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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With a second surge of the community spread of COVID-19 now confirmed, the Health Department began public service announcements this week reminding the public to — among other things — mask up and social distance, as COVID is still present in the territory with new sub-...
Vaccine site in Honolulu Hawaii
Honolulu, HAWAII — As the number of new COVID infections surge in Hawaii, daily vaccination numbers are going in the opposite direction. On Friday, two of Oahu’s largest vaccination sites were mostly empty. There were no lines at the Queen’s Medical Center’s Blaisdell Center vaccination clinic. The...
A view of Waikiki Beach looking toward Hilton Hawaiian Village.
Honolulu, HAWAII — In a major blow to the tourism industry, the governor has announced plans to delay until Sept. 1 a program that would allow trans-Pacific travelers to skip quarantine in Hawaii if they test negative for COVID-19. Gov. David Ige said he delayed the launch of traveler pre-testing...