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BREAKING: Third Consecutive Day of Triple-Digit Increases in Hawai‘i: 123 New COVID-19 Cases
For the third consecutive day, Hawaiʻi recorded another triple-digit single-day total for new COVID-19 infections with a total of 123 new cases in the state on Friday. Today’s cases include: 119 new cases on Oʻahu and four new cases in Maui County.
Schatz Wants Global Health Security Position Filled Amid COVID-19 Concerns
Schatz and the senators urged immediate action because the top global public health position at the NSC has remained vacant for almost two years.
Monitoring Continues on Maui as Safeguard Amid COVID-19 Concerns
The Diamond Resorts issued a letter to members on Sunday saying they learned from the Hawaiʻi Department of Health that a couple who visited Kāʻanapali Beach Club tested positive for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in their home country of Japan.
Amid Coronavirus Concerns, Schatz Bill Seeks to Quickly Fund Response to Public Health Emergencies
The bipartisan legislation seeks to create a permanent funding mechanism to ensure quick and effective responses to future public health emergencies.
BREAKING: Japan Resident with Coronavirus was on Maui and O‘ahu
A man from Japan who was on Maui and Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi recently, is among of the newly confirmed cases of individuals who have tested positive for the COVID-19 novel Coronavirus, state officials have confirmed during a press conference hosted this afternoon by the Hawaiʻi Department of Health.
In Memory of Hannah Brown: New Holiday Tradition on Maui Roads Nets Arrest
The weight of Hannah’s passing is still a struggle, but the Brown ʻohana hopes her spirit will continue to uplift and unite others to ensure that all make it home safely for the holidays.
BREAKING: UH Maui College Closed For the Day Following Threat
The University of Hawaiʻi Maui College campus in Kahului is closed for the remainder of the day after a threat was received by the campus early this morning.
UPDATE: 2,500 Acres Burned, Winds Fuel Fast Moving Pukalani Fire
An active brush fire is currently burning near the Haleakalā Highway below Pukalani. Witnesses say the blaze appears to be moving fast under brisk winds. Heavy smoke could be seen from the neighboring community mauka of the fire.
