Hawaii Health Department detects XBB.1.5 in Honolulu wastewater
Higher concentrations in wastewater can be an early indicator that the number of COVID-19 infections is increasing. Read more
Coronavirus Outbreak in Hawaii
Off The News: Competing COVID-19 perceptions
There’s seemingly a disconnect between two of the findings in the latest COVID-19 report from the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization. Read more
Hawaii’s daily average COVID-19 cases climb slightly
The daily average number of COVID-19 cases and positivity rate ticked up over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, according to the latest data from the state Department of Health. Read more
City taps COVID funds to fight Chinatown crime, homelessness
In an effort to extend the anti-crime and homeless outreach efforts of the Chinatown Task Force through the year, Mayor Rick Blangiardi has announced that the city is again tapping federal COVID-19 relief funds. Read more
Hawaii records 1,316 new COVID-19 cases, 4 more deaths
The state’s average positivity rate also increased to 7.9% compared with 7.1% the previous week. Read more
Elections, eruptions and corruption top Hawaii stories for 2022
The year was capped with a ground shift of a different nature when Mauna Loa on Hawaii island erupted for the first time in 38 years, spraying lava more than 100 feet into the air and threatening to cut off a major cross-island highway. Read more
Hawaii records 1,095 new COVID-19 cases, 3 more deaths
The state’s seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases dropped slightly to 156 compared with 158 reported on Dec. 21. Read more
VIDEO: State House Speaker Scott Saiki and state Senate president Ron Kouchi join ‘Spotlight Hawaii’
State House Speaker Scott Saiki and state Senate president Ron Kouchi joined the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s “Spotlight Hawaii” livestream show today and answered viewer questions. Read more
Lives lost to COVID-19: Art Whistler of Manoa
The seeds of knowledge that Art Whistler, a world-renowned expert on Polynesian botany and ethnobotany, planted in life have taken root and continue to grow and inspire others following his death nearly three years ago. Read more
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Honoring lives lost to COVID-19 in Hawaii
As the pandemic stretches beyond its third year, Americans continue to die from a virus that has turned the world upside-down, shaken up the economy and kept people apart. Read more
Lives lost to COVID-19: Ia Saipaia of Honolulu
A phone call from the hospital last year would change Jean Miyashiro-Saipaia’s life forever. Read more
Hawaii health officials urge simple steps for safer parties
Hawaii’s average daily COVID-19 case count is showing no signs of an uptick the week before Christmas. Read more
Hawaii records 1,189 new COVID-19 cases, 10 more deaths
The state’s seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases dropped to 158 compared with 180 reported on Dec. 14. Read more
Ice Palace Hawaii reopens after hiatus during the pandemic
Kokua Line: Will city catch feral chickens?
Question: Recently, I’ve been seeing and hearing a wild rooster roaming the neighborhood. It is a nuisance. Who can I call to have this animal removed? Read more
Hawaii Medicaid enrollment up 40% since start of pandemic
The number of Hawaii residents on Medicaid has jumped 40% since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Half of the state’s children and about one-third of the total population are now covered by the government health insurance program for people with low income. Read more
Off The News: Stocking up on COVID tests
Those aging COVID-19 home tests stacked in the medicine cabinet may not be destined for the trash, after all. Read more
Hawaii hospitals still full ahead of the holidays
Hospitals in Hawaii remain full — even if not with COVID-19 patients — heading into the holidays. Read more
Hawaii records 1,191 new COVID-19 cases, 4 more deaths
The state’s seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases remained steady at 180 compared with 182 reported on Dec. 7. Read more
Hawaii daily average COVID cases up after Thanksgiving
The daily average of COVID-19 cases rose the week after Thanksgiving in Hawaii, a possible indication of uptick in weeks to come as newer and more evasive omicron subvariants gain ground. Read more
Off the news: Phasing out free COVID-19 tests
Hawaii is shifting to home-test kits, community health centers and other health-care settings for COVID-19 testing in 2023. Read more
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