COVID-19

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Preserving Housing Stability During Hawaii’s COVID Crisis

By Philip Garboden Last week, the Eviction Lab released a scorecard for COVID-19 Housing Policy. Hawaii scored fairly well comparatively: 15th out of the 50 states. Unfortunately, this only put us near the top of a fairly rotten pile. With the exception of two or three states, the vast majority of the country currently has […]

Can Hawai‘i Rise from the Ashes of COVID-19 as a Smart Destination?

By Frank Haas and James Mak A recent headline in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser said it all: TOURISM MELTDOWN. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic Hawai‘i hotels and attractions have closed, incoming passengers are quarantined, unemployment claims have skyrocketed, and daily passenger counts went from 30,000 plus to a few hundred. In a matter of […]

UHERO’s Carl Bonham Speaking to the State House Select Committee on COVID-19 (April 27, 2020)

COVID-19’s Uneven Impact on Businesses and Workers: Results from a UHERO-Chamber of Commerce Hawaii Survey

By Philip Garboden County breakdown update: https://uhero.hawaii.edu/county-results-from-small-business-survey/ Right now, everyone is making sacrifices. But as with any natural disaster, some people and places are being hit harder than others.  To better understand these dynamics, UHERO partnered with the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii and a dozen other industry associations across the state to field a survey […]

UHERO’s Carl Bonham Speaking to the State House Select Committee on COVID-19 (April 20, 2020)

Tap Fed Lending Facilities to Support Local Economy

By Carl Bonham, Byron Gangnes, Sumner LaCroix, and James Mak The State and counties are facing unprecedented budget shortfalls in this fiscal year and the next.  While a combination of carry-over funds and monies from various special funds could tide the State over in the very short run, tax revenue declines that could easily top […]

Webinar: How to Control the Coronavirus Epidemic and Bring Back Hawaiʻi’s Economy

The King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center is sponsoring a webinar with UHERO’s Sumner La Croix and the East-West Center’s Tim Brown on what needs to be done to control the Coronavirus in Hawaii and restore the economy. When: Monday, April 20, 2020. 5:30pm – 6:30pm Registration is required to join the live webinar. A […]

UHERO’s Carl Bonham Speaking to the State House Select Committee on COVID-19 (April 13, 2020)