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Hawaii’s Rush To Vaccinate Has Led To A Patchwork System With Little Policing
Phase 1b was supposed to include only “frontline” essential workers but it has largely been left to interpretation. Reading time: 9 minutes.
As Hawaii’s vaccine rollout entered a new phase Monday, the effort so far has been governed by a hodgepodge of rules, with the state in some cases screening people individually but in others providing only broad categories of “essential” workers and leaving it up to companies to decide who fits.
Flooding response continues on Maui
In 2016, heavy rains and flooding caused a section of the parking lot at Kepaniwai Park to collapse into Iao Stream on Maui.
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Maui Mayor Mike Victorino is expected to survey the extent of the floooding in east Maui again today. By some estimates, half of the total rainfall that the Valley Isle usually sees in a month fell yesterday, overwhelming the Kaupakalua reservoir. Residents have been evacuated, and emergency crews are working to clear roadways. Mayor Victorino is waiting on the State to approve his request to declare the area a disaster zone.
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