Big Island Coronavirus Updates

Inmates in the Hawai‘i Community Correctional Center and Kulani Correctional Facility sewing program made 920 cloth face coverings.

According to DOH, there are now 642 cases across all of Hawai‘i as five cases were removed from the total count Friday as data mistakes were corrected.

Two food drops are scheduled for Friday.

Police took Alder into custody at a fast-food restaurant in Laie, after a citizen notified authorities that she was allegedly in violation of emergency rules.

Interisland travel is the next monumental item on the state’s coronavirus to-do list.

The closure and safety measures are due to numerous visitors to the area not conforming to COVID-19 social distancing and exceeding crowd size restrictions.

A family-owned gift shop in the Kona Inn Shopping Center is forced to shutter its doors permanently after 33 years.

Two new COVID-19 cases were reported in Hawai‘i County overnight.

Seasonally adjusted unemployment for April reached a historic increase with a rate of 22.3%.

Bongo Ben’s Island Cafe in Kailua-Kona will not be reopening. 

Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park is increasing community access, following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and state and local public health authorities.

Two new COVID-19 cases — one in Honolulu County and one in Hawai‘i County —  brings the state total of cases to 643, according to the Hawai‘i Department of Health.

The first phase of the reopening of the Division of Vehicle Registration and Licensing offices will be next month.

All beach and shoreline parks in Hawai‘i County are open effective immediately.

HIDOE’s summer school options include a credit-recovery program, which is being offered at no cost to families for students currently in grades 11 and 12. Students can take up to six courses each.

To date, 578 people had been released from isolation and are considered recovered. 

The new funding will help local schools retain their workforces, transition to online learning and provide services for students during this public health crisis, especially those in low-income and underserved communities.

The total number of people who have tested positive for the virus on the Big Island is now 78. A total of 76 of those patients have been cleared as recovered.

More than $1 billion in federal CARES Act funds will likely soon be disbursed to counties across Hawai‘i.

Specific guidelines on the number of people allowed to congregate and any other qualifications will be expressly outlined in the mayor’s rule.