EDITORIAL: Pandemic lessons linger over isles

EDITORIAL: Pandemic lessons linger over isles

Five years ago this month, life in Hawaii completely changed in response to the deadly, worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Lessons were dramatically presented — but have we learned them? On March 4, 2020, Gov. David Ige declared a state of emergency because of the threat of COVID-19, which had been spreading across the globe. Public schools were closed on March 19. By March 25, a statewide stay-at-home order was in effect — a drastic measure in respon…

During the pandemic, women disproportionately assumed care responsibilities and had a greater impact on their health.

Staff editorial: To move forward from the pandemic, we must look back

No one wants to think about March 2020. That month, we were all socially distancing, wearing masks and wiping down our groceries. It was the first month when the world shut down, the beginning of the millions of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic, school and business closures, employment declines and social isolation. The whole period was, in a word, dire. It’s fair to not want to reflect back on that time. But maybe we should. The tribulations o…