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We know that COVID-19 is hitting some racial/ethnic communities harder than others. Is this something you think about? If so, share some of your thoughts.
If you spend any time in Hawaii, you'll most likely pick up a few words here and there, like aloha, mahalo, and ohana Kuleana is an important concept in Hawaiian culture. It roughly correlates to responsibility, and is also tied to land rights in specific historic ways In any case I was glad to see the term used to communicate to local people, especially since Native Hawaiians, like other Native Americans, had high per capita death rates from Covid The state government is ending Covid prevention measures in March 2022. Next week the tests, proof of vaccination, and quarantines for U.S. visitors will end. Indoor mask mandates are also ending next week, on the 25th. It's been almost two years since the mask mandates were put in place, in April 2020 If, as some people predict, we have future variants of concern, hope that Hawaii can continue to use what we've learned about prevention. Don't throw out the banners and flyers just yet!
March 13, 2022
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Who do you trust most -- either in the news or in your personal life -- to explain what is going on right now? Tell us about why you trust them.
Since I'm a political scientist, politics and international relations are often my main focus but any stories about COVID19 are also of interest at the moment and that is how I have stayed on top of virus information as well as political developments. I also look over the main stories in the CNN app and the Daily Mail, the latter just to give me a sense of what a less "elite" paper might be focusing on. Although to get a fuller picture I realize I should also check out Fox News, their bias, misinformation and egregious support of Trump is just too much for me. As long as they are simply a propaganda tool for Trump and his cronies, I want nothing to do with them.
June 25, 2020