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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.
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Hawaiʻi is approaching four years since its first COVID-19 case, and food insecurity among residents continues to be a lingering problem. Soon after the start of the pandemic in 2020, unemployment in the state spiked to record levels before falling back below the U.S. average.
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People will be able to go to COVIDTests.gov and get four free tests per household, starting Monday. The Biden administration says it is trying to prepare for the fall and winter COVID season.
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Last month the hospital census count put Hawaiʻi at the top of COVID-19 hotspots across the country. The Conversation spoke with Dr. Sarah Kemble, state epidemiologist, Wednesday afternoon about the snapshot of cases and when the public might see the first doses of the latest booster shot available.