Neighbor island front-line workers step up to get their COVID-19 vaccine shots

• By Kristen Consillio
• Dec. 25, 2020

Nadia Schlosser was devastated the day she found out her patient in his early 20s had died from the novel coronavirus. Read more

20K COVID-19 vaccine doses will not arrive in Hawaii by year’s end due to production delay

• By Kristen Consillio
• Dec. 24, 2020

More than 20,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine expected this month will not arrive in Hawaii by year’s end. Read more

Lagging tourism could lead to majority of Hawaii’s eateries shuttering by April, survey says

• By Kristen Consillio
• Dec. 24, 2020

More than half of Hawaii restaurants may be forced to close for good by April without a significant boost in tourism, according to a survey by the University of Hawaii’s Public Policy Center. Read more

Honolulu first responders receive the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

• By Kristen Consillio
• Dec. 22, 2020

Honolulu’s first responders today began getting vaccinated for COVID-19, after months of treating infectious coronavirus patients. Read more

More doses of coronavirus vaccines arrive in Hawaii, many slated for neighbor islands

• By Kristen Consillio
• Dec. 21, 2020

The first 12,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine arrived in the islands — 6,000 designated for Oahu and 2,000 each for the counties of Maui, Hawaii and Kauai. Read more

Up to 40% of Hawaii COVID-19 vaccine shipments will be delayed, feds say

• By Kristen Consillio
• Dec. 17, 2020

The federal government has notified Hawaii that as much as 40% of some vaccine orders will be delayed. Read more

Hawaii doctors relieved to get the coronavirus vaccine

• By Kristen Consillio
• Dec. 17, 2020

Dr. Melanie Kim, a hospitalist at Straub Medical Center, has witnessed firsthand the devastating effects COVID-19 has had on her patients, some of whom at the end of their lives have had to die alone. Read more

Queen’s doctor becomes first person in Hawaii to get Pfizer vaccine since approval for emergency use

• By Kristen Consillio
• Dec. 15, 2020

After months of endless infections, mounting deaths and economic collapse, Hawaii residents may finally see the light at the end of an agonizing tunnel. Read more

Vaccines arrive in Hawaii, thousands more on the way

• By Kristen Consillio
• Dec. 15, 2020

Another 3,900 doses are expected to arrive Wednesday, with nearly 45,000 more Pfizer vaccines coming this month. In addition, 36,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine are expected by year’s end. Read more

Queen’s Medical Center receives 1st shipment of COVID-19 vaccine

• By Kristen Consillio
• Dec. 14, 2020

The Queen’s Medical Center today received its first shipment of 975 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine and will begin immunizing front-line workers beginning on Tuesday. Read more

Hawaii hospitals gearing up to immunize thousands of front-line workers

• By Kristen Consillio
• Dec. 12, 2020

Hawaii hospitals are gearing up to immunize thousands of health care workers starting next week, following regulatory approval for emergency use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. Read more

Employees won’t be required to take vaccine until FDA’s full approval

• By Kristen Consillio
• Dec. 11, 2020

Even as Hawaii prepares to receive 81,825 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to begin immunizing health care workers, employees won’t be required to take the shots. Read more

Hawaii authorities overwhelmed with 20,000 in quarantine, Mayor Kirk Caldwell says

• By Kristen Consillio
• Dec. 10, 2020

Roughly 20,000 people are in travel-related quarantine on Oahu and authorities are unable to keep up with enforcement. Read more

State expects to receive 80,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine this month

• By Kristen Consillio
• Dec. 9, 2020

Hawaii is expecting to receive 80,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine this month for health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities. Read more

A COVID victim’s daughter is trying to pick up the pieces after her father dies in a Maui hospital

• By Kristen Consillio
• Dec. 8, 2020

The last thing Stu Brandel yelled to his daughter online through his oxygen mask was “I want to live.” Read more

Hawaii makes test order of 4,875 Pfizer vaccines

• By Kristen Consillio
• Dec. 5, 2020

Hawaii made its first test order of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine Friday as cases surged throughout the country and the state remained on high alert for a potential third wave of infections. Read more

Honolulu plans to keep 130 COVID-19 contact tracers through June

• By Kristen Consillio
• Dec. 4, 2020

Mayor Kirk Caldwell said the city plans to keep 130 coronavirus contact tracers in place at least through the end of the fiscal year in June, despite the state’s plan to reduce the program. Read more

Hawaii plans to shrink contact-tracing team next year

• By Kristen Consillio
• Dec. 3, 2020

While health experts are predicting a third wave of infections fueled by the holidays, Hawaii’s contact tracers that track COVID-19-positive residents are set to be reduced after the new year. Read more

U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz worries for state with CARES funds ending

• By Kristen Consillio
• Dec. 2, 2020

Hawaii’s COVID-19 response, including contact tracing, isolation and quarantine, and the upcoming vaccination campaign, is in jeopardy with federal CARES Act money that pays for the programs set to end Dec. 30. Read more

Hawaii nurses, sans contract, claim unsafe working conditions

• By Kristen Consillio
• Dec. 1, 2020

Nurses and respiratory therapists on the front lines at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children are now working without a contract and say they are worried about patient care and unsafe conditions during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more

Black Friday shopping spree in Hawaii

• By Kristen Consillio
• Nov. 28, 2020

Under Oahu’s current COVID-19 safety rules, retailers are allowed to let shoppers inside stores at only 50% capacity. The state Health Department also urged people to shop online this Black Friday rather than in person to prevent coronavirus transmission. Read more