Testing demand wanes as people follow stay-at-home order
Hawaii reports 1st death of person with positive virus test
HONOLULU — The state of Hawaii on Tuesday reported its first death of an individual who tested positive for the coronavirus.
Humane Society’s fostering, adoption demands high amid outbreak
The Hawaii Island Humane Society animal shelters are closed on the Big Island, but adoption and fostering demands remain high during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Interisland travelers face quarantine; meanwhile, at least $4 billion in aid is slated for Hawaii
Economist: Hawaii in recession as virus shuts down tourism
HONOLULU — The coronavirus pandemic has plunged the state’s economy into a recession that’s unprecedented for people alive in Hawaii today, a University of Hawaii economist told lawmakers Monday.
Defining moment: Julie Moss puts Ironman on the map with dramatic 1982 second-place finish
Editor’s note: While the sports world is shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, West Hawaii Today will look back every Tuesday at memorable sports moments on the Big Island.
How to make Japanese curry then serve it three different ways
While packing up our house of nearly 20 years, I found the bin with all my travel journals. For every vacation, I record our journeys in a small notebook. Actually, they mostly contain detailed notes on every food market we visit and the meal and snacks sampled there.
Ige orders 14-day quarantine for travel between islands
HONOLULU — Gov. David Ige further tightened travel restrictions to limit the spread of the coronavirus on Monday by ordering people moving between islands to adhere to a 14-day self-quarantine.
Maunakea telescopes close in response to virus order
HONOLULU — Observatories on Maunakea have shut down operations in response to the governor’s stay-at-home order aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus.
Trump extends virus guidelines, braces US for big death toll
WASHINGTON — Bracing the nation for a death toll that could exceed 100,000 people, President Donald J. Trump on Sunday extended restrictive social distancing guidelines through April, bowing to public-health experts who presented him with even more dire projections for the expanding coronavirus pandemic.
Tourism grinds to halt as virus restrictions tighten
HONOLULU — Like many cities across the world, Honolulu came to an eerie standstill this weekend as officials implemented measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic throughout the islands.
Even in Hilo, demand for guns, ammo soars
As people across the nation stocked up on toilet paper and cleaning supplies in preparation for the coronavirus lockdown, demand for guns and ammunition also spiked in Hilo.
Testing continues as virus case count rises
A second pop-up drive-through testing clinic for COVID-19 was set up at the Old Kona Airport Park on Saturday as the state’s number of presumptive or positive cases reached 151.
Keep calm and sew on: Community comes together to make masks
Stay calm, and sew on.
Water, ash, and the great unknown of explosive volcanic eruptions
The presence of water in Halema’uma’u has sparked an important discussion about what the pond means for future eruptions at Kilauea Volcano. There are no written records of water at the summit, so to guide the discussion we need information about magma-water interaction from deposits of the past.
Two more Big Island cases; drive-through testing Saturday in Kona, Sunday in Hilo
Two more cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed on Hawaii Island, state health officials said Friday, bringing the total number of diagnosed cases in the county to seven.
Hotels close doors: Majority of Kona, Kohala properties shutter, furlough staff due to COVID-19
A majority of hotels from South Kona to South Kohala will be closed as of today because of the novel coronavirus.
Getting worse
Just about every Big Island industry is struggling under the state’s lockdown of nonessential businesses.
TMT protesters leave camp due to virus concerns
HONOLULU — Opponents of the Thirty Meter Telescope project on Maunakea have pulled out of their camp due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus.
Virus clouds prospects for Hawaii’s mental health reforms
HONOLULU — Among the business Hawaii lawmakers left unfinished when they abruptly suspended the Legislature to help slow the spread of the coronavirus were proposals to improve psychiatric care for the state’s mentally ill.