Lt Governor Josh Green says Hawaii’s recent surge in COVID-19 cases is linked to a shortfall in contact tracing.
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Hawaii’s surge in COVID-19 deaths related to shortfall in contact tracing, Lt. Gov. Josh Green says
Lt. Gov. Josh Green says changes are in the works to improve contact tracing and testing inadequacies at the Department of Health that might have contributed to about half of Hawaii’s recent surge in COVID-19 deaths.
Mayor Caldwell says no coronavirus cases tied to employee retirement party at Honolulu Hale
Mayor Kirk Caldwell, who last week issued an executive order instructing Oahu residents to stay away from those not in their immediate family, on Wednesday sent a memo to about 10,000 city employees urging them to not gather for lunch or other social occasions.
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Mayor Caldwell says no coronavirus cases tied to employee retirement party at Honolulu Hale
Mayor Kirk Caldwell, who last week issued an executive order instructing Oahu residents to stay away from those not in their immediate family, on Wednesday sent a memo to about 10,000 city employees urging them to not gather for lunch or other social occasions.
Warning on Russia adds questions about Senate’s Biden probe
WASHINGTON >> Even before last week’s intelligence assessment on foreign election interference, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson was facing criticism from Democrats that his investigation of presidential candidate Joe Biden and Ukraine was politically motivated and advancing Russian interests.
Television and radio – Aug. 13, 2020
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State sells $995M in bonds for capital improvement projects
The state said Wednesday it successfully sold $995 million of general obligation bonds and will use the proceeds to finance capital improvements such as the acquisition, construction, and improvement of various public buildings and facilities, elementary and secondary schools, community college and university facilities, public libraries, and parks, and other public purposes.
On the Move: Martin, Niebuhr and Kawamoto
Atlas Insurance Agency has announced the hiring of Paul Martin as project manager in the Operations Unit. Martin has a decade of human resources experience in project management, organizational management, internal audit and accounting. He also holds a bachelor of science in criminal justice from Michigan State University.
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Aloha Stadium’s lot in life changes with no football
Looking out from the box office it seems like another huge event at Aloha Stadium with row upon row of cars packing the upper and lower Halawa parking lots.
University of Hawaii’s Alex Baeza endures quarantine life in return to islands
The outdoors has become the great outdoors for University of Hawaii baseball player Alex Baeza.
Health Department has new contact tracing leader
Hawaii’s top health officials have turned their much maligned “contact tracing” program over to a new hire, following record numbers of COVID-19 cases and a call for the removal of the state’s health director and epidemiologist.
Triple-digit cases persist with death toll hitting 38
Hawaii recorded 202 cases of novel coronavirus and two more deaths Wednesday as various clusters of infection continued to pop up around Oahu and some clusters grew.
Kokua Line: Reprieve for condo tennis courts follows same reasoning as for swimming pools
Qu estion : Following up on your answer regarding condo pools ( 808ne.ws/811kline ), are private tennis courts at residential condominium buildings also exempt? I would think they would be similar to pools. … Private facilities (similar to restaurants and retail outlets) are able to control their members and require masks, temperature checks, social distancing, etc. In fact, at tennis courts (whe
John Radcliffe / 1942-2020: Fought for dignity for the dying
John Radcliffe, an educator, lobbyist, former executive director of the Hawaii State Teachers Association and unrelenting advocate for death with dignity, died Tuesday night in his Makiki home surrounded by family and close friends after ending his life with prescribed medication, said family friend J.N. Musto.
4 monk seals released on Midway Atoll refuge
Four healthy Hawaiian monk seals were successfully released on the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge after staff at Ke Kai Ola, The Marine Mammal Center’s monk seal hospital on Hawaii island, cared for the endangered mammals for more than 10 months.
Assailant followed victim from bus stop, police say
A 19-year-old man is in custody in connection with the July stabbing of a 30-year-old man in Wahiawa.
State pension fund pops in final quarter to end year in the black
It was a get-well quarter for the state’s largest public pension fund as it overcame the effects of COVID-19 to post a 6.2% investment return and edge into positive territory for fiscal year 2020.
Elite Pacific Properties becoming franchise of Corcoran Group
Major independent Hawaii residential real estate firm Elite Pacific Properties is taking on a bigger name as a franchise of the Corcoran Group.
Hawaii airport security workers awarded back pay
More than 200 Securitas security workers at Hawaii airports are receiving back pay following a labor law violation investigation.
Editorial: Ige must square, share plan details
The state Department of Health is paying a marketing firm, using federal coronavirus pandemic funds, for market research and media consulting for COVID-19 communications aimed at hard-to-reach groups. That has drawn justifiable criticism, including from U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, who called it “unwise to use precious relief dollars for polling and focus groups.” There’s so much need instead to spend
Off the News: Stirring the potluck at Honolulu Hale
This can’t be sitting well with Mayor Kirk Caldwell: The state had noted that an employee potluck at Honolulu Hale was “a potential transmission source” for a cluster of 11 cases of COVID-19.
Letters: Rapid tests needed to keep businesses open; Trump to blame for delays by Postal Service; Cal Thomas nothing but right-wing propagandist
As a small-business owner, I agree that improved COVID-19 contact tracing is critical, but it is equally important for testing to be readily available and rapid.
Health Department has new contact tracing leader
Hawaii’s top health officials have turned their much maligned “contact tracing” program over to a new hire, following record numbers of COVID-19 cases and a call for the removal of the state’s health director and epidemiologist.
Triple-digit cases persist with death toll hitting 38
Hawaii recorded 202 cases of novel coronavirus and two more deaths Wednesday as various clusters of infection continued to pop up around Oahu and some clusters grew.
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