Category: News
Two Returning Residents Arrested for Violating Quarantine Restriction
Special Agents from the Dept. of the Attorney General Investigations Division arrested two local returning residents for violating the state’s current mandatory traveler quarantine. A [Read More…]
Register Now: Voter Registration Ends July 9
By Jim Bea Sampaga The Hawaii Primary Elections are fast approaching and if you haven’t registered to vote yet, register now because the voter registration [Read More…]
Hawaii Activists Call for Philippines’ Anti-Terrorism Act 2020 to Be Scrapped
Hawaii activists came together at the Philippine Consulate in Hawaii to oppose the Philippines’ Anti-Terror Bill. The Hawai’i Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines [Read More…]
The Nation Looking at Policing Reform, Systemic Racism and Race Relations
By Edwin Quinabo No one imagined there could be news so big, urgent and alarming to replace the coronavirus’ 24/7 news cycle. But it did [Read More…]
Female cadet from Isabela tops PMA Class of 2020
By Jim Bea Sampaga Cadet First Class Gemalyn Deocares Sugui was supposed to join the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) in 2015 after passing its entrance [Read More…]
Legislation Aims To Create First National Forest for Hawaii
U.S. Representatives Ed Case and Tulsi Gabbard introduced House H.R. 7045, a measure to pursue the creation of Hawaii’s first-ever National Forest. Hawai‘i National Forest [Read More…]
DOH Reports Four New Cases of COVID-19
The State Department of Health (DOH) released its update on COVID-19 cases as of June 16, 2020, with four new cases reported. All four cases [Read More…]
14-Day Quarantine for Inter-island Travel Lifted, June 16
Gov. David Ige announced the state lifted the 14-day quarantine requirement for inter-island travelers, starting June 16. The Dept. of Health (DOH) is directing travelers [Read More…]
Sen. Hirono Calls for Federal Standards to Protect Air Travelers During Pandemic
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Senator Mazie K. Hirono has called on the Federal government to provide clear and comprehensive national standards to protect air travelers from coronavirus [Read More…]
JABSOM Opens Clinical Trial on Treatment for COVID-19
Researchers at the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM), University of Hawaii (UH) announced that they have opened the first clinical trial in Hawaii [Read More…]
