The owner of a Waikiki company that rents chairs, umbrellas, surfboards and other beach gear plans to contest a $62,000 fine levied Friday by the Board of Land and Natural Resources for conducting unauthorized commercial activities and encroaching on state lands at Duke Kahanamoku Beach. Read more
Wayne Keaulana Spatz faced potential fines of at least $6.25 million based on penalties allowed under state law. Read more
The one-two punch of the devastating 2018 eruption in Lower Puna and the COVID-19 pandemic may have knocked the wind out of Pahoa’s once-thriving tourist trade, but the former plantation town continues to find ways to stay on its feet, as it has in generations past. Read more
Three years after magma from Kilauea Volcano burst through the ground in Leilani Estates, signaling the start of the historic 2018 eruption, the sights, smells and sounds of the disaster are still vivid to those most impacted by it. Read more
Hawaii has the lowest rate of new COVID-19 cases in the nation, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read more
“Congratulations Hawaii,” said DOH Director Elizabeth Char in a statement. Read more
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King’s Cathedral & Chapels is pushing back against the state Department of Health’s determination of a COVID- 19 cluster of at least 55 infections among church members, saying the cases were scattered across its two dozen congregations in Maui County. Read more
Public-health officials in Hawaii are on alert for a new COVID-19 variant that has emerged in California and are urgently advising eligible residents to get vaccinated as soon as possible to avoid serious illness or hospitalization. Read more
To qualify for the exemption, arriving passengers will have to upload to the state’s Safe Travels program or otherwise provide validation they have completed a vaccine regimen approved by the DOH, according to the proclamation. Read more
Desmond said the full extent of the threat posed by the double-mutant strain isn’t known yet. Read more
The state Department of Health announced today that coronavirus vaccine eligibility will expand to Oahu residents ages 50 and older beginning Monday. Read more
Maui County has gotten approval from Gov. David Ige to require trans-Pacific passengers to undergo rapid-testing for COVID-19 upon arrival at Kahului Airport, even if they obtain a pre-travel test under the state’s Safe Travels program. Read more
Honolulu will remain in Tier 3 of the city’s COVID-19 reopening framework for at least the next four weeks under an agreement between Mayor Rick Blangiardi and Gov. David Ige that will allow Oahu businesses and activities to maintain current levels of operation. Read more
King’s Cathedral & Chapels is pushing back against the state Department of Health’s determination of a COVID- 19 cluster of at least 55 infections among church members, saying the cases were scattered across its two dozen congregations in Maui County. Read more
A Maui megachurch is facing scrutiny for holding Easter Sunday services amid an active COVID-19 cluster in its congregation. Read more
Even with pre-arrival testing, some passengers may still be contagious, and the idea is to “cut them off at the airport,” Victorino said during his daily news briefing today. Read more
Coby Torda still walks his dogs and works out at the gym just as he did before he became one of Hawaii’s first confirmed cases of COVID-19, but not without a portable oxygen concentrator. Read more
Hawaii will soon extend COVID-19 vaccination eligibility to residents age 70 and older, ahead of schedule. Read more
An estimated 281,315 COVID vaccinations have been administered, according to preliminary DOH data released today. Read more
With COVID-19 case numbers on the decline and vaccinations rising among Oahu’s most vulnerable populations, Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi said Thursday he is ready to “reward” residents for their actions in curtailing the spread of the novel coronavirus on Oahu. Read more
With COVID-19 case numbers on the decline and vaccinations rising among Oahu’s most vulnerable populations, Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi said today he is ready to “reward” residents for their actions in curtailing the spread of coronavirus on Oahu. Read more
