Posted: Mar 12, 2021 / 06:22 PM HSTUpdated: Mar 12, 2021 / 06:23 PM HSTHONOLULU (KHON2) — The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) has announced three cases in which a fully vaccinated person contracted COVID-19. The DOH said, fully vaccinated means the person received both doses of the Moderna and/or Pfizer vaccine.A partially vaccinated resident also recently caught the U.K. variant, also referred to as B.1.1.7. “This number is not outside what we would expect with nearly 165,000 people in Hawai‘i who are fully vaccinated,” the DOH wrote in an email on Friday, March 12.  “Remember,...…Posted: Mar 12, 2021 / 06:22 PM HSTUpdated: Mar 12, 2021 / 06:23 PM HSTHONOLULU (KHON2) — The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) has announced three cases in which a fully vaccinated person contracted COVID-19. The DOH said, fully vaccinated means the person received both doses of the Moderna and/or Pfizer vaccine.A partially vaccinated resident also recently caught the U.K. variant, also referred to as B.1.1.7. “This number is not outside what we would expect with nearly 165,000 people in Hawai‘i who are fully vaccinated,” the DOH wrote in an email on Friday, March 12.  “Remember,...WW…

Posted: Feb 4, 2021 / 05:50 PM HSTUpdated: Feb 5, 2021 / 11:09 AM HSTHONOLULU (KHON2) — Videos and photos of people becoming lax on restrictions are being sent to the group . The group administrator said it has been her busiest week in months with reports of restaurant violations, people not wearing masks and several large gatherings.Download the free KHON2 app for or to stay informed on the latest newsHonolulu has since October, 2020, which has limited the number of people allowed inside most establishments to 50% and kept the maximum amount of people to gather at five.Gatherings could...…Posted: Feb 4, 2021 / 05:50 PM HSTUpdated: Feb 5, 2021 / 11:09 AM HSTHONOLULU (KHON2) — Videos and photos of people becoming lax on restrictions are being sent to the group . The group administrator said it has been her busiest week in months with reports of restaurant violations, people not wearing masks and several large gatherings.Download the free KHON2 app for or to stay informed on the latest newsHonolulu has since October, 2020, which has limited the number of people allowed inside most establishments to 50% and kept the maximum amount of people to gather at five.Gatherings could...WW…

Posted: Jan 23, 2021 / 06:48 PM HSTUpdated: Jan 23, 2021 / 06:48 PM HSTHONOLULU (KHON2) — The American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) released a report on Thursday, Jan. 21, that projected . The report also showed only half of the hotel workers employed in 2019 going back to work in 2021.Download the free KHON2 app for or to stay informed on the latest newsUnited Here Local 5 is one of the Hawaii largest hotel unions and represents 11,500 hotel workers. Local 5 said, 8,000 of their union workers lost their jobs due to the pandemic and 1,000 have been hired back to work.“We’re seeing...…Posted: Jan 23, 2021 / 06:48 PM HSTUpdated: Jan 23, 2021 / 06:48 PM HSTHONOLULU (KHON2) — The American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) released a report on Thursday, Jan. 21, that projected . The report also showed only half of the hotel workers employed in 2019 going back to work in 2021.Download the free KHON2 app for or to stay informed on the latest newsUnited Here Local 5 is one of the Hawaii largest hotel unions and represents 11,500 hotel workers. Local 5 said, 8,000 of their union workers lost their jobs due to the pandemic and 1,000 have been hired back to work.“We’re seeing...WW…

KAHULUI, Hawaii (KHON2) — A security guard on Maui had no idea what the community would do for him after he biked more than three miles to return a woman’s lost wallet in December, 2020.[Hawaii’s Breaking News–Download the FREE KHON2 app for or ]Chloe Marino left her wallet in a shopping cart on Friday, Dec. 11, at a Foodland store in Kahului.Aina Townsend is a 22-year-old security guard there and found her wallet in the cart. He waited until his shift ended and decided to ride his bike to her home in Waiehu to return it.“I would always expect someone to do the right thing, you know, just...…KAHULUI, Hawaii (KHON2) — A security guard on Maui had no idea what the community would do for him after he biked more than three miles to return a woman’s lost wallet in December, 2020.[Hawaii’s Breaking News–Download the FREE KHON2 app for or ]Chloe Marino left her wallet in a shopping cart on Friday, Dec. 11, at a Foodland store in Kahului.Aina Townsend is a 22-year-old security guard there and found her wallet in the cart. He waited until his shift ended and decided to ride his bike to her home in Waiehu to return it.“I would always expect someone to do the right thing, you know, just...WW…

Posted: Oct 4, 2020 / 07:17 PM HSTUpdated: Oct 5, 2020 / 08:44 AM HSTHONOLULU (KHON2) — On Oct. 15, anyone who travels to Hawaii will be required to get a negative COVID-19 test 72 hours before arrival.Get news on the go with , KHON’s morning podcast, every morning at 8Several leaders and health officials are now sounding the alarm. They’re saying that more needs to be done or the state will see a surge in cases, and possibly another shut down by the end of the year.Neighbor island mayors have been discussing the situation for weeks.On Thursday, Oct. 1, Sen. Donovan Dela Cruz, Sen. Jarrett...…Posted: Oct 4, 2020 / 07:17 PM HSTUpdated: Oct 5, 2020 / 08:44 AM HSTHONOLULU (KHON2) — On Oct. 15, anyone who travels to Hawaii will be required to get a negative COVID-19 test 72 hours before arrival.Get news on the go with , KHON’s morning podcast, every morning at 8Several leaders and health officials are now sounding the alarm. They’re saying that more needs to be done or the state will see a surge in cases, and possibly another shut down by the end of the year.Neighbor island mayors have been discussing the situation for weeks.On Thursday, Oct. 1, Sen. Donovan Dela Cruz, Sen. Jarrett...WW…

Posted: Sep 5, 2020 / 06:21 PM HSTUpdated: Sep 5, 2020 / 06:21 PM HSTHONOLULU (KHON2) — Despite the stay-at-home order that’s in effect for Oahu, and Lieutenant Governor Josh Green’s plea for people to stay home this holiday weekend, thousands of people packed the water and several beaches on Saturday.Get news on the go with , KHON’s morning podcast, every morning at 8For the most part, many people on Oahu complied with the beach, park, and trail closure.However, many people were still seen sitting and laying out on the beach without much police presence.“I mean, is there really a shut...…Posted: Sep 5, 2020 / 06:21 PM HSTUpdated: Sep 5, 2020 / 06:21 PM HSTHONOLULU (KHON2) — Despite the stay-at-home order that’s in effect for Oahu, and Lieutenant Governor Josh Green’s plea for people to stay home this holiday weekend, thousands of people packed the water and several beaches on Saturday.Get news on the go with , KHON’s morning podcast, every morning at 8For the most part, many people on Oahu complied with the beach, park, and trail closure.However, many people were still seen sitting and laying out on the beach without much police presence.“I mean, is there really a shut...WW…

Posted: Aug 1, 2020 / 06:52 PM HSTUpdated: Aug 2, 2020 / 05:21 PM HSTHONOLULU (KHON2) — Some mayors have already put restrictions back in place as COVID-19 case numbers rise in Hawaii.Earlier this week, to no more than 10 people. Tents and pavilions, which the mayor says attract gatherings, will not be allowed.On Oahu, Mayor Kirk Caldwell, and he is also to prevent large gatherings.Health officials have urged residents to practice social distancing and to wear a mask while around groups of people who are not part of their close circle.Now, officials are warning that a statewide shut down...…Posted: Aug 1, 2020 / 06:52 PM HSTUpdated: Aug 2, 2020 / 05:21 PM HSTHONOLULU (KHON2) — Some mayors have already put restrictions back in place as COVID-19 case numbers rise in Hawaii.Earlier this week, to no more than 10 people. Tents and pavilions, which the mayor says attract gatherings, will not be allowed.On Oahu, Mayor Kirk Caldwell, and he is also to prevent large gatherings.Health officials have urged residents to practice social distancing and to wear a mask while around groups of people who are not part of their close circle.Now, officials are warning that a statewide shut down...WW…

Posted: Jul 10, 2020 / 03:02 PM HSTUpdated: Jul 11, 2020 / 08:40 AM HSTHONOLULU (KHON2) — State health officials announced on July 10 that it is monitoring a cluster of COVID-19 cases linked to two Oahu gyms.The question of which gyms those cases were linked back to, however, were unanswered.The Department of Health said the person was symptomatic and went to a poorly ventilated gym and infected the entire class. A person from that class went to another gym and spread the virus to others.State Epidemiologist Dr. Sarah Park said the symptomatic person was also part of a previous cluster and...…Posted: Jul 10, 2020 / 03:02 PM HSTUpdated: Jul 11, 2020 / 08:40 AM HSTHONOLULU (KHON2) — State health officials announced on July 10 that it is monitoring a cluster of COVID-19 cases linked to two Oahu gyms.The question of which gyms those cases were linked back to, however, were unanswered.The Department of Health said the person was symptomatic and went to a poorly ventilated gym and infected the entire class. A person from that class went to another gym and spread the virus to others.State Epidemiologist Dr. Sarah Park said the symptomatic person was also part of a previous cluster and...WW…