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'It's the best medicine for us': Hawaii's Kalaupapa eases pandemic restrictions
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Hawaii Health Department has restored visitor privileges to former Hansen’s disease patients and...
Hawaii Gov. Ige looks back on coronavirus, tourism shutdown
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs Hawaii's governor, David Ige faced a volcanic eruption that destroyed 700 homes, protests...
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...
Hawaii's 7-day average COVID-19 cases rise for 10th week in a row
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 2—The surge in Hawaii continues heading into summer, with the state Health Department on Wednesday reporting a seven-day average of 1, 210 new coronavirus cases over the past week, representing ...
Hawaii could see bump in visitors from Japan as travel restrictions ease
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 5—The Japanese government on Wednesday is significantly easing border controls by eliminating requirements for pre-departure COVID-19 tests for travelers who have received at least three ...
Pandemic-weary Americans plan for summer despite COVID surge
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA high school prom in Hawaii where masked dancers weren't allowed to touch. A COVID-19 surge is...
Some Hawaii locals want tourists to stay away for good. Do they have a point?
Yahoo News 360· 8 months agoThe devastating fire on Maui has drawn renewed attention to the longstanding debate over whether the...
Hawaii ranks first in preventing COVID deaths
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 3—Hawaii was one of the top-performing stats when it came to responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to study recently published in The Lancet. Hawaii was one of the top-performing ...
Hawaii unemployment fund on pace to more than double this year
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNov. 8—Hawaii's unemployment insurance fund has nearly doubled this year instead of shrinking as predicted several months ago. Hawaii's unemployment insurance fund has nearly doubled this year ...
Hawaii's jobless rate ticks up amid rebound in tourism
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 22—More would-be workers poured into Hawaii's labor market in June—so much so that they pushed up the state unemployment rate for the first time in 21 months amid a recovering local economy ...
