Kokua Line: Was playground for disabled children ever built?

• By Christine Donnelly
• April 30, 2023
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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
• 51

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
• 55

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
• 1

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
• 23

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
• 3

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
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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
• 13

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
• 7

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
• 7

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
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Hawaii reports 959 new COVID-19 cases, 4 more deaths

• By Nina Wu
• April 12, 2023
• 36

Today’s metrics show a downward dip after two consecutive weeks of increases in daily average cases and positivity rates. Read more

Oahu’s state trial courts end face mask mandate

• By Leila Fujimori
• April 11, 2023
• 2

The state Judiciary will generally no longer require the wearing of a face mask to enter Oahu state trial courts, one of its last remaining restrictions in place to prevent the transmission of COVID-19. Read more

Hawaii COVID hospitalizations, cases on the rise again

• By Nina Wu
• April 6, 2023
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All COVID-19 metrics, including case counts and hospitalizations, are trending up again, according to the latest data from the state Department of Health. Read more

Spiraling housing prices spark worry about Hawaii’s future

• By Audrey McAvoy / Associated Press
• April 3, 2023
• 97

Many residents are fearful their entire state is being gentrified before their eyes as home prices soar. Read more

Outlook for Hawaii tourism from Japan not so ‘golden’

• By Allison Schaefers
• April 3, 2023
• 57

Golden Week traditionally spurs peak spring travel demand from visitors from Japan to Hawaii because the period, which includes four national holidays, means the longest vacation of the year for many workers there. Read more

Hawaii ranks first in preventing COVID deaths

• By Nina Wu
• April 3, 2023
• 58

Hawaii was one of the top-performing stats when it came to responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to study recently published in The Lancet. Read more

Editorial: Schools after pandemic

• April 1, 2023
• 2

For students nationwide over the past three years, the COVID-19 pandemic brought despair and difficulties, causing the deepest educational upheaval in U.S. history — and unfortunately, Hawaii was no exception. Read more