A phone call from the hospital last year would change Jean Miyashiro-Saipaia’s life forever.
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Hawaii’s average daily COVID-19 case count is showing no signs of an uptick the week before Christmas.
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The state’s seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases dropped to 158 compared with 180 reported on Dec. 14.
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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?
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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.
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Those aging COVID-19 home tests stacked in the medicine cabinet may not be destined for the trash, after all.
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Hospitals in Hawaii remain full — even if not with COVID-19 patients — heading into the holidays.
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The state’s seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases remained steady at 180 compared with 182 reported on Dec. 7.
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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.
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Hawaii is shifting to home-test kits, community health centers and other health-care settings for COVID-19 testing in 2023.
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DOH also reported seven more deaths this week, bringing the state’s coronavirus-related death toll to 1,744.
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The city currently offers free COVID testing to Hawaii residents at its Mobile Lab at the Honolulu airport as well as at Honolulu Hale and Kapolei Hale.
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It wasn’t long ago when we didn’t dare mention that our children were having panic attacks.
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With the holiday season upon us, an official push to convince holdout Americans to get their COVID-19 booster shots is in full swing.
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The daily average number of COVID-19 cases reported over the Thanksgiving holiday week remained steady, but health officials are keeping a close eye on trends in following weeks.
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The state’s seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases declined to 137 compared with 149 compared with 142 reported on Nov. 23.
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Like the U.S., there has been an early rise in respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, cases in Hawaii, and an intense influenza season. The two respiratory viruses, along with COVID-19, present a triple threat during holiday gatherings.
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