...The Hawaii Legislature suspended its 2020 session in early March because of the coronavirus situation, but eventually it will get back to business....

...The Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) has announced that the Honolulu Zoo was granted accreditation by AZA’s independent Accreditation Commission....

...We have a 44% shortage of physicians on the Big Island....

...missed the moment, dragged their feet and succumbed to petty squabbling....

...supporters of the law argue that it helps thwart the ambitions of countries such as China. The truth is almost the complete opposite....

...In the meantime, if any of you are aware of specific instances in which you believe a State board or commission has acted unreasonably under the current circumstances, please provide the details for me to consider....

"...Only one family member should be allowed to leave the home at any time...."

...for the first time recoveries outnumber new cases....

...data set ranges from tested cases of COVID-19 per capita and state legislation on the pandemic to the uninsured population and share of the workforce in affected industries....

...New cases will peak at the very end of April....

...As recently as several months ago, the governor was enjoined by the First Circuit Court from using his emergency powers to infringe upon the constitutionally protected traditional and customary practices of Native Hawaiian practitioners at Mauna Kea....

...Imua TMT is running another panel at the special request of UC Riverside this Thursday, April 9, 2020, at 9 AM Hawaii time....

...total 387 cases--this is the third day in a row the number of new cases has declined....

...As HART operations and construction continue during the pandemic, HART staff has largely moved to tele-commuting....

...while you are locked down with COVID, this is what some politicians are doing....

...A rapidly flourishing market of online resources is beginning to meet the content needs of millions of students across the country....

...DOH reports the number of travel related cases is dropping and of greater concern are community-associated cases....

... self-reported behaviors by approximately 11,000 Hawaii residents who participated in an electronic survey during the last week of March, 2020 ....  

...a 50-state study called “2020’s States with the Best & Worst Taxpayer ROI....”

...individuals and the private sector rise to the challenge....