Hawaii Tribune-Herald

United States No. 1 in confirmed COVID-19 cases

Mar. 26, 2020 • Updated 11:03 a.m.

The United States now has more COVID-19 cases than any other nation.

Senate passes coronavirus rescue package on unanimous vote

Mar. 26, 2020 • Updated 10:53 a.m.

WASHINGTON — The Senate late Wednesday passed an unparalleled $2.2 trillion economic rescue package steering aid to businesses, workers and health care systems engulfed by the coronavirus pandemic.

Green briefs council; Lt. Gov. pushes for stricter coronavirus protections

Mar. 26, 2020 • Updated 10:53 a.m.

Lt. Gov. Josh Green vowed Wednesday to continue his message of greater social distancing, more coronavirus testing and stricter laws to cut off the deadly disease before it overtakes the islands — regardless of what’s been going on in state Capitol corridors.

Hawaiian Electric warns of surge in scam calls

Mar. 26, 2020 • Updated 10:55 a.m.

A look at other coronavirus-related news from throughout the island and state.

Boys & Girls Club initiates meal program to help at-risk people during pandemic

Mar. 26, 2020 • Updated 10:55 a.m.

Seven members of the Boys and Girls Club of Hilo sent more than 200 meals to East Hawaii shelters on Wednesday to help support at-risk people during the coronavirus pandemic.

Few out and about on first day of statewide lockdown

Mar. 26, 2020 • Updated 10:55 a.m.

Whether it was because of Gov. David Ige’s order to lock down the state, or simply due to inclement weather, few people were out and about on the first day of the state’s five-week stay-at-home order.

Ige: Staying at home the only way to beat COVID-19

Mar. 26, 2020 • Updated 11:03 a.m.

Gov. David Ige on Wednesday recognized the challenges faced by Hawaii residents during the statewide lockdown aimed at slowing the progression of COVID-19, and discussed ongoing efforts to provide relief to those affected by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

‘The whole city laid off’: US jobless claims climb sky high

Mar. 26, 2020 • Updated 10:55 a.m.

NEW ORLEANS — Barely a week ago, David McGraw was cooking daily for hundreds of fine diners at one of New Orleans’ illustrious restaurants.

New York mobilizes against virus, Trump urges action on aid

Mar. 26, 2020 • Updated 10:55 a.m.

NEW YORK — New York authorities on Wednesday mobilized to head off a potential public health disaster in the city, with its emergence as the nation’s biggest coronavirus hot spot a warning flare — and perhaps a cautionary tale — for the rest of the country.

‘We are collapsing’: Virus pummels medics in Spain and Italy

Mar. 26, 2020 • Updated 10:55 a.m.

MADRID — By the time Patricia Nunez’s cough started, she was already familiar with the dreaded dry hacking sound tormenting patients who had for weeks been filling the Madrid emergency ward where she works.

Tech issues hampered information on tsunami watch for Hawaii

Mar. 26, 2020

HONOLULU — Technical issues made it difficult to get information about a tsunami watch issued Tuesday afternoon for Hawaii and its subsequent cancellation, the National Weather Service said Wednesday.

Stocks have first back-to-back gains since sell-off began

Mar. 26, 2020 • Updated 10:55 a.m.

NEW YORK — Stocks scored their first back-to-back gains Wednesday since a brutal sell-off began five weeks ago, but much of an early rally faded late in the day as a last-minute dispute threatened to hold up a $2 trillion economic rescue package in Congress.

Obituaries for March 26

Mar. 26, 2020

Sheila Antoinette Leimomi Frasco, 74, of Kealakekua died Feb. 26 at Kona Community Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she was a coffee farmer, housekeeper at the former Kona Lagoon Hotel, cook for the former Captain Beans, custodian at Kahakai School and member of Kahikolu Congregational and Kona Gospel churches. Services at a later date. Survived by sons, Alan Navas and Edwin Hao Jr. of Honaunau, Shannon (Shannon) Hao of Hookena; daughter, Pearl Hori of Vancouver, Wash.; brother, Edward (Barbara) Navas of Honaunau; sisters, Annie Araki of Oahu, Gail Nitulama of Hilo and Wilma Puna of Oahu; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins.Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

New Zealand mosque shooter changes plea to guilty

Mar. 26, 2020 • Updated 10:55 a.m.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — One year after killing 51 worshipers at two Christchurch mosques, an Australian white supremacist accused of the slaughter on Thursday changed his plea to guilty.

State briefs for March 26

Mar. 26, 2020 • Updated 1:34 p.m.

A brief look at other news from throughout the state.

Dr. Anthony Fauci is the coronavirus truth teller we need. Let him do his work

Mar. 26, 2020 • Updated 10:53 a.m.

One of President Donald Trumps smartest moves in response to the COVID-19 pandemic was naming Dr. Anthony Fauci to the White Houses coronavirus task force. The head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Fauci is a public health hero who has led the agency through six presidents and wont bend the facts or deny science to appease egos.

Cartoon for March 26

Mar. 26, 2020

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

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