Hawaii Tribune-Herald

100,000 Americans have died from COVID-19. As a nation, it’s time to mourn and honor them

May. 28, 2020 • Updated 3:18 p.m.

This week, the United States passed another sorrowful milestone in the coronavirus pandemic: 100,000 dead from COVID-19.

For an accessible Supreme Court, we need to keep the livestream alive

May. 27, 2020

A lively debate is occurring about which pandemic-related emergency measures should be made permanent once things return to normal.

Dangerous blood clots pose a perplexing coronavirus threat

May. 27, 2020

First came a high fever, drenching sweats and muscle aches. Then, almost a month later, a weird numbness that spread down the right side of her body.

What went wrong: How America has suffered nearly 100,000 coronavirus deaths

May. 27, 2020 • Updated 1:53 p.m.

More than four months after the first reported case in the state of Washington state of what was then called the novel coronavirus, Americans will die in Tennessee and Texas, in Arizona and Wisconsin, in Colorado and Kansas and, of course, in New York and New Jersey.

Cartoon for May 27

May. 27, 2020

The world as seen by cartoonist Ken Catalino, Creators.com.

Schools will need help to recover

May. 22, 2020

In the age of COVID-19, many U.S. states are facing unprecedented budget crises. If unchecked, these will lead to funding cuts that devastate public education, leave students less prepared for the future and weaken state economies that depend on a well-educated workforce.

Restructuring management of Maunakea will provide greater accountability, transparency

May. 20, 2020

Stewardship and telescope operations resumed on University of Hawaii managed lands on Maunakea after suspension of all activities for nearly two months because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Survey: Oil, manufacturing had best luck with pandemic loans

May. 15, 2020

Almost 75% of small businesses in a survey applied for help from a federal loan program designed to keep workers employed during the coronavirus pandemic, but only 38% of small businesses received any money, according to survey results the U.S. Census Bureau released Thursday.

Poll shows a partisan split over virus-era religious freedom

May. 14, 2020

NEW YORK — As the nation’s houses of worship weigh how and when to resume in-person gatherings while coronavirus stay-at-home orders ease in some areas, a new poll points to a partisan divide over whether restricting those services violates religious freedom.

Coronavirus’ next victim? Our mental health

May. 13, 2020 • Updated 3:32 p.m.

The coronavirus delivered traumatic blows to our collective mental well-being that are as invisible as the virus itself, and in many ways, just as damaging.

Cartoon for May 13

May. 13, 2020

The world as seen by cartoonist Ken Catalino, Creators.com.

Can COVID-19 survive on my phone?

May. 08, 2020

Can COVID-19 survive on my phone? Yes.

Cartoon for May 8

May. 08, 2020

The world as seen by cartoonist Steve Breen, The San Diego Union-Tribune.

Coronavirus is teaching us lessons on how to coexist with nature

May. 08, 2020

Shut inside their homes day after day by the COVID-19 pandemic, people have been reveling in photos of wildlife roaming in the spaces they left behind.

Here’s what Congress must get right in the next coronavirus aid package

May. 07, 2020

The federal government’s chaotic response to the coronavirus delivered an economic challenge the likes of which the nation has not seen since the Great Depression.

Pay cuts are better than layoffs in this recession

May. 07, 2020

Economists have long explained recessions in part by pointing to the reluctance of employers to reduce workers’ pay. This so-called market rigidity reverberates throughout the economy, creating waves of unemployment and declining growth that are worse than any pay cut.