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Sheltering the homeless: Hawaii County, HOPE Services secure hotel rooms amid stay-at-home order

Sheltering the homeless: Hawaii County, HOPE Services secure hotel rooms amid stay-at-home order

April 11, 2020

The Holiday Inn Express in Kailua-Kona has been repurposed into a homeless shelter amid Gov. David Ige’s stay-at-home order.

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College on the horizon: Kealakehe’s Leann Hamilton on her way to competing at a Division I school

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3 accused of burglary during COVID-19 emergency waive preliminary hearings

April 11, 2020

Three people accused of burglarizing homes during the COVID-19 emergency include a felony probationer who allegedly traded a pilfered generator for heroin and a couple busted after driving with an allegedly stolen fishing cooler protruding from an open door of their car.

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‘Saturday Night Live’ to air show, observe social distancing

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US budget deficit totals $743.6 billion over past 6 months

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White House points to hopeful signs as deaths keep rising

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1st results in on Gilead coronavirus drug; more study needed

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New York area walloped as global virus deaths pass 100,000

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3 accused of burglary during COVID-19 emergency waive preliminary hearings

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Sheltering the homeless: Hawaii County, HOPE Services secure hotel rooms amid stay-at-home order

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UH expert’s 7 tips for business success during COVID-19

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Meadow Gold Hawaii milk company to continue under new owner

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Kona Brewing Co. donates over $20K to help feed Hawaii

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