Nina Wu
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Mountain View, CA, United States
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Hawaii Health Department warns of breach to death registry
Notification letters regarding the unauthorized access to the system will be sent to surviving spouses and affected persons by the end of this week, DOH said. → Read More
Famed Hawaiian monk seal Kaimana gave birth to 1st pup
Kaimana’s pup, so far, appears to be doing well, according to officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which did not disclose their location. → Read More
Climate warning labels sought for self-service gas stations
Would a climate warning label at the gas station pump change the choices people make? → Read More
Medical clinic for homeless at Punawai opens for patients
Health care and government officials Friday celebrated the opening of a new medical clinic in Iwilei serving the homeless and operated by Kalihi- Palama Health Center. → Read More
Kauai closing county-run COVID testing sites
Kauai County will close its COVID-19 testing centers at the end of February. → Read More
Omicron subvariant, the ‘Kraken,’ now on Hawaii’s radar
A new omicron subvariant — XBB.1.5 — is on Hawaii’s radar as the new year gets underway. → Read More
Study finds COVID-19 fatigue is setting in for Hawaii residents
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to not only affect people’s health, but their economic security and ability to work, even though many Hawaii residents might be “over it.” → Read More
Hawaii records 1 more mpox case as emergency winds down
After about a month of no new cases of mpox, previously known as monkeypox, the Hawaii Department of Health this week added one, bringing the total in the state to 41. → Read More
Hawaii hospitals still full ahead of the holidays
Hospitals in Hawaii remain full — even if not with COVID-19 patients — heading into the holidays. → Read More
Hawaiian Electric picks developers for solar projects
Hawaiian Electric has selected seven solar projects for its community-based renewable energy program, which aims to lower electricity bills for low- and moderate-income customers who are unable to install privately owned rooftop solar. → Read More
Hawaii ranks last in nation for early lung cancer diagnosis
Hawaii once again ranks last in the nation for early-stage diagnosis for lung cancer, according to a recently released report from the American Lung Association. → Read More
State Health Department warns of early rise of RSV rates
Health officials are warning of an early rise in cases of respiratory syncytial virus and influenza in Hawaii, similar to trends observed across the U.S. → Read More
Respiratory viruses pose triple threat in Hawaii
Health care workers are bracing for a triple threat ahead of winter: with the beginning of flu season, rising cases of respiratory syncytial virus and continuation of COVID-19. → Read More
Hawaii residents 5 and over urged to get updated COVID-19 booster
The newly updated COVID-19 boosters are now available to a broader swath of Americans, following federal approval Wednesday for those as young as 5 years old. → Read More
Pace of traffic deaths eclipsing 2021
There were 90 traffic fatalities reported statewide in roughly the first nine months of this year, surpassing 66 from the same time frame in 2021, according to the state Department of Transportation’s preliminary statistics. → Read More
Hawaii COVID-19 wastewater report shows drop in cases
The Hawaii Department of Health’ s inaugural wastewater surveillance report for COVID-19 compares the concentration levels of coronavirus in wastewater with clinical COVID cases, using data provided by Biobot Analytics of Cambridge, Mass., as part of a national wastewater surveillance program. → Read More
Hawaii health officials add reinfections to COVID case count, boosting state’s tally by nearly 11k
The Hawaii Department of Health today reported 12,755 more COVID-19 cases over the week, including 10,995 reinfection cases dating back to September 2020. → Read More
Hawaii’s monkeypox tally grows to 32 with the addition of 2 new cases
The number of monkeypox cases in Hawaii has grown to 32, with two more reported last week, according to the state Department of Health. → Read More
Hawaii’s daily COVID-19 case count declines
The average number of COVID-19 cases reported in Hawaii continued to fall as the World Health Organization’s leader declared an end to the pandemic was in sight. → Read More
Queen’s-West Oahu drive-thru clinic to offer bivalent COVID vaccines, flu shots
The Queen’s Health System is holding a drive-thru clinic Sunday at its West Oahu campus, offering both the flu and COVID-19 vaccines. → Read More