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State adds 114 new cases–10 new on Big Island
The state has confirmed 114 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the state’s total to 17,333.
Third vaccine proves effective against COVID in trials
The pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has announced that a vaccine co-invented by the University of Oxford
UH to stay mostly online for Spring, 2021
Instruction at the University of Hawaii’s 10-campus system will continue to be primarily online for
FDA to review request for Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has scheduled a meeting of its Vaccines and Related
COVID: US adds 1 M cases in just a week
The Johns Hopkins COVID Dashboard for Monday, November 23, at 5:26 a.m.: Worldwide cases: 58,808,964
Hawaii ups COVID case count by 123–island by 14
The State Department of Health has confirmed 123 new cases of COVID-19 today. That brings
UPDATE: Found! Missing child in Ocean View: Nicholas Ah Loo
Hawaii County Police confirmed that Nicholas Ah Loo was located at 9:45 a.m. Hawaii
U.S. tops 12M COVID cases–world leaders discuss pandemic
The Johns Hopkins COVID Dashboard for Sunday, November 22, at 5:27 a.m.: Worldwide cases: 58,295,905
Roth names heads of Public Works, Planning, DEM
Press release from Mayor-elect Mitch Roth: A trio of key department heads was announced today
Island Conversations #111–Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital Pres Cindy Kamikawa
The Big Island has three acute care hospitals, including one in Waimea. Queen’s North Hawaii
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Island Conversations
Island Conversations #111–Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital Pres Cindy Kamikawa
The Big Island has three acute care hospitals, including one in Waimea. Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital President Cindy Kamikawa talks with Island Conversations host Sherry Bracken about the hospital’s capacities, capabilities, clinics, and COVID-19 response. Air
Island Conversations #110 (Bonus)–Mayor Elect Mitch Roth talks transition
Mitch Roth will be inaugurated as the Hawaii County Mayor on Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. He has now announced the names of some of those he will bring to the Hawaii County Council for confirmation as the
Island Conversations #109–Hawaiian Volcano update with David Phillips, HVO SIC
What’s up with Kilauea, Mauna Loa, Hualalai, Loihi, and Mauna Kea? David Phillips, Acting Scientist in Charge at Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, talks with Island Conversations host about the status of all the island’s active volcanoes. Photo is
Island Conversations #108 –US Rep Elect Kai Kahele
In the Nov. 3, 2020 election, Kai Kahele (currently a Hawaii State Senator representing Hilo) was elected to be the United States Representative to Congress representing all the neighbor islands plus rural O’ahu. Host Sherry Bracken spoke
Island Conversations #107 (bonus)–Mayor Elect Mitch Roth
In a bonus podcast of Island Conversations, host Sherry Bracken lists some key races decided in the Nov. 3 election–County Council 1 (Heather Kimball) and County Council 5 (Matt Kaneali’i Kleinfelder), Office of Hawaiian Affairs (Hawaii Island
Island Conversations #106–Travel, tourism, testing with Ross Birch, HIVB
Travelers are being welcomed back to the state and the island–but there are requirements–pre-travel test, post-travel test, masks, etc. Ross Birch of the Hawaii Island Visitor Bureau gives us an update, including his own “returning from the
Island Conversations #105–Health-related documents, with Dr. Norm Goody and attorney Darl Gleed
In this time of COVID, more people are thinking about their important end-of-life and healthcare documents–such as who will make decisions if you cannot? This week, Dr. Norm Goody and attorney Darl Gleed talk mostly about the
Island Conversations Bonus #104–what is 5G? with Ryan Ozawa
What is 5G? There is a lot of talk about it, but how much do we know about it? (Spoiler alert: 5G means Fifth Generation) Ryan Ozawa, who recently wrote a column in the Honolulu Star Advertiser
