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- DCCA NEWS RELEASE: Insurers Encouraged to Offer Health Plans to Increase Options for Hawaii’s UninsuredHONOLULU — The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Insurance Division issued a Commissioner’s Memorandum encouraging insurers to offer Affordable Care Act (ACA)-compliant off-marketplace health plans during a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) beginning in Hawaii on March 1 through May 15, 2021. The Commissioner’s Memorandum aligns with President Biden’s January 28, 2021, Executive Order reopening […]
- DBEDT NEWS RELEASE: HAWAI‘I’S ECONOMY PROJECTED TO GROW 2.7 PERCENT IN 2021HONOLULU – The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) released its first quarter 2021 Statistical and Economic Report today. DBEDT projects that Hawai‘i’s economy will experience improvement in 2021, with a projected 2.7 percent increase in real gross domestic product (GDP). This is higher than the 2.1 percent GDP growth projected in December […]
- Lessons from the pandemic for a Hawai‘i 2.0 futureCOVID-19 case counts are down. Vaccinations are up. And every day is moving us closer to a “new normal.” But the new Hawai‘i needs to be stronger and better than before, based on the lessons from the pandemic. Do we have what it takes to create a better future while making sure no one gets left […]
- Taking our best shot to fight COVID-19COVID-19 variants or not, lucky you live Hawai‘i. That seems to be the consensus among state health officials keeping tabs on vaccine distribution, virus case counts and public attitudes toward getting immunized. “We’re doing well, and that’s a tribute to the entire community and the efforts of everyone wearing their masks and avoiding large gatherings,” […]
- Help is on the way for unemployment, rent reliefGood news for unemployed folks awaiting additional benefits approved by Congress in December. System updates for the extended Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations will provide claimants with an additional 11 weeks of benefits as well as an additional $300 Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation weekly benefit. The […]
- Be a hero. Wear a mask.Masks are cool, America. Just ask the Warner Bros. superheroes featured in the latest public service announcement on TV and social media. From Wonder Woman to Aquaman (thank you, Jason Momoa), the message from the Centers for Disease Control, the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), and the Ad Council is to “Mask Up, America […]
- Setting the future in motion with Hawai‘i 2.0How do you get buy-in from the entire state to make change happen? Part of the answer, Governor Ige said in his State of the State address, is to enlist the help of virtually every sector of the community to identify opportunities created by the pandemic. “We want to take the priorities we’ve already established […]
- The Broadband Hui: Bridging the digital divideIt would be an understatement to say COVID-19 has changed everything — from work to school to travel to family bubbles. Who knew we would be online nearly 24/7, navigating websites, and Zooming while trying to stay safe and survive? The pandemic has shown us gaps and community needs we didn’t know were there. But […]
- Helping more people access the digital highwayIf we’ve learned anything in the pandemic, it’s that access to broadband — that digital superhighway — affects everyone. So how do we help people work or learn from home? One answer already in the works is a pilot project from the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) to help more people connect to the internet, […]
- Connecting to the White House and Kekaha, Kaua‘iDown-to-earth . . . a good listener . . . inspiring. Those are some of the impressions Hawai‘i’s First Lady, Dawn Amano-Ige, has of Dr. Jill Biden, wife of U.S. President Joe Biden. Following a request from the White House, Mrs. Ige facilitated a virtual get-acquainted session with the First Spouses from the 50 states […]