Hawaii BioSkills

18/09/2020

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to with are now welcome to the islands without the former 14-day quarantine requirements.

As of October 15, prior two week quarantine rules will be lifted for those travelers who can produce a valid negative test result within 72 hours of their travel to Hawai‘i.

Both and are part of the pre-test facilitation process. Also, Hawai‘i now has 256 contact tracers statewide and is confident that pre-test measures will reduce the spread, increase safety and get the economy and pulse of paradise back again for residents and visitors alike.

Based off a similar program implemented in June, this plan is being led by Lt. Gov. Josh Green, a medical doctor currently self isolating in a bedroom after himself testing positive for . Josh!!!

19/05/2020

We are inspired by Lt. Gov. Josh Green and Dr. James Ireland for opening the Free Clinic to the more than 200,000 unemployed workers of Hawai'i! We hope the community will rally around this with all the resources they have available. To donate or volunteer, email them at: [email protected] Full article read here:

Hawaii’s lieutenant governor is opening a free clinic to specifically treat the recently unemployed who have lost their health insurance due to the coronavirus pandemic.

09/05/2020

HappyAlohaFriday! cafe in Amsterdam builds mini-greenhouses for patrons at their restaurants! 'i can too! Read the article here: https://www.insider.com/amsterdam-restaurant-mini-greenhouses-cubicles-social-distance-2020-5?fbclid=IwAR3XiehR922g89O9p1_VzyQBkzVGkX9q95YxQqrnO27T1QzUd7KgzXMZX6M.

Mediamatic Eten, a restaurant specializing in vegan food, added little greenhouses to its waterfront in hopes of reopening its doors to diners in May.

22/04/2020

Good work for making local hand sanitizers! You ROCK!! Producing locally made
health products with is an imperative with global supply chain disruptions and importance of combating COVID-19. We are in your corner...keep it up!!



Hopefully cooler and rational heads will continue to support and their efforts, as we can see from Kirsten Cosillio’s Star-Advertiser article here, not all are: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/04/20/hawaii-news/maui-brewing-co-under-
investigation-by-maui-liquor-commission-for-hand-sanitizer-giveaways/

Maui Brewing Co., which has donated more than 1,000 gallons of hand sanitizer to first responders and others since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, is being investigated by the Maui County Liquor Control Commission for giving away the product with purchase to customers.

15/04/2020

As labs and diagnostic developers race to meet demand for assays to detect the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, 360Dx is updating this tracker on a regular basis in order to provide readers with up-to-date and accurate information on the regulatory status of these tests in the US, European, and Asian markets...

12/04/2020

Good story by at the Star-Advertiser. We need to make sure our hospitals are unified in this terrible time and help them as best we can. Read here: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/04/11/hawaii-news/lack-of-protective-gear-erratic-policies-leave-maui-hospital-staff-fearful-of-infection/.

Maui Memorial Medical Center is dealing with a growing cluster of COVID-19-infected workers and increasing distrust among staff at the island’s only acute-care hospital.

10/04/2020

https://fivethirtyeight-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/fivethirtyeight.com/features/coronavirus-case-counts-are-meaningless/amp/

*Unless you know something about testing. And even then, it gets complicated.

10/04/2020

The state’s labor department will launch a phone bank Monday to help answer questions from those who filed jobless claims.

10/04/2020

Should Hawai'i follow California's lead with COVID-10 containment? Read here:

California is cobbling together the initial payment with $188 million in coronavirus funding approved by state lawmakers.

02/04/2020

Some locals accuse foreigners of sloppy hygiene

01/04/2020

“It’s a wonderful feeling,” said Pamela Rundgren. “I have a door and windows. A floor I can keep clean.”