Category: News
Gov Ige’s Emergency Supplemental Proclamation: Wearing Masks, Business Operations Requirements and More
By Jim Bea Sampaga On April 26, Governor David Ige announced the extension of Hawaii’s stay-at-home order through May 31, 2020. Also extended through the [Read More…]
How To Receive Your $1200 Stimulus Check
By Jim Bea Sampaga On March 27, President Donald Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) into law. The $2 [Read More…]
SSI Recipients With Dependents to Receive $500 Per Child Payment, Application Deadline by May 5
By Jim Bea Sampaga Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who don’t file tax returns will start receiving their automatic Economic Impact Payments directly from the [Read More…]
Special Enrollment on HealthCare.gov Needed
Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Conners and 22 attorneys general from other states asked the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its [Read More…]
Americans And Businesses Struggling To Stay Afloat During COVID-19 Crisis
By Edwin Quinabo Americans are shook up and reeling over two simultaneous crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic — public health and the economy. They [Read More…]
Dr. Buenconsejo-Lum Appointed Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at JABSOM
Lee Buenconsejo-Lum, M.D., FAAFP is now Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM), University of Hawaii at Manoa. [Read More…]
Hirono Calls on Senate to Support Local Journalism During COVID-19 Pandemic
Senator Mazie K. Hirono joined 17 other senators to call for funding to support local journalists and media in future COVID-19 relief packages. “Local news [Read More…]
UH Scientists Suggest Novel Screening Tool for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in Children
Scientists at the University of Hawaii (UH) Mānoa have discovered a novel method of diagnosing non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a group of cancers that starts in cells [Read More…]
Schatz Urges Federal Government to Expand Access to Telehealth Services
Senator Brian Schatz led a bipartisan group of 26 senators in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to increase subsidies to health care providers through [Read More…]
Schatz Press Vice President to Address COVID-19 Testing Shortfall
Senator Brian Schatz and a group of his colleagues called on Vice President Mike Pence and the Coronavirus Task Force, as well as the Federal [Read More…]
