths, no new hospitalizations....

...OHA’s letter to Ige was timed to coincide with a media campaign designed to make Hawaiians appear as exceptional COVID victims....

...A Visual Guide to Unemployment Benefit Claims....

...In just a week, we’ve gathered more than 5,000 signatures from people who are eager to restart the local economy....

"...This money will directly support the City’s current transit service operations, TheBus and TheHandi-Van...."

...Kahiau Community Assistance Program under CNHA, the grant provides up to $1,500 in one-time emergency assistance to cover mortgage, rent, rent deposit or utility debts of Native Hawaiians facing financial hardship. Yesterday’s board action brings OHA’s total investment in the program to $3.83 million....

...there is no such thing as non-essential business when it comes to generating jobs and taxes for the state....

...7 new hospitalizations, 1 released, no new deaths....

... The best, worst states for healthcare payment reform ....

...Refers to the increase in the number of unemployment insurance initial claims in the week of April 27, 2020 compared to the week of April 29, 2019....

... spending their time while social distancing daydreaming about how to restructure society into a progressive paradise ....

...no new deaths, no new hospitalizations....

...Oahu and Maui Counties reopening partially....

...Hawaii Business Magazine May 4, 2020: “BOSS Survey: Taking Hawai‘i’s Pulse on Important Non-Covid-19 Issues”....

...In the case of a bar owner who was assaulted by a homeless man illegally living in a nearby storage unit, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled, May 5, 2020, that plaintiffs can recover damages in public nuisance suits if they have suffered individualized harm....

...one new hospitalization, no new deaths....

"...as long as people are moving past each other, even if they’re within 6 ft of each other and not wearing a mask, we wouldn’t categorize those persons as anything but low risk at most and likely no risk...." -- State Epidemiologist Dr. Sarah Park

...The latest proclamation also allows residents to leave their homes to patronize certain businesses and activities under the new “Safer-at-Home” order....

...total job reductions between January and April in Honolulu county were 34% of full-time jobs and 41% of part-time. These numbers were much higher on Hawaii (50% and 67%), Maui (69% and 68%), and Kauai (56% and 62%)....