Editorial: Learn lessons from COVID pandemic

• May 11, 2023

Even though the patient has been discharged from the hospital, there is still some nursing and rehabilitation to do. Read more

Hawaii COVID cases remain steady as federal emergency ends

• By Nina Wu
• May 11, 2023

Hawaii’s coronavirus metrics appear to be holding steady as the U.S. public health emergency for COVID-19 expires today. Read more

Hawaii reports 685 new COVID-19 cases, 4 more deaths

• By Nina Wu
• May 10, 2023

The state’s seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases, meanwhile, was at 105 a day, down from 107 as reported on May 3. Read more

HMSA employees say executive compensation came as a shock

• By Sophie Cocke
• May 7, 2023

Some employees say they received just 1% annual raises for two or three years in a row, which was particularly hard in 2022 as inflation soared. Read more

Column: Attracting Japanese visitors to Hawaii, version 2.0

• By Ray K. Tsuchiyama
• May 4, 2023

2019 — the year before the COVID global travel halt — was the banner year for Japanese visitors to Hawaii: nearly 2 million. Read more

Hawaii reports 787 new COVID-19 cases, 8 more deaths

• By Nina Wu
• May 3, 2023

The state’s seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases, meanwhile, declined to 107 a day, down from 114 a day reported on April 26. Read more

HMSA execs saw big pandemic pay raises as workers lost their jobs

• By Sophie Cocke
• April 30, 2023

The pay upgrades for top officials came at the same time HMSA was eliminating and outsourcing the jobs of nearly 200 of its employees. Read more

Kokua Line: Was playground for disabled children ever built?

• By Christine Donnelly
• April 30, 2023

Question: Was the inclusive playground described at paanikakou.org/ ever built next to the Hawaii Children’s Discovery Center in Kakaako Waterfront Park? If yes, when was it completed? If no, do you know whether/when it will be built? Read more

Homeless man accused of $737K fraud in COVID-19 relief funds

• By Peter Boylan
• April 29, 2023

Jeremy Koski, 44, of Hawaii and Washington, is facing charges of wire fraud and money laundering after he received loans authorized by Congress in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Read more

Health officials urge boosters as ‘Arcturus’ gains ground

• By Nina Wu
• April 27, 2023

All eyes are on omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 as the federal public health emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic expires on May 11. Read more

Editorial: Get current on COVID info, shots

• April 27, 2023

For most people, COVID-19 would seem to be in the rear-view mirror. And yet it still bears watching that mirror, to be sure the three-year pandemic keeps receding. Both of these things can be true. Read more

Hawaii reports 858 new COVID-19 cases, 6 more deaths

• By Nina Wu
• April 26, 2023

The state’s seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases was at 114 a day, down from 133 a day reported on April 19. Read more

Teen survey results taken during pandemic are out

• By Nina Wu
• April 24, 2023

Vaping rates among teens appeared to decline in 2021 compared with 2019, according to the latest Youth Risk Behavior Survey — the first to reflect data collected during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

Child abuse cases in Hawaii rose to 2,114 in 2022 as pandemic unwound

• By Allison Schaefers
• April 24, 2023

A state program tracked more child abuse cases in Hawaii in 2022 than in the previous two years, which saw cases fall during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

Health Department supports additional COVID-19 boosters for kupuna

• By Nina Wu
• April 21, 2023

Those who have not yet been vaccinated with the original, monovalent COVID vaccines can now get the updated bivalent one. Read more

VIDEO: Dr. Scott Miscovich joins ‘Spotlight Hawaii’

• By Ryan Kalei Tsuji and Yunji de Nies / Special to the Star-Advertiser
• April 21, 2023

Dr. Scott Miscovich of Premier Medical Group Hawaii joined the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s “Spotlight Hawaii” livestream show today and answered viewer questions. Read more

CDC greenlights second bivalent booster dose for kupuna

• By Nina Wu
• April 20, 2023

Federal authorities have approved another COVID-19 booster for kupuna ages 65 and older, as well as for those who are immunocompromised. Read more

Hawaii reports 935 new COVID-19 cases, 10 more deaths

• By Nina Wu
• April 19, 2023