Big Island Coronavirus Updates

Public transit won’t go the way of lazy beach days and evenings at your favorite pub, as the service is considered an essential function under the statewide quarantine and lockdown orders. 

Foodland has new requirements for customers who wish to shop at its Big Island locations.

Sixteen people have been cited for violating a statewide shelter-in-place order after Hawai‘i Island Police busted a party at Pohue Bay in Ocean View. 

This list is being updated on a regular basis. It contains contact information and the ages the program accepts ranging from newborns to age 13. It is accessible to anyone who needs it.

To date, more than 17,000 tests have been conducted statewide. A little less than 3% of those tested have returned positive results.

The state has counted 34 positive cases on the Big Island.

Hawai‘i County Civil Defense reported Saturday morning that there have 31 cases of COVID-19 confirmed on the Big Island. 

Results are pending on a prisoner at Hawaii Community Correctional Center who was recently tested for COVID-19.

Bike riding is considered an essential activity under the statewide stay-at-home order and now there’s a program to make it accessible for Big Island residents with wheels and without.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health reported two new coronavirus deaths — an elderly woman from Honolulu and an elderly man who was hospitalized at Maui Memorial Medical Center in the Chronic Care Unit.

The rule said that current occupants of bed and breakfasts, short-term rentals and timeshares may stay until the end of the pre-booked period.

Of the previous six deaths, four occurred on O‘ahu and two on Maui.

Premier Medical Group and Bay Clinic are offering coronavirus testing in Hilo this weekend.

The partnership comes amid the state’s stay-at-home order, which requires residents not to leave their homes. But not everyone has a place to call home.

At approximately 9:45 a.m. Thursday, South Hilo patrol officers arrested a male party in the parking lot of the South Hilo police station.

Calls are coming in for empty hotels to be used as quarantine facilities for new arrivals.

An additional seven COVID-19 cases were discovered statewide from Wednesday, bringing the total to 442.

The Big Island Coronavirus Response Initiative is asking the community to be as resourceful as the robotics students at WHEA, who created the protective face shield assembly program, and help with the effort.

Hawai‘i County reported no new cases of COVID-19 over the last 24 hours.

All persons in Hawaiʻi may leave their home or place of residence only for essential activities or to engage in the essential businesses and operations.