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The state will have to pay $449 million to compensate government employees for coming to work during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hawaiʻi Government Employees Association accepted the state’s settlement offer for pandemic hazard pay.
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The Conversation talked to Caroline Pratt, the state Department of Health’s Disease Investigations Branch chief, about the updated guidance not just for COVID-19 but for all respiratory diseases in our community.
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Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen reacts to Gov. Josh Green's decision not to institute a short-term rental moratorium; Updated guidance for COVID-19
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Stanford economist Eric Hanushek led the research, which projects that school closures and distance learning over the shutdown period cost the state about $31 billion in economic losses.
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Mayor Rick Blangiardi's proposed budget includes a $3.63 billion operating budget and a $919 million capital improvement program. The largest chunk of the capital improvement budget was taken up by $445 million in wastewater projects. HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports.
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The agency is replacing its COVID-specific guidance with general guidance for respiratory viruses that says people should stay home when they are sick.
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It's been a year since The Conversation last focused on the impacts of COVID-19 in downtown Honolulu. HPR's Catherine Cruz took a tour with state leaders to check in on the improvements and changes.
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Tourists are coming back — not necessarily to Hawaiʻi, where visitor arrivals and spending have fallen year-to-year for three months in a row. But it's a different story in Japan. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.
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Federal health officials say the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising in the United States, although they both remain well below the levels of a year ago. Cases are also rising in parts of Southeast Asia, and HPR's Bill Dorman has details in today's Asia Minute.
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Australia's current prime minister is heading to China this weekend in a visit that's being watched not only in Australia but also in the United States. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.