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National Guard Now Checking Passengers For Fevers At Hawaii Airports Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

National Guard Now Checking Passengers For Fevers At Hawaii Airports

The screenings are expected to be happening at all state airports by the end of the week.

Gov. Ige: Banning Air Travel To Hawaii Is ‘Impossible To Enforce’ Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Gov. Ige: Banning Air Travel To Hawaii Is ‘Impossible To Enforce’

Three of Hawaii’s county mayors have asked Trump to implement a ban on air travel to the islands.

Honolulu To Get $91 Million For Transit During Coronavirus Outbreak Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Honolulu To Get $91 Million For Transit During Coronavirus Outbreak

It’s not clear yet precisely how the city will spend those federal dollars. Officials say they’re still incurring costs, so it’s still too early to know.

Honolulu Cuts Some Bus Service As Ridership Plummets Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Honolulu Cuts Some Bus Service As Ridership Plummets

Transit officials do aim to keep enough buses on the road so riders can practice social distancing against the threat of COVID-19.

Have An Expired Vehicle Safety Check? It’s Now Valid Through May Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Have An Expired Vehicle Safety Check? It’s Now Valid Through May

With roads clear of heavy traffic, many contraflow lanes on Oahu will be suspended during the COVID-19 crisis, too.

Restaurants Can Apply To Use Curbside Parking For Food Pickup Courtney Teague/Civil Beat

Restaurants Can Apply To Use Curbside Parking For Food Pickup

Food trucks can also apply to use the city’s metered stalls for free as the COVID-19 crisis takes its toll on local eateries.

Honolulu Bus Drivers ‘On The Front Lines’ Of The Coronavirus Crisis Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Honolulu Bus Drivers ‘On The Front Lines’ Of The Coronavirus Crisis

UPDATED: Passenger counts have plummeted as COVID-19 numbers climb. Some drivers remain wary of what lies ahead.

MIT Researcher: Honolulu Airport Wasn’t A Virus ‘Super-Spreader’ This Time Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

MIT Researcher: Honolulu Airport Wasn’t A Virus ‘Super-Spreader’ This Time

The author of a study on Honolulu’s unique potential to spread contagion says we’re lucky the coronavirus moved west out of China, not east toward the islands.

FAA Has Long Resisted Safety Board Calls For Tougher Air Tour Oversight Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2020

FAA Has Long Resisted Safety Board Calls For Tougher Air Tour Oversight

Recommendations for Hawaii have been stalled by the bureaucratic tug of war for decades. Yet crashes continue.

Handi-Van Adds New Vehicles, Putting The Fleet At Capacity PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Handi-Van Adds New Vehicles, Putting The Fleet At Capacity

The influx of new vans will boost the paratransit service’s fleet to 205 vehicles