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Chinatown businesses and coronavirus

Posted on February 16, 2020 by Russ Roberts

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Top Story:  Honolulu, state, and community leaders address coronavirus fears affecting Chinatown businesses.

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Honolulu, state and community leaders address coronavirus fears affecting Chinatown businesses
  • By Rob Shikina
  • Feb. 15, 2020
  • Updated 1:59 pm
  • 68 Comments

Community leaders held a press conference today to address the impact of fears of the coronavirus on businesses in Chinatown. Read more

Japanese woman now has coronavirus after husband contracted disease following recent Hawaii trip
  • By Kristen Consillio
  • Feb. 15, 2020
  • Updated 12:35 pm
  • 95 Comments

Hawaii health officials Friday confirmed her husband had the disease, but her condition was unknown until today. Read more

Hawaii basketball team falls short against UC Irvine
  • By Dave Reardon
  • Feb. 15, 2020
  • Updated 9:48 pm
  • 3 Comments

Bob Nash became the first University of Hawaii men’s basketball player to have his jersey retired, but visiting UC Irvine beat the Rainbows 70-63 at the Stan Sheriff Center. Read more

Coast Guard suspends search for two missing fishermen near Naalehu
  • By Star-Advertiser Staff
  • Feb. 15, 2020

The Coast Guard has suspended its search for two missing fishermen presumed to have been swept from shore on Hawaii island Wednesday night. Read more

1 injured in Ala Wai Manor condo fire
  • By Star-Advertiser Staff
  • Feb. 15, 2020
  • Updated 1:46 pm
  • 1 Comments

The injured resident was transported to Straub for treatment. Read more

No. 1 Rainbow Warriors sweep Stanford for second straight day
  • By Star-Advertiser Staff
  • Feb. 15, 2020
  • Updated 9:11 pm
  • 1 Comments

Senior opposite Rado Parapunov and senior hitter Colton Cowell each put down 11 kills as No. 1 Hawaii swept No. 11 Stanford for a second consecutive night, winning the nonconference volleyball match in Stanford, Calif., 25-23, 25-13, 25-20. Read more

2 bodies found in separate cases on Big Island
  • By Rob Shikina
  • Feb. 15, 2020
  • Updated 10:05 pm

Two bodies have been found in separate cases on Hawaii island. Read more

‘Bows bounce back for baseball win over North Dakota State
  • By Stephen Tsai
  • Feb. 15, 2020
  • Updated 8:44 pm
  • 1 Comments

Three Hawaii pitchers combined on a six-hitter and the Rainbow Warriors amassed 10 hits in today’s 10-2 baseball victory over North Dakota State at Les Murakami Stadium. Read more

2 arrested in connection with midday Makiki shooting
  • By Rob Shikina
  • Feb. 15, 2020
  • Updated 10:15 pm
  • 1 Comments

Police arrested two men Saturday in connection with a midday Makiki shooting last week that resulted in injuries to a 1-year-old boy. Read more

New coronavirus cases fall in China; President Xi urged steps as early as Jan. 7
  • By Associated Press
  • Feb. 15, 2020

China reported Sunday a drop in new virus cases for the third straight day, as it became apparent that the country’s leadership was aware of the potential gravity of the situation well before the alarm was sounded. Read more

Lifeguards rescue man swept into ocean at Pupukea
  • By Star-Advertiser Staff
  • Feb. 15, 2020

Honolulu Ocean Safety personnel rescued a man believed to be in his 20s or 30s from waters near Pupukea, between Three Tables and Waimea Bay, the Honolulu Emergency Services Department reported. Read more

To fight coronavirus outbreak, doctors deploy drugs targeting other viruses
  • By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez Kaiser Health News
  • Feb. 15, 2020

As the scientific community scrambles to find a drug that can effectively treat tens of thousands of patients sickened by a new respiratory virus, they are trying some surprising remedies: medicines targeting known killers like HIV, Ebola and malaria. Read more

Firefighters respond to 2-alarm fire in Kaneohe
  • By Star-Advertiser Staff
  • Feb. 15, 2020
  • Updated 7:01 pm
  • 1 Comments

Firefighters are responding to a 2-alarm fire that has broken out in Kaneohe near Windward Mall. Read more

Gambling machines seized and man arrested in Kalihi bust
  • By Rob Shikina
  • Feb. 15, 2020
  • 7 Comments

Police seized more than a dozen gambling machines and made one arrest while serving a search warrant at a Kalihi business. Read more

Biden on Sanders’ aggressive supporters: ‘I’d disown them’
  • By Associated Press
  • Feb. 15, 2020
  • 8 Comments

As early voting surged in Nevada’s nominating contest, former Vice President Joe Biden lashed out at Democratic rival Bernie Sanders today for not doing enough to control his most aggressive supporters. Read more

For first time, Biden calls Obama deportations ‘big mistake’
  • By Associated Press
  • Feb. 15, 2020
  • 5 Comments

Going further than he ever has in expressing regret over Obama administration immigration policy, presidential candidate Joe Biden called it a “big mistake” to have deported hundreds of thousands of people without criminal records. Read more

France announces 1st death in Europe of coronavirus patient
  • By Associated Press
  • Feb. 15, 2020
  • Updated 6:31 am
  • 2 Comments

Minister Agnes Buzyn said she was informed Friday night of the death of the patient, who had been in intensive care at Bichat Hospital in Paris after testing positive in late January. Read more

U.S. to fly home Americans stuck on quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan
  • By Associated Press
  • Feb. 15, 2020
  • 12 Comments

About 380 Americans are aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which has docked at Yokohama, a port city southwest of Tokyo. At least one Hawaii resident on the ship has tested positive for the new coronavirus. Read more

China’s leader, under fire, says he led coronavirus fight early on
  • By Amy Qin New York Times
  • Feb. 15, 2020
  • 7 Comments

Under fire for its response to the coronavirus epidemic, China’s authoritarian government appears to be pushing a new account of events that presents President Xi Jinping as taking early action to fight the outbreak that has convulsed the country. Read more

Cambodia praised for allowing cruise ship passengers to disembark after being stranded at sea over coronavirus fears
  • By Associated Press
  • Feb. 15, 2020
  • Updated 7:30 am
  • 6 Comments

After being stranded at sea for two weeks, the MS Westerdam was allowed by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to dock for what he said were humanitarian reasons. Read more

14-year-old charged with Barnard College student death
  • By Associated Press
  • Feb. 15, 2020
  • Updated 10:00 am
  • 6 Comments

Rashaun Weaver, charged with second-degree murder and robbery, is the second teenager to be charged in the attack on 18-year-old Tessa Majors in a Manhattan park. Read more


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