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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 2020 Queen Lili‘uokalani Long Distance Canoe Race has been postponed until 2021 in the continued effort to stop the spread of COVID-19.

Google honored one of Hawai‘i’s most beloved musicians in an animated “Google Doodle.”

An elderly man reported to missing and at-risk was found safe.

Hawaiʻi Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a female suspect involved in a theft investigation in the Kealakekua/Kainaliu area.

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

Hawai‘i County Civil Defense invites residents and other stakeholders to review and comment on the recently completed draft update to the Hawai‘i County MHMP. 

DUI roadblocks and patrols will continue islandwide.

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

For the first time in state history, a judicial swearing-in ceremony was conducted by videoconference and broadcast live on the Judiciary’s YouTube channel.

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.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the police department.

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.

Police ask anyone with information on her whereabouts to call the department’s non-emergency line at 808-935-3311.

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.

The Hawaiʻi Police Department is seeking a missing teenage girl.

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

During the month of May, detectives from the Area II Criminal Investigations section focused on attempting to identify and apprehend persons involved in illegal activity in the Hawaiʻi Ocean View Estates subdivision.

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