Crowdsourced Hawaii COVID-19 Resources

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Last Updated: Thursday, May 14, 2020 4:46 PM HST

Introduction

This is a crowdsourced resource of trusted, curated + editorial links specific to Hawaii concerning the novel coronavirus global pandemic (COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2). To neighbor island folk, we really need your help filling in the gaps; our networks are primarily on Oahu. Here are examples that we are modeling this document after: NYC United Against Coronavirus, Tech:NYC, COVID-19 Los Angeles Mass Resource List. Let’s do our best to not recreate the wheel. We encourage you to make suggestions to the content in this document. If you would like to help translate this document into Illocano, Tagalog, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, Hawaiian, Korean, Samoan, Vietnamese or your language of choice, please email us hawaiicovidresources@gmail.com.

We are doing our best to maintain this page, but like everything else you read on the internet, please check the source to make sure it’s up to date!

Contact

A group of volunteers are working on this project. If you are working on a similar effort, let’s join forces! If you have any questions,comments, information or resources for this document, or would like to help with this effort, please email us at hawaiicovidresources@gmail.com.

Hawaii COVID-19 Resources in Non-English Languages

Chinese-Simplified 简体中文, Chinese – Traditional 繁體中文, Chuukese Kapasen Chuuk, Ilocano, Japanese 日本語, Tagalog, Korean 한국어, Marshallese Kajin M̧ajeļ, Spanish Español, Thai ไทย, Vietnamese Tiếng Việt

Hawaiian ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi

https://korean.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

Immediate Need

Symptoms/When should you get screened?

To help manage available healthcare resources for the public statewide, the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) advises everyone to take the following steps:

1. Stay home if you are not well or experiencing mild to moderate flu-like symptoms.

2. To prevent the potential spread of the virus, call ahead to your healthcare provider BEFORE going to a medical facility.

3. If your doctor would like you to come in for a screening, bring a photo ID and insurance card.

4. If your doctor decides that you meet the criteria for COVID-19 testing, he or she will provide a lab order for the test and take the swab for testing. If your doctor is unavailable when you call, they should follow CDC protocol and ask questions to help determine a diagnosis and whether you need to go to an urgent-care provider for tests for COVID19, Influenza A, and/or Influenza B.

5. The specimen will be sent to a private or state lab for the results.

6. During this time, you are expected to self-quarantine at home until the test results are available, which could be up to 3-4 days, maybe longer.

Please note that conditions are changing rapidly and screening options may change. Thank you for your kokua and understanding.

Find Help

• Community information and referrals: Aloha United Way 2-1-1 Community Resources - Call 2-1-1 or Text 877-275-6569 or email info211@auw.org

• Salvation Army: Hawaiian and Pacific Islands Division - Providing food, emergency assistance, and other available services.

• Leadership in Disabilities & Achievement of Hawaii (LDAH)

• Hawaii residents can now text “FOOD” to 877-877 to find the nearest keiki feeding sites.

• Multi-languages resources (posted on March 13 in State of HI, Office of Language Access)

• COVID-19 + Women in Hawaii (Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women): A crowdsourced guide focused on women’s needs, community resources for women, and urgent concerns and questions.

• If you’re concerned about being quarantined in an unsafe home situation, please see domesticshelters.org for more resources. National Domestic Violence Hotline is available 24/7 at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or 1-800-787-3223 (TTY) or chat with their advocates or text LOVEIS to 22522. List of Local and National Domestic Violence Resources via the State of HI Dept. of Human Services

• Anti-Violence Project offers a 24-hour English/Spanish hotline for LGBTQ+ experiencing abuse or hate-based violence: call 212-714-1141

Contact Tracing

• COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Contact Tracing Survey (NDPTC/UH)

  • See also: AlohaTrace.org See also: HawaiiFightsCovid.org

• COVID Watch (Stanford University)

Financial

Applying for Unemployment

• State of Hawaii Unemployment Insurance [Eligibility requirements]

• State of Hawaii video on how to apply

• Hawaii News Now: Information on how to apply for unemployment

Applying for Loans

• SBA small business disaster loans

• Chamber of Commerce Hawaii: Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans

  • Brain Gain Pro Bono PPP Resources Live Updates: Google Drive

• Chamber of Commerce Hawaii COVID-19 Response: Information and resources for small businesses

Loan/Mortgage Suspension

• Requesting a Federal Student Loan Payment Suspension

• How to suspend some mortgage payments (please contact your lender):

  • http://www.freddiemac.com/about/covid-19.html

  • https://www.fanniemae.com/portal/media/corporate-news/2020/covid-homeowner-assistance-options-7000.html

• University of Hawaii FCU - offering skip-a-payment and emergency loans to members

• Bank of Hawaii - offering a forbearance / extension program to loan customers.

• Coronavirus: Student Loan Payments Suspended For 6 Months - Link to Federal source when information comes out.

Rent

• Honolulu Tenants Union COVID Resources: https://hnltenantsunion.org/covid19.html

Taxes

• Federal income tax filings and payments postponed until July 15, 2020 [Source]

• Hawaii state income tax filings and payments postponed until July 20, 2020 [Source]

Federal Stimulus Package

• Save Hawaii Jobs and Businesses Webinars

• Save Hawaii Jobs and Businesses Resource Folder

• Hawai’i specific guide to stimulus benefits (Sen. Schatz)

• Your Guide To The Federal Stimulus Package (Forbes)

Sick Leave

• How freelancers can claim paid sick leave in a coronavirus emergency [note: need to update this to the IRS announcement/details once released]

• Hawaii Department of Human Resources & Development: Hawaii Family Leave Law and Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

• Hawaii Sick Leave - What You Need to Know (Business & Legal Resources)

• Employment Law Handbook: Hawaii Leave Laws (The Lunt Group, 2018)

Resources Based on Type of Employment

• Resources for **freelance artist**s

  • https://www.freelancersunion.org/resources/freelancers-relief-fund/freelancers-relief-fund-eligibility-guidelines

• Resources for **bartender**s

• Resources for **musician**s

• Resources for **tipped workers/service worker**s

• Resources for **restaurant worker**s

• Resources for **street vendor**s

• Resources for **artist**s

  • artEquity is giving $200 per person, for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) pursuing careers as artists or arts administrators whose income has been directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic

Disability Insurance

• State of Hawaii, Disability Compensation Division: About Temporary Disability Insurance

• State of Hawaii, Disability Compensation Division: FAQ about Temporary Disability Insurance

Childcare

• Hawaii Children’s Action Network Map - https://covid19.hawaii-can.org/

• Kamaʻaina Kids - providing childcare for essential workers. Call 808-262-4538

• YMCA of Honolulu - providing childcare for essential workers. Register online

• Corona Care Hawaiʻi (Mutual Aid)

Senior “Kupuna” Resources

• Offices on Aging

  • Oahu “EAD” - Elderly Affairs Division - Phone: 808-768-7700

  • Kauai Phone: 808-241-4470

  • Maui Phone: 808-270-7774

  • Big Island (Hilo) Phone: 808-961-8626

  • Big Island (Kona) Phone: 808-323-4390

• Meals on Wheels Services (Oahu)

  • Arcadia Day Health: 808-983-5900

  • Hawaii Meals on Wheels: 808-988-6747 (requires EAD assessment)

  • Lanakila Meals on Wheels: 808-531-0555

  • Palolo Chinese Homes Meals on Wheels: 808-748-4909

  • St. Francis - Show Aloha Challenge

    • March 30 - April 8, 2020 Free Meals - Home Delivered by Local Businesses and the City & County of of Honolulu

1. 60 years and older
2. Must have an underlying health condition
3. Have limited resources and limited family support for meals
4. Not receiving any subsidized meals - including meal delivery

Phone: 547-6501 Website: https://www.stfrancishawaii.org/event-calendar/show-aloha-challenge

• Senior Centers & Parks & Recreation Senior Programs: **Closed Indefinitely **

  • City & County of Honolulu: Department of Parks & Recreation - Senior Programs

  • Lanakila Senior Center

  • Moiliili Senior Center

  • Waikiki Community Center

• Home Health Agencies

  • Home Health Agencies remain operational (as of 3/23/2020)

Food & Food Insecurity

• Map of Hawaii Food Resources during the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Locally Produced Food

  • Go Farm Hawaii: Find and support a local farmer from all islands

  • Hawai’i Agricultural Foundation has re-launched Local Inside

• Keiki Feeding Sites

  • Hawaii Children’s Action Network Map - https://covid19.hawaii-can.org/

  • Map of state Department of Education (DOE) and YMCA sites https://tinyurl.com/keikimeals

  • State DOE Grab-and-Go Breakfast and Lunch sites

    • Map of DOE schools that will serve grab and go meals (all islands)

  • Text “FOOD” to 877-877 to find free meals for keiki

• Food Banks

  • Kauai Food Bank

  • Hawaii Food Bank (statewide)

  • Maui Food Bank

    • Food Pantry (Partners w/ Maui Food Bank)

• Food Take-Out/Delivery Directories:

  • Hawaii Grinds: Crowdsourced database of restaurants offering take-out/delivery

  • Food-A-Go-Go: Database of Hawaii restaurants offering takeout, delivery, and/or curbside pickups (with menus)

  • Honolulu Restaurants Offering Curbside and Delivery Service (Honolulu Magazine)

  • Frolic: Take-out menus of Hawaii restaurants

• Food (Meal) Delivery Options (Paid Options)

  • Aloha2Go (Oahu & Maui) Android/Apple App Available

  • Bite Squad (Oahu) Android/Apple App Available

  • Door Dash (Oahu, Big Island, Maui) Android/Apple App Available

  • Good Clean Food Hawaii (Oahu)

  • Grub Hub (Oahu) Android/Apple App Available

  • Quick Cuisine Hawaii (Oahu - does not deliver to US Military Bases)

  • Uber Eats (Oahu & Kauai) Android/Apple App Available

• Salvation Army: Hawaiian and Pacific Islands Division - Providing food, emergency assistance, and other available services. Request help on their homepage.

• Corona Care Hawaiʻi (Mutual Aid Group)

• Discounts

  • 50% off bill for participating restaurants (Keep Hawaii Cooking)

• Kupuna & High Risk Special Shopping Hours

  • Don Quijote

  • Foodland

  • Target

  • Times Supermarkets

• Tips

  • How to Grocery Shop Safely During a Pandemic

Donations

• Blood Bank of Hawaii - Donate blood at various donation centers: Young Street, Dillingham, Kailua Town Center, Kaneohe Bay Shopping Center, Waikele Center, and KROC Center Hawaii. Please check the site for hours.

• Rainbow Family 808 - Food donations

• Hawaii Food Bank

Preparedness

*We encourage you to shop responsibly so that everyone in our communities (from your parents to your aunty’s best friend’s niece) have access to the supplies they need.

• Prepare a Family Emergency Kit:

  • DOH Office of Public Health Preparedness | Make a Kit

  • A simple guide to ten essential items you should pack BEFORE a disaster or emergency occurs.

• DOH Office of Public Health Preparedness | Create a Family Plan

• How to setup a home decontamination station for incoming food and groceries

Veterans

• Novel Coronavirus Disease (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)

• COVID-19 Resources for Veterans (House Committee on Veterans Affairs)

• American Legion, 808-433-0497

• Disabled American Veterans, 808-433-0490

• Hawaii Office of Veterans Services, 808-433-0420

• Veterans of Foreign Wars, 808-433-0494

Behavioral Health and Homelessness

• Behavior Health and Homelessness Statewide Unified Response Group

Telehealth

*Do NOT use telehealth if you’re having a health emergency. Call 9-1-1 or go to an emergency room.

During the outbreak, it may be easier to talk with a doctor online. Here’s a list of telehealth services in Hawaii:

• FirstVitals: https://telehealth.firstvitals.com/

• HiDoc: https://www.hidoconline.com/

• HMSA’s Online Care: https://hmsa.com/well-being/online-care/

• Urgent Care Hawaii: https://ucarehi.com/

• WePrescribe: https://weprescribe.com/

Depending on your health insurance, some of these platforms can be used for free. Others may require payment. Please find out if there’s a charge before using a telehealth service.

Pets

• Animals and Coronavirus Disease (CDC)

• Keeping Your Pets Safe During the COVID-19 Crisis (ASPCA)

• What Veterinarians Need to Know (AVMA)

• COVID-19 and Your Pet (Petsmart)

State Level Closures and Orders

State Orders

• Governor’s Orders (https://governor.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2003162-ATG_Third-Supplementary-Proclamation-for-COVID-19-signed.pdf): All persons entering the state to self-quarantine for 14 days or for their duration of their stay, whichever is shorter

(effective March 26, 2020) (**Hawaii News No*w, updated March 22) *

• UPDATE: As of April 1, 2020 at 12:01AM all inter island travel is subject to 14 day quarantine. (Hawaii News Now, updated April 1)

Schools / Department of Education

• DOE Extends Spring Break until April 30th

• Hawaii Public Schools COVID19 Information Updates

• Hawaii Association of Independent Schools COVID-19 Resources

• Information for Schools and University Administrators (DOH/PDF)

Events

• Star Advertiser Hawaii Event Cancellation and Closures

Local Media Coverage

• Civil Beat Coronavirus Coverage

• Hawaii News Now Coronavirus Coverage

• KITV CoronaVirus Tracker (John Hopkins Map and KITV Story Archive)

• KHON2 Live Events (Online stream of Government Press Conferences)

• Star Advertiser Coronavirus Coverage

• Hawaii Public Radio (HPR) Coronavirus Coverage

• HawaiiFreePress.com Coronavirus Coverage

General Information on COVID-19

Hawaii-Specific

• Information and Resources for Managing COVID-19 (Hawaii State Department of Health)

• Tracking COVID-19 in Hawaii (Hawaii Data Collaborative)

• CoronavirusHawaii.com (Ryan Kalei Tsuji and Greg Hadley)

• Daily Hawaii COVID-19 Metrics (Ryan Ozawa)

• Hawaii COVID Charts (Tapiki)

• COVID-19 Viral Modeling for Hawaii (Deja Ostrowski)

• HawaiI COVID-19 Employers and Facilities

• Daily Updates and Archives of Graphs and Charts (LivingInHawaii.com)

• Aggregated COVID-19 resources from the community of the Ethnic Studies Department at University of Hawaii-Manoa

• Hawaii Department of Transportation | COVID 19 traffic volume comparison

Worldwide

• Coronavirus Advice for the Public (World Health Organization)

• CDC: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

• John Hopkins Interactive Map and Resource Center

• Coronavirus Resource Kit

• COVID Tracking Project (US Data)

• COVID Trend modeling for Hawaii (COVIDActNow.org)

• World Health Organization What’s App Bot

• CDC: How to talk to kids about Coronavirus

• “Covid Near You” tracking project (Harvard/Boston Children’s Hospital)

Mental Well-being

• From Anxiety to Clarity with Beth-Ann Kozlovich and Guests

• Managing Stress Associated with the COVID-19 Virus Outbreak

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255

• CDC: Manage Anxiety & Stress COVID-19

• MyIntent: Free Self-Care Resources

• Coronavirus Anxiety - Helpful Expert Tips and Resources

COVID-19 Screening

*If anyone knows of a government organization keeping track of the screening sites, could you please leave a suggestion here. Ideally, we would like to move the chart below out of this document (or into its own document).

Locations as of 3/16/2020

https://www.khon2.com/coronavirus-2/three-coronavirus-testing-facilities-established-on-hawaii-island/

Statewide Map

Hawaiʻi COVID-19 Resources - Screening Sites Statewide - Click “Screening Sites”

Commercial Services

WePrescribe: Virtual medical consultations and prescriptions with a Hawai’i board-certified doctor, including COVID-19 screening and testing. $49.99 per consultation.

Oahu

Kauai

Maui

Big Island

Stay at Home Resources (Self isolation)

• A Thriving Lāhui: Mālama Mauli Ola

  • Resources that help ʻohana to ensure that the well-being of their homes and everyone in the ʻohana are taken care of. Includes opportunities for you to kōkua with ʻohana in need.

• Preparing to shelter in place for coronavirus: A printable guide to what you need at home (Vox)

• Coping with Sheltering at Home (American Red Cross)

Exercise and Workout

• YMCA Offers Free Online Workout Programs

• Orange Theory at Home

• CorePower Yoga Live

• Dancing Alone Together

Learning & Self Improvement

• Fender Online Guitar Lessons (Free Trial)

• Upskilling During a Downturn

• Kitchen Quarantine - Free Cooking Lessons with Chef Massimo Bottura

• Internet Archive’s National Emergency Library

  • Temporary access through June 30, 2020

• Khan Academy

Keiki at Home

• Hawaiʻi Childrenʻs Action Network: COVID-19

  • Keiki Activities & Caregiver Resources

• How to talk to your children about Coronavirus

  • Talking to Keiki about COVID (english / hawaiian) https://www.vibranthawaii.org/keiki

  • CDC: Talking with children about Coronavirus Disease 2019

  • PBS: How to Talk to Your Kids About Coronavirus

Activities with Young Children

• Word Games with Kids (Pictionary)

• Kumukahi: Videos, activities, and games about Hawaiian culture

• Iolani Palace Na Moolelo Video Archive

• Ka’iwakīloumoku Virtual Archive: Multimedia center for online cultural learning

• “Beginner” books for young keiki to learn more about the Hawaiian culture

• School Learning lessons

• Activity ideas and resources for online learning

• Virtual Tours

  • Explore the World’s Museums - Directory of Virtual Museums

  • Virtual Art Museums on Google Arts & Culture

  • Virtual Tour of National Parks (Hawaii Volcanoes National Park included)

  • Iolani Palace Virtual Tour

• Coloring Books

  • Crayola: Free Coloring books and puzzles, Free Coloring Books, Iolani Palace: Keiki and Ohana Activities (Coloring Sheets)

• Watch Zoo Animals Live

  • Live Cams of San Diego Zoo, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Smithsonian’s National Zoo, Houston Zoo, St. Louis Zoo Penguins, and even Kitten Cam!

• Lunch Doodles with Mo - Daily activities w/video and Downloads

• List of Education Companies offering free subscriptions

• Audible Stories: Free Audiobooks for Small Children

• List of free home schooling resources and textbooks

• Code.org: Learn to code.

• Purple Maia Online Programs (Sign-Up Form)

• Purple Maia on Instagram for distance learning activities for Keiki (@purplemaia)

• Josh Gad Is Reading Books to Kids Online Every Night

Remote Working/Learning from Home

Working From Home

For Employees

• Remote Working Tips and Guide to Telecommuting (Career Karma)

• How To Embrace Remote Work (Trello)

• The Ultimate Guide to Remote Work (Zapier)

• GitLab’s Guide to All-Remote

• OMG I’m Working Remotely Now What (Benedikt Lehnert)

For Employers

• Employer’s Guide to the Coronavirus (ProService Hawaii)

• COVID-19 and the American Workplace (Department of Labor)

• A Guide for Managing Your Newly Remote Workers (Harvard Business Review)

• Home-Based Worksites (OSHA)

Studying from Home

Free Internet/Wifi/Data for Students

• Spectrum offering free internet access to homes with students

• 60-day access for households with K-12 and/or college students who do not already have Spectrum broadband. Call: 1-844-4888-8395.

Distance Learning Resources for Students, Teachers and Parents

• Teachers:

  • Hawaiʻi Distance Learning Forum (Local teacher forum)

  • HSTE Virtual Learning and EdTech Help Office Hours

  • A Thriving Lāhui, Resources for Kumu (Kanaeokana)

  • Teaching Resources on COVID-19 for HS (ʻĀina-Informatics)

  • Clean Energy Enrichment Toolkit for K-12 (Blue Planet Foundation)

Get Involved / How can I help?

Volunteering

• Hawaii-Specific

  • Respond with Aloha - COVID-19 Volunteer Response: connecting community organizations with volunteers

  • Food Bank - contact Kirsten Yale at volunteer@hawaiifoodbank.org or 808-954-7866.

  • Arc Pacific Hawaii is making face shields. Asking for monetary donations for materials. $2/mask. Receipts can be provided for donation. Donate via check made out to Arc, 680 Queen Street, Honolulu, HI 96813.

• Masks

  • Hawaii Mask Makers: Directory of grassroots efforts to make and donate face masks to healthcare workers and medical facilities.

  • Mask Production Database

  • Pattern from UH-Mānoa: http://go.hawaii.edu/ADE

• Kupuna Aid

  • Our Kupuna - Low risk volunteers to “sponsor” kupuna and deliver groceries and medication

  • Help Is On The Way - Delivery Services for Kupuna & Others In Need (Article)

  • Phone-A-Friend - calls to kupuna 65+ https://www.catholiccharitieshawaii.org/programs-services/seniors/phone-a-friend

  • Kupuna Needs - https://hawaiicatholictv.com/kupunaneedsproject/

  • Kupuna Kokua - Nonprofit offering array of services directed towards helping Kupuna, but available for all residents (KHON) (KITV)

  • Drive for Lanakila Meals on Wheels: https://www.lanakilapacific.org/volunteer/

• Global (incl. Hawaii)

  • https://www.covidassist.org

  • https://helpwithcovid.com/

  • https://www.lanakilapacific.org/volunteer/

Medical

• Blood Bank of Hawaii

  • Civil Beat: Hawaii’s Blood Banks Need Your Help To Avert ‘A State Crisis’

• Local community for sourcing DIY medical supplies (masks, ventilators)

• Interim COVID-19 Guidance for Behavioral Health and Homelessness Care Providers

Housing

• Airbnb Open Homes for COVID-19: Airbnb is partnering with its hosts to connect 100,000 healthcare providers, relief workers, and first responders with clean, convenient places to stay.

• Hawaii Landlord Tenant Handbook

• Institute for Human Services - shelter for the houseless

• Honolulu Tenants Union

Virtual Challenges

• COVID-19 Communication Inspiration Challenge by IDEO, Now (March 18 - March 31)

• Pandemic Response Hackathon by Datavant, March 27-29

• MIT Covid19 Challenge on April 3-5 | Topics: Protecting Vulnerable Populations and Supporting the Health System

• Tech SWAT Team from Code for America: Sign up form

  • We are also proactively and specifically recruiting tech volunteers to serve on SWAT teams to support local, state, and federal government as tech-related needs emerge. Those needs will likely vary widely, and aren’t specifically defined yet. Consider this building out some capacity infrastructure for if things get really, really chaotic.

• Previously Available Challenges

  • Rapid Micro-grant for Projects to Inform the Public about COVID-19 by Brown Institute, University March 20, and March 23rd. Awardees

Island Specific

Big Island

• County Covid-19 Information - includes testing sites

Food & Food Insecurity

• Stores Designating Shopping Periods For Kūpuna (Big Island Now)

• Kupuna Shopping Hours Map (Heather Kimball)

• Vibrant Hawai’i Food Resources

• Open Big Island (List of open order-in restaurants)

Childcare

• Island of Hawaii YMCA has extended Day Camp, 630am-5:30pm. Two one-week sessions last two weeks in March, $125 each. Call 808-935-3721

Maui / Lanaʻi / Molokaʻi

Shelter-in-Place Emergency Order (PDF)

• From March 25 to April 30

• Mayor Victorino ordered residents to stay at home unless working at an essential business or getting essential supplies

  • Residents allowed to leave homes to get groceries, work at essential businesses, get medical supplies or treatment for themselves, family members or pets

  • Solo exercise is allowed (e.g. walking, hiking running)

  • Allowed to leave to provide care for family member or pet in another household

  • See pages 2 and 3 in emergency order to get list of essential business

Food & Food Insecurity

• Shops and farms on Maui with locally grown produce, fish, meat, and eggs

Other Information

• Maui County Covid Information

• Molokaʻi Resources

Oahu

Shelter-in-Place Emergency Order (PDF/Docs)

• Mayor Caldwell ordered residents to stay at home unless working at an essential business or getting essential supplies

  • Residents allowed to leave homes to get groceries, work at essential businesses, get medical supplies or treatment for themselves, family members or pets

  • Solo exercise is allowed (e.g. walking, hiking running)

  • Allowed to leave to provide care for family member or pet in another household

  • See page 4 and later in emergency order to get list of essential business

  • Hawaii News Now list of essential activities, services, and workers

• City & County of Honolulu Stay-at-home / Work-from-home website & hotline

  • https://www.oneoahu.org

  • Call 768-CITY (2489) or email covidresponse@honolulu.gov

Food & Food Insecurity

• Keiki Feeding Sites Map (DOE + YMCA sites) https://tinyurl.com/keikimeals

  • YMCA Grab-and-Go Lunch Locations for school kids

  • Department of Education (DOE) Grab-and-Go Breakfast and Lunch sites

• Business hours for shops supporting kupuna/immunocompromised:

  • https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2020/03/18/foodland-sets-up-special-shopping-hours-seniors-amid-covid-pandemic/

  • Tamura’s Market

• Hawaii Food Bank: Oahu Emergency Food Assistance Pantries

• Kahumana Organic Farm & Cafe CSA Boxes

  • Delivery available around the island and pickup as well

• Hawaii Farm Bureau Farmers Markets Covid 19 Updates (some markets open as of 3/20/2020)

• Farm Link Hawaii - Online ordering and regional delivery (home delivery pending)

• Mālama Meals: Request meals for your vulnerable communities (not individuals)

• Hawaii Public Schools daily free meal service, providing breakfast and lunch to children 18 years or younger, via grab and go school sites (map)

• Keiki Free Grab & Go breakfast and lunch pick ups in Waianae and Makaha schools not included in DOE rub grab & go meals (begins March 25, 10am - 12pm through April 7, except 3/26)

• Online Grocery Delivery: Instacart, Foodland, Costco, Safeway

• Farm to Car (Hawaii Farm Bureau): Online farmers market orders and curbside pickup.

• Open Oahu Farmers Markets Map

Public Transportation

• Coronavirus Updates from TheBus

  • Weekday Service Change to State Holiday Schedule, 4/1/2020

• Coronavirus update from Biki Bikeshare

Regional Information

• Kaimuki / Palolo specific information available

Kauaʻi

• Kauaʻi County Covid Information

• Curfew from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. in place until May 2

Food and Food Insecurity

• Kaua‘i Local Food Connector - listing CSAs/on-farm pickups, deliveries, kupuna/keiki CSA boxes, and more.

• Hawai‘i Food Bank: Kauai Emergency Food Assistance Pantries

• Kaua‘i Independent Food Bank

• Hawai‘i Food Bank (Kauai Chapter) to deliver to kupuna 70 and older, to enroll, call Agency on Elderly Affairs: 241-4470

• Kilauea Keiki Food Drive-Thru - Drive-thru and pick up free bags of produce for families with children under 18 at Common Ground at 4900 Kuawa Rd. in Kilauea.

• Online Grocery Delivery: Instacart

• Food Stamps & Financial Assistance Program [pdf application], call 274-3371

Medical

• Department of Human Services Med-QUEST: Assistance in paying for health insurance, call 241-3575 [apply online]

Workforce

• American Job Center - Assistance with resume, employment search and career goals, call 274-3056

Public Transportation

• The Kaua‘i Bus: The Kaua‘i Bus has the same bus service on weekdays and weekends. See website for route times.

Volunteering

• Kupuna CSA delivery volunteers (M-F): organized by Malama Kaua‘i, apply online

• Malama Kaua‘i: Job & Volunteer Openings

Other Information and Resources

Fact-checking and Stopping misinformation

• https://www.snopes.com/collections/new-coronavirus-collection/

• https://factcheck.afp.com/busting-coronavirus-myths

• https://www.newsguardtech.com/coronavirus-misinformation-tracking-center/

• CDC Covid Guide - to help combat misinformation

Arts & Culture

• Hawaii State Arts & Culture COVID-19 Resources

Misc / Unsorted

• Printable pdf posters from Vaughn Tan illustrating WHO recommended hand-washing technique [Source: Vaughn Tan]

• YouTube: Proper Hand Washing Technique using WHO recommended method

• YouTube: Hand-washing Steps Using the WHO Technique via John Hopkins Medicine (not sure we need both)

• What Are The Best Materials for Making DIY Masks?

• Coronavirus Checker

• TraceTogether App: From Singapore but adopted in many communities.

• TFW.NYC – Dance parties online

• da Shop: Local bookstore taking online orders

• Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii COVID-19 Response

• National Resource for How to Support Prisoners During the Covid-19 Crisis

• REAL ID Deadline Extended to October 1, 2021 as a result of Covid-19

  • Real ID is required to board flights within the United States and enter Federal Buildings. Was expected to go into effect October 1, 2020

  • DMV offices in Hawaii Closed - Effective March 25, 2020

• The Big List: Make These Projects to Fight COVID-19 Right Now (Make)

• FAS COVID-19 Ask a Scientist

• Rise Up - Covers free resources in every state.

• While At Home - resource for handing pandemic-related issues

• DeafCOVID19.info - Aggregating COVID-19 info for the Deaf in multiple Signed Languages.

Questions from the community

• I think I or my family member has contracted COVID-19, but I don’t have health insurance, what should we do?


• Hospitals in Hawaii do not turn away emergency cases, regardless of insurance coverage.
 However, anyone who has lost their health insurance due to job loss or other circumstances is encouraged to contact federal and Hawaii state resources to obtain free or subsidized health insurance:

  • The federal government’s healthcare marketplace at healthcare.gov. or 1-800-318-2596. TTY users call 1-855-889-4325

  • The state of Hawaii’s Med-Quest program at mybenefits.hawaii.gov/applying-for-benefits or

  • 1-877-628-5076. TTY users call 1-855-585-8604 [Source]

• From Todd B concerning safety for home health care workers: Question: I change scrubs between each client site. Every night I wash my scrubs. What is the best way to decontaminate them?

Acknowledgements

This document is a curated, crowd-sourced effort by people all over the world to help Hawaii residents become better informed about local and global resources pertaining to Covid-19. Mahalo to all the people that helped to contribute to this document.

License

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