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In this Feb. 14, 2020, file photo Hawaii Gov. David Ige, center, state Health Director Bruce Anderson, left, and state Epidemiologist Sarah Park, right, in Honolulu discuss a tourist who was confirmed with the coronavirus after returning home to Japan. A review of Ige's emails shows the state epidemiologist spent key weeks in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic resisting suggestions and requests from both inside and outside the administration that she boost contract tracing to control the spread of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, File)
Emails show strain on Hawaii administration amid pandemic

By Audrey Mcavoy Jun. 05, 2021 11:25 AM EDT

Hawaii quarantines 81 football players due to COVID-19 cases

Apr. 06, 2021 10:19 PM EDT
HONOLULU (AP) — The University of Hawaii on Tuesday placed 81 football players in quarantine after eight players tested positive for COVID-19 over the past...

Tourism leads to less pessimistic tax forecast for Hawaii

By Audrey Mcavoy Jan. 07, 2021 10:19 PM EST
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's Council on Revenues on Thursday offered a less pessimistic outlook for state tax revenue for the current fiscal year given the way the...

Hawaii furloughs state workers amid pandemic budget crunch

By Audrey Mcavoy Dec. 09, 2020 07:59 PM EST
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. David Ige on Wednesday announced plans to furlough more than 40,000 state workers to balance the budget as tax revenue takes a hit...

University of Hawaii student dies after contracting COVID-19

Sep. 30, 2020 02:45 PM EDT
HONOLULU (AP) — A University of Hawaii West Oahu student has died after contracting coronavirus. Jezreel Lowie B. Juan died on Friday, the...

University giving dorm priority to non-Oahu freshmen

Jul. 02, 2020 01:58 PM EDT
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's public university system is giving student housing priority at its main campus to freshmen who don't live on Oahu, a spokesman said...

This May 5, 2020, photo shows NJ Chang singing during a livestream performance of her family's band, Kanilau, from the living room of her brother Roland Chang's home in Honolulu. The coronavirus pandemic has taken out large sections of Hawaii's tourism-based economy, including the Chang family's turtle and dolphin snorkel tour business and their regular music gig in Waikiki. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)
Pandemic knocks out large sections of Hawaii's economy

By Audrey Mcavoy May. 20, 2020 10:02 AM EDT

Hawaii aims to work with university to train contact tracers

By Audrey Mcavoy May. 12, 2020 11:47 PM EDT
HONOLULU (AP) — The state Department of Health on Tuesday asked lawmakers to appropriate about $2.5 million to fund a program at the University of Hawaii that...

University of Hawaii plans in-person instruction in fall

May. 04, 2020 10:09 PM EDT
HONOLULU (AP) — The University of Hawaii said Monday it plans to resume in-person instruction at its 10 campuses around the state during the fall 2020 semester...

Hawaii gets $31M in relief funds, cash grants to students

Apr. 11, 2020 06:10 PM EDT
HONOLULU (AP) — The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs has asked colleges and universities in Hawaii to determine how to give out more than $31...