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Travel to Hawaii During a Pandemic
Out Traveler via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEditor’s note: Coronavirus cases remain in flux. Health officials advise delaying travel if you’re not fully vaccinated and caught up on boosters. This...
Travelers from China no longer need to show proof of negative COVID test, CDC says
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA requirement that travelers to the U.S. from China present a negative COVID-19 test before boarding...
No major impact to Hawaii tourism expected with COVID testing change
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 11—The COVID-19 testing mandate for international travelers to the U.S. is being lifted, and while local visitor industry officials welcomed the move, they said they aren't expecting a ...
Hawaii hospitals still at full capacity despite declining COVID-19 case counts
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 11—Hawaii hospitals are still struggling with staffing shortages even as the daily average of case counts appears to be on its way down. Hospitals statewide are at full or overflowing capacity ...
Looking back and ahead: Hawaii learns to live with COVID
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 16—Three years on since the pandemic hit Hawaii shores, many have resumed living without restrictions, but the state is still reeling from its impacts—and residents are still dying from ...
Hawaii arrivals hit 9.25M in spite of Japan drop-off
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 31—Hawaii ended 2022 with less than 90 % of the visitor arrivals that it had in the pre-pandemic 2019, mostly because of the drop in international visitors, especially from Japan, which ...
Hawaii students' learning loss from COVID may cut wages 3.7% lifetime
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMar. 8—The learning loss that Hawaii students suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to lower their lifetime earnings by an average of 3.7 %, spurring a 1.2 % loss in Hawaii's gross ...
Elections, eruptions and corruption top Hawaii stories for 2022
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 30—The year was capped with a ground shift of a different nature when Mauna Loa on Hawaii island erupted for the first time in 38 years, spraying lava more than 100 feet into the air and ...
Hawaii's public offices are not so public
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 31—Visiting state government offices can be hard these days in Hawaii, where security guards, discouraging signs, locked doors and cordoned-off public parking are impeding access to services ...
Japanese tourists begin a slow return to Hawaii
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 2—The turtles are flying again in Hawaii—a superjumbo jet-size sign that visitors from Japan are returning. All Nippon Airways on Friday flew its first Airbus A380 into Hawaii since the ...