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The State Office of the Public Defender has filed a third extraordinary writ with the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court to address overcrowding in prisons and jails; we pause to remember those who died following the outbreak of COVID-19 cases at Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home in Hilo. And we learn about an effort to make less gassy cattle — why red seaweed means greener cows.
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It’s been a year since a deadly COVID-19 outbreak surged through the Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home in Hilo, killing 27 residents and infecting more than 100 residents and staff.
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The Yukio Okutsu State Veteran’s Home on the Big Island is officially under new management. This comes just months after a COVID-19 outbreak at the Hilo…
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A seniors advocacy group has called on the state department of health to reveal more about nursing home inspections than it presently does. The lack of…
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Events are being held across the country today in honor of those who have served in the U.S. military. Veterans Day celebrations in Hilo will be…
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The Hawaii Department of Health has rescinded an order and citation it issued to the administrator of a veterans home that has experienced a large…
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Updated: 10/1/2020, 1:23 p.m. Hawaii Lt. Gov. Josh Green pushed back today on the idea of a second or third test for tourists who are hoping to avoid…
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The management of the Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home where 26 veterans have died from COVID-19 is being replaced. Avalon Health Care Group will step…
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Updated: 9/23/2020, 9:42 a.m. Staff at the Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home in Hilo have been getting death threats, according to a state emergency…
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Updated: 9/22/2020, 10:50 a.m. A culture of complacency among staff at the Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home in Hilo was a major contributor to the rapid…