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Have a court date? Not if you’ve traveled…
Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald has issued an order that effective Aug. 11, “No one
Hawaii adds 118 new COVID cases –Big Island has 2 new, 16 active
The State Department of Health reports there are 118 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in
COVID report: world, 20M cases, 738K deaths; US 5.1M cases, 164K deaths–as Hawaii struggles
The Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Dashboard for Tuesday, August 11, at 7:35 a.m.: Worldwide cases: 20,152,405
State, County to get federal funding for new buses
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will award
Each County sets own rules for travel quarantine exemptions
The interisland mandatory 14-day quarantine for travel to any of the neighbor islands–Big Island, Maui
County issues directives on travel quarantine exemptions
Hawaii County Press release, issued Monday, August 10, 2020 at 5:52 p.m.: Effective Tuesday, August
Obesity could make COVID vaccine less effective
The following article is reprinted with permission from Kaiser Health News: For a world crippled
State adds 140–no new Big Island, most on O’ahu
The State’s noon report shows 140 new cases of COVID-19 in the state. And three
Volunteers flock to COVID vaccine trials
As several COVID-19 vaccines go into Phase 3 clinical trials, after having been proved safe
Food Basket: Tues Kohala, Wed Kea’au, Fri Waikoloa
Hawaii Island Food Basket is continuing its work in distributing food around the island. The
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2019 26th Annual KWXX Ho`olaule`a – Russell Mitsuda Gallery
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Island Conversations
News: Hawaii County Mayor Kim talks travel quarantine exemptions and election
Island Conversations host Sherry Bracken wanted to talk with Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim today, Sunday, August 9, to get his reaction to the Saturday Primary in which he finished third, and therefore will see his Mayor
News: Mayor finalist Ikaika Marzo shares his thoughts
Mayor candidate Ikaika Marzo, a political newcomer, finished the Saturday, August 8 Mayor race as the second vote-getter, with more than 20% of the vote in a crowded 15-person race. He and current County Prosecutor Mitch Roth,
News: Mayor finalist Mitch Roth shares his thoughts
Hawaii County Prosecuting Attorney Mitch Roth finished the Saturday, August 8 Mayor race as the top vote-getter, with more than 30% of the vote in a crowded 15-person race. He and second place finisher Ikaika Marzo will
Island Conversations #91–Three Ring Ranch Exotic Animal Sanctuary, with Ann Goody
In 1998, Ann and Norm Goody created Three Ring Ranch, an exotic animal sanctuary above Kailua town–with a zebra, to start, and now, monkeys and ostriches and tortoises and a whole bunch of birds, including flamingos (did
News: Lt. Gov. Josh Green weighs in on the current COVID situation
In an interview with New West Broadcasting’s Sherry Bracken on Monday morning, August 3, Lt. Gov. Josh Green said that the current number of active cases, 922 total in the state right now, more than 900 of
Island Conversations #90 –Kaiser Permanente and COVID
Kaiser Permanente is a major healthcare provider, with more than 250,000 members in Hawaii. Island Conversations host Sherry Bracken talks with Kaiser’s Chief Nurse Executive Kate Roche and Lab Director Larry Shima (both on O’ahu) and Hawaii
Island Conversations #89–Runaways? Missing people? Ass’t Police Chief Robert Wagner
There has been great concern, especially on social media, about reports of missing and abducted women and children on the Big Island. Truth? Fiction? How does Hawaii County Police Department handle these situations? Assistant Chief Robert Wagner,
Island Conversations #88–COVID update with Dr. Scott Miscovich
Testing, how other countries are handling COVID, the new G mutation and how it will affect those working on vaccines, and more –that’s what Dr. Scott Miscovich of Premier Medical Group and host Sherry Bracken discuss. Air
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