Dr. Sarah Park

A review of Hawaii Gov. David Ige’s emails shows the state epidemiologist spent key weeks in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic resisting suggestions and requests that she boost contact tracing to control the spread of COVID-19.

The head of Hawaii's coronavirus contact tracing program has returned to work after going on leave earlier in the week because of department confusion…

State Epidemiologist Sarah Park, once the head of Hawaii's testing and contacting tracing effort to battle the surging coronavirus, has taken paid leave,…

The Hawaii Department of Health is disputing a state auditor report that said health officials did not provide timely information on its coronavirus…

A report from Hawaii's state auditor’s office says Department of Health officials stonewalled them while attempting to get answers about the government's…

The state Department of Health is working to increase contact tracing after Gov. David Ige put a new person in charge of the effort following mounting…

Updated 8/10/20, 10:30 a.m.PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Vilified, threatened with violence and in some cases suffering from burnout, dozens of state and local…

Hawaii is receiving $50 million in federal funding to ramp up contact tracing, Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz announced today. Schatz, alluding to local…

Updated: 3/26/20, 12:25 p.m.Hawaii's coronavirus case count now stands at 106, according to the state health department's latest update. The number…

Updated 2/27/20 5:45 p.m.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has given Hawaii the go-ahead to start preparing for coronavirus testing…