Hawaii COVID-19 Daily News Digest May 20, 2020
Department of Health: Two New Cases of COVID-19 Reported O‘ahu and Hawai‘i island each have a new positive coronavirus case according to the latest count from DOH. One of the cases is an adult and the other is a minor. The investigation of these cases is ongoing, and it’s not known whether either of the cases was travel-associated or community-associated. Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 12:00 noon, May 20, 2020 Island of Diagnosis New Cases Reported since 2/28/2020 (including new cases) Total Released from Isolation* O‘ahu 1 416 385 Hawai‘i 1 79 76 Maui 0 115 95 Kaua‘i 0 [...]
Hawaii COVID-19 Daily News Digest May 19, 2020
Department of Health: One New Case of COVID-19 Reported One (1) Hawai‘i island adult has tested positive for coronavirus according to the latest count from DOH. Investigators are attempting to determine if this case has any potential links for previous cases. The outbreak at Maui Memorial Medical Center in Kahului is now considered closed. Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 12:00 noon, May 19, 2020 Island of Diagnosis New Cases Reported since 2/28/2020 (including new cases) Total Released from Isolation* O‘ahu 0 415 385 Hawai‘i 1 78 76 Maui 0 115 95 Kaua‘i 0 21 20 Moloka‘i 0 2 2 [...]
Hawaii COVID-19 Daily News Digest May 18, 2020
Governor’s Office: Hawai‘i Moves into “Acting with Care” Phase Governor David Ige announced at a news briefing this afternoon that the state is now transitioning from the “Safer at Home” phase to the “Acting with Care” phase that celebrates Hawai‘i’s Kama‘aina economy. He said, “In this phase we start to reconnect Hawai‘i’s local activities by gradually reopening medium-risk businesses and activities; followed by high-risk businesses and activities. The move from the “Stabilization” phase (which included Stay-at-Home) to “Safer at Home” was made possible by the flattening of the COVID-19 infection curve due to good social-distancing practices, and other [...]
Department of Health issues Cease and Desist Order to Malama Meals for food safety violations
HONOLULU - The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch has issued a Cease and Desist Order to Ahmad Ramadan dba Malama Meals located at 91-100 Farrington Highway. The operation was preparing and providing meals on O‘ahu, Kaua‘i, and Molokai. “The operation had multiple food safety issues as it prepared and packaged hot meals on O‘ahu and shipped them to the neighbor islands without proper temperature controls,” said Peter Oshiro, chief of the DOH Food Safety Branch. “Without proper controls, the risk of an outbreak of food illness is high and could have a devastating impact especially on [...]
California Visitor Arrested for Quarantine Violation
Man Stopped Before Boarding Departing Flight HONOLULU – Social media postings and citizen tips again resulted in the arrest of visitor for violation of Hawai‘i’s mandatory 14-day self-quarantine rule for all incoming visitors and returning residents. Abdulla Aliyev (aka Turgut Aliev), a citizen of Azerbaijan, who lives in Reseda, CA was arrested early Saturday afternoon at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport, one hour before he was scheduled to catch a flight to Los Angeles. At 11:30 a.m. he allegedly blogged that he was at the airport and was leaving in a few hours. He is charged with violating [...]
Hawaii COVID-19 Daily News Digest May 15, 2020
Department of Health: One New Case of COVID-19 Reported One new case of coronavirus is being reported by DOH. This is an adult, Hawai‘i island resident. This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i since Feb. 28, 2020 to 638. Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of 12:00 noon, May 15, 2020 Island of Diagnosis New Cases Reported since 2/28/2020 (including new cases) Total Released from Isolation* O‘ahu 0 414 377 Hawai‘i 1 76 75 Maui 0 115 91 Kaua‘i 0 21 20 Moloka‘i 0 2 2 Lana‘i 0 0 0 Residents Diagnosed outside HI 0 10 Unknown [...]
Social Media Posts Lead to Another Visitor Arrest in Waikiki
HONOLULU - A 23-year-old man from New York was arrested this morning by special agents from the Department of the Attorney General for violation of the mandatory 14-day quarantine rule and unsworn falsification to authority. Tarique Peters of the Bronx arrived on O‘ahu on Monday and posted numerous pictures of himself on Instagram. He allegedly left his hotel room the day he arrived and traveled many places using public transportation. Authorities became aware of his social media posts from citizens who saw posts of him - on the beach with a surfboard, sunbathing, and walking around Waikiki at night. [...]
Hawaii COVID-19 Daily News Digest May 14, 2020
Governor’s Office: Governor Watches National Guard Salute to Hawai‘i’s Healthcare Heroes For a few minutes today, Gov. David Ige took a break from the endless meetings, conference calls, and administrative work associated with the state’s management of the COVID-19 crisis, to join others around the state in recognizing the sacrifices of the healthcare community. From a State Capitol 5th floor vantage point, the governor watched as aircraft from the Hawai‘i National Guard and the 15th Wing Active Duty airmen from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam flew three separate flyovers over 17 different hospitals and medical centers around the state. [...]
Governor Watches National Guard Salute to Hawai’i’s Healthcare Heroes
HONOLULU – For a few minutes today, Gov. David Ige took a break from the endless meetings, conference calls, and administrative work associated with the state’s management of the COVID-19 crisis, to join others around the state in recognizing the sacrifices of the healthcare community. From a State Capitol 5th floor vantage point, the governor watched as aircraft from the Hawai‘i National Guard and the 15th Wing Active Duty airmen from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam flew three separate flyovers over 17 different hospitals and medical centers around the state. It was an occasion to recognize not only military members, [...]
Keiki Mental Health Awareness is Everyone’s Kuleana
No matter your age – from keiki to kupuna and everyone in between – being aware and taking care of your mental health matters. May is Mental Health Awareness Month and the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) is partnering with the national Children’s Mental Health Awareness Planning Group to put together several activities aimed at raising awareness of the need for comprehensive, coordinated mental health services among keiki, young adults and their ohana. Activities follow the theme “Bringing Children’s Mental Health into Focus – Perfect Vision in 20/20.” Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they’ve been modified to promote physical [...]