A new forecasting tool estimates Hawaii could see between 248 and 285 new COVID-19 cases confirmed within the next two weeks.The Hawaii Pandemic Applied Modeling Work Group, or , launched the tool as an effort to better inform policy decision-making as Hawaii responds to the disease, such as travel restrictions or shelter-in-place mandates.The tool sticks to a two-week forecast, nothing longer.“We wanted to make it as time sensitive and accurate as possible,” said Thomas Lee, an epidemiologist and the COVID-19 forecaster for Hawaii’s Emergency Management Agency COVID-19 Emergency Response...…A new forecasting tool estimates Hawaii could see between 248 and 285 new COVID-19 cases confirmed within the next two weeks.The Hawaii Pandemic Applied Modeling Work Group, or , launched the tool as an effort to better inform policy decision-making as Hawaii responds to the disease, such as travel restrictions or shelter-in-place mandates.The tool sticks to a two-week forecast, nothing longer.“We wanted to make it as time sensitive and accurate as possible,” said Thomas Lee, an epidemiologist and the COVID-19 forecaster for Hawaii’s Emergency Management Agency COVID-19 Emergency Response...WW…