Health Department enforcing COVID guidelines at restaurants; The Long View with Neal Milner: Threats to America's voting system; Honolulu police deal with sexual abuse in its own ranks; Engaging young people to prevent Hawaii's brain drain; Kona family remembers 1918 flu pandemic, draws parallels to today
Health Department enforcing COVID guidelines at restaurants
Food establishments have been welcoming back diners for about a month now, and customer complaints have now triggered the state Department of Health to step up inspections statewide. Peter Oshiro, the director of the Food Sanitation Branch at DOH, talks about COVID-19 mandates to keep restaurant patrons and staff safe during this pandemic. Increased complaints have forced the department to look for ways to crackown using its existing placard system.
The Long View with Neal Milner: Threats to America's voting system
We are moving into high gear as the primary election aproaches. More canditdates sign waving on the streets and more campaign literature and broadcast ads circulating. HPR Contributing Editor Neal Milner discusses a legal paper on the three pathologies of American voting rights illuminated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to read the paper.
Honolulu police deal with sexual abuse in its own ranks
Female police officers have filed complaints against their male colleagues for years. But how well department officials handle the problem remains a question. Civil Beat contributor Denby Fawcett tells us more about the complaints within HPD's ranks. Click here to read the story at CivilBeat.org.
Engaging young people to prevent Hawaii's brain drain
Hawaii has a brain drain problem. High costs of living and competitive job markets have long been luring locals away from their Island homes for green pastures elsewhere. But how do we reverse the trend? According to the Center for Tomorrow's Leaders, the answer lies in empowering young people in the community with a sense of responsibility to their community. India Ching and Olivia Stoetzer discuss sustainability and community responsibility for Hawaii's upcoming generations.
Kona family remembers 1918 flu pandemic, draws parallels to today
The 1918 flu pandemic was one of the deadliest in modern history - killing 50 million people worldwide, including thousands here in Hawaii. Kona historian Maile Melrose shared her family's history with the pandemic and reflects on some of the lessons for a world caught in the grip of COVID-19.