Are mainland visitors allowed to get vaccinated in Hawaii? The answer might surprise you.
Frustrated residents question why Hawaii s COVID vaccines are being given to mainland visitors By Chelsea Davis | January 13, 2021 at 10:51 PM HST - Updated January 14 at 11:25 AM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Some Hawaii residents are outraged after it was revealed that some COVID-19 vaccines are going to mainland visitors.
Maui District Health Officer Dr. Lorrin Pang said in news conference on Monday that whoever registers with the Centers for Disease Control and Preventionâs vaccine portal âVAMSâ can receive a shot anywhere in the country.
âIn our clinic we had somebody from California who came here, but she registered in California and she said VAMS is a system where you can get it anywhere once you register, which is true,â Pang said.
Hawaii businesses face huge unemployment insurance tax hikes
Hawaii businesses could see their unemployment insurance triple if leaders don t rewrite a certain state law By Chelsea Davis | January 12, 2021 at 11:01 PM HST - Updated January 13 at 10:21 AM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii businesses could see their unemployment insurance taxes triple in the spring.
The state owes the federal government approximately $700 million after it took out a loan to shore-up unemployment funds last year. Under current state law, businesses have to pay off the loan.
Desperate to avoid that, state officials and legislators are racing to re-write the law.
“We are continuing to look at ways that we can pay back that loan,” said Linda Chu Takayama, Governor David Ige’s chief of staff.
Hawaii GOP condemns rioters at US Capitol and Trump impeachment
Hawaii GOP condemns rioters at US Capitol and Trump impeachment By Chelsea Davis | January 7, 2021 at 10:24 PM HST - Updated January 7 at 11:32 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - The death toll from the Capitol siege rose to five Thursday with the passing of a police officer who fought with rioters.
Authorities say nearly 60 officers were hurt.
Many Hawaii Republicans are shocked over the chaos that occurred on Capitol Hill Wednesday but does not believe the president should be impeached.
“I don’t think he should be impeached. Donald Trump is my president and until he passes over the torch to Biden peacefully, he’s still going to be my president and he’s everybody else’s president whether you like it or not,” said Trump supporter Reno Remigio Jr.
In bad news for tourism industry, JTB Hawaii extends tour cancellations through March
JTB extends tour cancellations to March By Rick Daysog | December 27, 2020 at 5:20 PM HST - Updated December 28 at 9:57 AM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - JTB Hawaii, one of Hawaiiâs largest Japanese travel companies, extend its cancellations for tours at least until March, in another blow to Hawaiiâs economy.
In making the decision, JTB cited soaring caseloads in the U.S. Mainland and Japan.
âOur Japan JTB Headquarters has decided to extend our Tour Operation Cancellation for âpackage and groupâ tours till Feb. 28, 2021,â Tsuneo Ishida, JTB Hawaii Travel LLCâs president wrote in a letter to business partners.
ACLU calls homeless sweeps during the holidays âcruelâ and calls on city to stop
ACLU pushes city to stop homeless sweeps, at least during the holidays By Chelsea Davis | December 23, 2020 at 11:01 PM HST - Updated December 24 at 10:38 AM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii says homeless sweeps havenât worked and has called on the city to stop â at least for the holidays.
âItâs just plain cruel to this over the holidays,â said Joshua Wisch, ACLU of Hawaii executive director.
âPeople who donât have the resources to be housed have enough of a hard time as it is without someone coming by on Christmas Eve and threatening to arrest them.â