The call center will operate: from 7:45 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday; and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The phone number is (808) 270-7855.

Among the scams reported so far – Imposters claiming to be from government agencies asking for personal information by phone, text and email so they can give you your money; Text messages and emails asking for people to click on a link to get their $1,000 assistance check; and Phone calls asking for bank information to deposit your “Trump Dollars.”

“The coronavirus crisis is impacting us and our communities in ways we could not imagine."

As of noon on Saturday, April 4, 2020, there are 351 cases of COVID-19 identified in Hawaiʻi with 32 new cases.  Hawaiʻi's deaths related to COVID-19 remains at three. 

Hawaiʻi Attorney General Clare E. Connors today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general led by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), urging them to reconsider their decision to deny a special enrollment period on HealthCare.Gov during the current worldwide pandemic.

Kaiser Permanente has announced that it will waive all member out-of-pocket costs for the treatment of COVID-19 related inpatient and outpatient services, as of April 1, 2020.

The rural community of Hāna in East Maui could hit 65 to 70 percent unemployment by next week.  "The numbers are sobering," said Sen. J. Kalani English during an online community meeting last night for members of remote location which reported its first COVID-19 positive case yesterday.

The state is formulating a policy on the voluntary use of facemasks in public. The action comes based on national guidance released today from the CDC, which now recommends wearing a cloth face covering in public, particularly when buying groceries, going to pharmacies and getting take out food. Maui Mayor Michael Victorino began asking for similar compliance earlier this week.

During this unprecedented COVID-19 crisis, members of the Maui Hotel & Lodging Association have been making the effort to give back to the community.

Maui Mayor Michael Victorino announced a new Micro Business Loan Program during a press conference on Friday afternoon, April 3, 2020. He also noted that a food distribution will begin in Central and South Maui next week Thursday.