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Mass. Adds a State Back to Quarantine List Under COVID Travel Order
Travelers from one more state must quarantine when they arrive in Massachusetts starting Saturday, health officials have announced. North Dakota, which had been added to the low-risk list of Massachusetts’ COVID travel order two weeks ago, was taken off again Friday. That leaves Puerto Rico and Hawaii as the only locations in the United States considered low-enough risk for quarantine-free…
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How a Family of 4 Lives Paycheck to Paycheck on $83,000 a Year in Hilo, Hawaii
Native Hawaiians Shayla Marie Ma-e and Matthew Piianaia-Ishii share why life on the Big Island isn’t as breezy as it may seem.
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Conn. Family Describes Terrifying Moments on United Flight 328
A mother and son from Manchester were among those on board United flight 328 when things took a frightening turn. “It was very, very scary,” said Katherine Ford. “As soon as I heard the impact, I immediately knew there was some damage. The plane was seriously shaking afterward,” said Sean Ford. After leaving their home in Manchester, they headed to…
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2 Tourists Tried to Bribe Screener at Hawaii Airport to Avoid COVID Rules, Officials Said
Two people who flew into Hawaii from Louisiana were arrested last week after allegedly trying to bribe their way out of the state’s required COVID-19 precautions, NBC News reports.
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Boston Public Health Commission Medical Director Working Remotely in Hawaii
With the coronavirus pandemic continuing to grip the city, a senior leader at the Boston Public Health Commission is carrying out her duties remotely from more than 5,000 miles away. The NBC10 Investigators have learned the commission’s medical director, Dr. Jennifer Lo, relocated with her family to Hawaii in November 2020. Lo remained in her position at BPHC, and has…
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Medical Director of Boston Public Health Commission Working Remotely in Hawaii
The NBC10 Boston Investigators are taking a closer look at a remote work arrangement for a public health leader.
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Mass. Allows Quarantine-Free Travel From 2 New US Places Under COVID Travel Order
For the first time in months, Massachusetts changed which U.S. states and territories people can travel from without quarantining amid the coronavirus pandemic. On Friday, Puerto Rico and North Dakota were added to the low-risk list of Massachusetts’ COVID travel order. Hawaii had been the only state considered low-enough risk for quarantine-free travel since the end of November. The...
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Hawaii GOP Official Resigns After Posting Pro-QAnon Tweets
A high-ranking official with the Hawaii Republican Party has resigned after posting a series of tweets about the QAnon conspiracy theory on the official party account.
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Aloha Shirts on ‘Boogaloos' Link Symbol of Peace to Violence
People following a movement that promotes violence and a second U.S. civil war have been showing up at protests across the nation armed and wearing tactical gear.
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UK's Geothermal Sector Gets a Boost With Deal to Power Thousands of Homes
While the geothermal industry in the U.K. is nascent, it is more developed elsewhere.
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Hawaii's Business Community Wants You to Move Your Remote Office to Its Islands
Hawaii is a tourism-dependent state, but visits have dropped almost 90% as the pandemic has nearly frozen leisure travel. A temporary residency program called Movers and Shakas is trying to change that by giving contest winners a ticket to move and work from the island. Co-founder Richard Matsui talked to LX News about the new initiative that he hopes will...
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Volcano Erupts on Hawaii's Big Island, Draws Crowds to Park
People are lining up to try to get a look at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano on the Big Island, which erupted Sunday night and spewed ash and steam into the atmosphere
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Kilauea Volcano Erupts in Hawaii
The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island erupted on Sunday night.
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Mostly Virus-Free Kauai Hit by Pandemic After Travel Resumes
The small, tight-knit community of about 72,000 people on Hawaii’s rural island of Kauai spent the first seven months of the pandemic mostly sheltered from the viral storm
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Save These Dates: 2020 Holiday Shipping Deadlines
Want to make sure your holiday cards and gifts arrive in time for Christmas? Save these dates, and keep in mind there may be extra surcharges for rush delivery during the holiday season.
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Couple Who Tested Positive for COVID-19 Arrested After Boarding Flight
A couple in Hawaii is facing reckless endangerment charges after boarding a flight with their 4-year-old despite having tested positive for COVID-19, police said.
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Hawaii Seeks to Be Seen as a Remote Workplace With a View
Software engineer Raymond Berger begins his work day at 5 a.m., before the sun comes up over Hawaii.
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Vermont Added to Mass. Travel Order: Here's What to Know
Massachusetts is now requiring people arriving in the state from Vermont to quarantine for two weeks. The Department of Public Health announced the addition to the list of high-risk states on Friday as coronavirus cases continue to surge nationwide. The change went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 28. To be included on Massachusetts’ list of low-risk states for…
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Thanksgiving Travelers Arrive Back in Mass. After Holiday
It was fairly busy at Boston Logan Airport Saturday despite repeated warnings from the CDC to not gather or travel for the Thanksgiving holiday. Still, travel is down by more than 1 million passengers compared to the same time last year.
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Holiday Travelers Return to Mass. Post Thanksgiving
It’s quieter than normal for this time of year at Boston Logan Airport, but there were certainly travelers returning to Massachusetts on Saturday post Thanksgiving.