Search results
Gov. Josh Green, state health officials discuss end of COVID-19 emergency
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 12 months agoMay 11—Gov. Josh Green held a press conference at 2 p.m. today to discuss the end of the federal COVID-19 public health emergency. Speakers included Green, Director of Health Kenneth Fink and ...
State Senate confirms new Department of Health deputy director
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoApr. 7—The state Senate confirmed the appointment of Valerie Kato to serve as deputy director for the state Department of Health. The state Senate confirmed the appointment of Valerie Kato to ...
Hawaii leaders mark end to COVID-19 emergency
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 12 months agoMay 12—With the end of Thursday came the expiration of the U.S. public health emergency for. With the end of Thursday came the expiration of the U.S. public health emergency for. Hawaii leaders ...
High levels of arsenic, lead, cobalt confirmed in Maui ash
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 7 months agoOct. 16—Test results of ash from burned homes in Upcountry Maui show three toxic substances above safe levels, including an extreme amount of arsenic. Test results of ash from burned homes in ...
Fatal stabbing triggers safety stand-down at Hawaii State Hospital
Tribune via AOL· 6 months agoNov. 15—The death of Justin Bautista is the only known instance of a worker on the Hawaii State Hospital campus being killed by a patient, according to Kenneth Luke, the hospital's administrator ...
Maui’s Displaced Students: Hawaii to Reopen Lahaina Schools 2 Months After Fire
The 74 via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAfter an uncertain and challenging start to the school year, students will be able to return to...
Honolulu DPP head appointed, Gov.-elect Green fills out cabinet
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 2—Dawn Takeuchi Apuna has been DPP's acting director since September. Mayor Rick Blangiardi appointed the acting director of the city's troubled Department of Planning and Permitting to ...
Officials update Lahaina residents on housing, air and water quality
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSep. 23—Maui Mayor Richard Bissen cautioned a crowd of more than 600 during a community meeting Friday night at the Lahaina Civic Center that it would be a "fair estimate " of 18 months to two ...
Hawaii sees first pediatric flu death since 2020
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 11—The Hawaii Department of Health today announced the first death of a child from influenza in the state during the current flu season. The child was hospitalized at the time of death, ...
Lahaina schools to reopen to students in October
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSep. 27—Lahainaluna High, Lahaina Intermediate and Princess Nahi enaena Elementary schools in Lahaina will reopen to students in a phased plan after the October fall break now that their soil ...
