North Hawaii Community Hospital seeks masks, other gear
Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital in Waimea is participating in a statewide drive to collect personal protective equipment, or PPE, for health care workers.
Lab recording error to blame for false COVID-19-linked death
HONOLULU Hawaii mistakenly reported it had its first death from the coronavirus because a worker at the state public laboratory accidentally recorded a negative test as positive, the director of the laboratory said Wednesday.
HCFCU adjusts financial services
Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union announced Wednesday it is adjusting some of its financial services to adhere to the states stay-at-home order and health recommendations.
Ford recalls 268K cars in North America to fix door latches
DETROIT Ford is recalling more than 268,000 cars in North America to fix doors that could open unexpectedly or may not close.
Of America and sacrifice: Is the country ready to step up?
WASHINGTON For most Americans alive today, the idea of shared national sacrifice is a collective abstraction, a memory handed down from a grandparent or passed on through a book or movie.
Rural America watches pandemic erupt in cities as fear grows
DUFUR, Ore. The social distancing rules repeated like a mantra in Americas urban centers, where the coronavirus is spreading exponentially, might seem silly in wide-open places where neighbors live miles apart and working from home means another day spent branding calves or driving a tractor alone through a field.
Hawaii officials: Testing error led to report of 1st death
A follow-up test has determined that what was believed to be Hawaiis first coronavirus death was inaccurate.
Hawaii detention center inmate accused of assaulting staff
HONOLULU Three workers at a federal prison in Honolulu suffered injuries after they were assaulted by an inmate, officials said.
Agency drafts conservation plan to protect Hawaii seabirds
LIHUE The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized the first draft of a plan to protect threatened and endangered bird species on Kauai.
In pandemic, fears of martial law fly despite reassurances
NEW YORK Millions of Americans have been ordered to stay home. Businesses and schools are shuttered. And National Guard units have been activated in more than half the states.
Potential coronavirus treatment granted rare disease status
WASHINGTON The pharmaceutical giant that makes a promising coronavirus drug has registered it as a rare disease treatment with U.S. regulators, a status that can potentially be worth millions in tax breaks and competition-free sales.
Calipari: Coronavirus could change college basketball
LEXINGTON, Ky. While holding court for a nearly hourlong teleconference Tuesday, Kentucky coach John Calipari sat in his office at home. Reporters hooked in via computer or telephone.
New Zealand Rugby in ‘fight for survival’ amid coronavirus
WELLINGTON, New Zealand New Zealand Rugby chief executive Mark Robinson says the sport is fighting for survival as competitions at all levels are shuttered during the coronavirus pandemic.
Tokyo Games reset for 2021
Not even the Summer Olympics could withstand the force of the coronavirus. After weeks of hedging, the IOC took the unprecedented step of postponing the worlds biggest sporting event, a global extravaganza thats been cemented into the calendar for more than a century.
Canoe paddling: World sprints in Hilo, Moku O Hawaii season canceled due to COVID-19
Put away those paddles. Keep the outrigger canoes on land.
Virus testing continues in East Hawaii
More than 200 people have been tested for COVID-19 at Hilo Medical Centers drive-through testing site since it launched a week ago.
Task force doctor defends COVID-19 screening of senators
Dr. Scott Miscovich, a private physician on Oahu who is a senior adviser on Lt. Gov. Josh Greens COVID-19 Task Force, said Tuesday he conducted the testing of several asymptomatic senators at the state capitol on Thursday after Sen. Clarence Nishihara tested positive.
Website launched to help keep Hawaii’s restaurants afloat
A new website developed by the Hawaii Agricultural Foundation hopes to support restaurants statewide by providing an updated list of locally owned businesses that offer takeout or delivery services.
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