Coronavirus Updates
Weekly COVID Update: 1,777 New Cases Reported Statewide
The state Department of Health reported 1,777 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, Aug. 31, bringing the statewide total to 339,514.
COVID Weekly Update: 2,219 New Cases Reported Statewide
The state Department of Health reported 2,219 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, Aug. 24, bringing the statewide total to 337,737.
Weekly COVID Update: DOH Reports 2,600 New Cases Statewide
The state Department of Health reported 2,696 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, Aug. 17, bringing the statewide total to 335,518.
DOH Reports Monkeypox Case on Kaua‘i
The Hawaiʻi Department of Health is reporting four additional monkeypox cases in Hawaiʻi.
Ige Approves Emergency Rules For Out-of-State Nurses to Temporarily Practice in Hawaiʻi
The emergency rules are effective immediately for no longer than 120 days.
Weekly COVID Update: 162 New Cases Reported on Kaua‘i
The state Department of Health reported 3,189 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, Aug. 10, bringing the statewide total to 332,822. Fourteen new fatalities were reported.
Weekly COVID Update: Reported Cases Decline Over Past 2 Weeks Statewide
The state Department of Health reported 3,689 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, Aug. 3, bringing the statewide total to 329,633.
Watch: Case Counts Continue Downward Slide
Kaua‘i’s COVID cases continue to trickle downward, as do the state’s.
COVID Weekly Update: 4,075 New Cases Reported Statewide
The state Department of Health reported 4,075 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, July 27, bringing the statewide total to 325,944.
Weekly COVID Update: 4,464 New Cases Reported Statewide
The state Department of Health reported 4,464 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, July 13, bringing the statewide total to 317,540.
Kaua‘i District Health Office to Conduct COVID Response Survey
The public is getting a chance to weigh in on how health officials responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.
UH Study: Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Vaccination Rates Affected by Trust Levels
A new University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa study explains vaccine hesitancy among Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders in Hawaiʻi at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and researchers say the findings could provide a foundation for communication strategies for other health policies beyond the pandemic.
Weekly County Video Briefing: COVID Numbers Continue to Decline
COVID-19 case counts continued their decline on Kauaʻi and statewide during the past week, according to Mayor Derek Kawakami in this week’s county briefing video Thursday, July 7.
DOBOR to Limit Accessible Spigots at Small Boat Harbors in Effort to Reduce Water Usage
The DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation is asking boaters to help conserve water at harbors around Hawaiʻi.
COVID Weekly Update: 4,300 New Cases Confirmed Statewide
The state Department of Health reported 4,381 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, June 29, bringing the statewide total to 313,076.
Watch: Garden Isle COVID Cases Continue Decline, But Still Higher than State Averages
Kaua‘i COVID cases dropped again, according to the state’s latest figures, but the Garden Isle still outpaces some state averages when it comes to infections.
COVID Weekly Update: State Reports 5,362 New Cases
The state Department of Health reported 5,362 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, June 29, bringing the statewide total to 308,695. Fifteen new fatalities were reported.
Weekly County Briefing: COVID Case Numbers Continue to Decline
The county’s weekly COVID-19 video briefing Thursday, June 23, featured a special guest.
Mobile COVID Testing Van Shifting to New Weekday Schedule
The schedule for the free COVID-19 mobile testing van on Kaua‘i is changing.
Study: Nearly a Quarter of Hawaiʻi Nurses Surveyed Considered Quitting Because of Pandemic
Researchers say findings from a recent study which surveyed nurses throughout the state are concerning and align with other local and national research.
