Federal officials reach deal on $2 trillion aid package
WASHINGTON The White House and Senate leaders of both parties struck an agreement late Tuesday on a sweeping $2 trillion measure to aid workers, businesses and a health care system strained by the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak.
Kim administration studying stay-at-home proclamation for possible exemptions
Hawaii Countys legal department is combing through a stay-at-home emergency proclamation Gov. David Ige signed Monday, looking for interpretations that best fit the Big Island, Mayor Harry Kim said Tuesday.
Big Island police alter some services
The Hawaii Police Department has made changes in public services because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
My Turn: We are all in this together
I, for one, have had enough of the hate virus, the mean virus, and the judgment virus. Ive had enough of the yelling and the name-calling. Its infected all of us and made us all sick and tired. But we can radically change our behavior. We can do way more than just wash our hands, use sanitizer, and stay inside. This moment shows us how vulnerable we all are. It shows us how tied we are to one another. It shows us how we are all in this together.
Editorial: Step up, feds: Nationalize glove and mask production and distribution
How bad does a national emergency have to get for President Donald Trump to use the extraordinary power he already possesses to increase production of protective equipment and ventilators in dangerously short supply, and prioritize their distribution to areas most in need?
