page_title: COVID-19 pandemic in Hawaii
section_title: Timeline
hierarchical_section_title: COVID-19 pandemic in Hawaii / Timeline
caption_attribution_description: English: Members of the Hawaii National Guard loaded on a C-17, from the 204th Airlift Squadron, Hawaii Air National Guard which made several runs of troops to Maui, Kauai, and Hawaii to assist with the COVID-19 response, April 15, 2020, Kalaeloa, Hawaii. An additional 800 Hawaii National Guard members were activated over the previous week to provide further support to all counties. (US Army National Guard photo by Sgt. John Schoebel)
context_page_description: The COVID-19 pandemic spread to Hawaii in March 2020.
  As of August 28, 2020, there have been 7,830 cases of COVID-19 in Hawaii. 59 people have died from the disease and 485 people have required hospitalization. 2,410 persons have recovered.
  As of August 28, 2020, 190,910 COVID-19 tests were conducted by clinical and state laboratories in Hawaii, of which 7,830 returned positive, a rate of 4.10%.
context_section_description: A Japanese couple visited the islands of Oʻahu and Maui from January 28 to February 7. They were later diagnosed with COVID-19 after returning to Japan. Hawaiʻi resident John Fujiwara claimed to have interacted with the couple and offered to quarantine himself.
  On March 6, the first presumptive positive case of COVID-19 was confirmed in a Grand Princess passenger who had returned to Hawaii.
  On March 14, the first two cases of COVID-19 were confirmed on Kauai County, along with the first case on Maui County. On March 16, Hawaii County reported its first confirmed case. On March 18, two more cases were confirmed in Honolulu County, bringing the statewide total to 16.
  The Department of Land and Natural Resources announced the closure of all state parks, including Diamond Head, on March 17, 2020.
  On March 19 at noon, new positive results were announced for eight individuals on Oʻahu and two individuals on Maui. On March 20, 11 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total number of cases in Hawaii to 37. These cases include the first two instances of community transmission. On March 21, 11 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total number of cases in Hawaii to 48. The following day on March 22, 8 more cases were announced.
  Hawaii has consistently maintained low numbers of cases throughout the pandemic. Numbers have remained low primarily due to intensive testing and contact tracing.
  On May 7, 2020, Governor David Ige and Lt. Governor Josh Green, an emergency room physician, stated that only 51% of Hawaii's hospital beds, 46% of intensive care beds, and 14% of ventilators are either occupied or in use and that Hawaii has the second lowest infection rate in the United States at 43.6 coronavirus positive cases per 100,000, the lowest infection rate in the United States for states with a population of over a million, and the lowest mortality rate of 1.2 deaths per 100,000 in the United States.
  On May 12, 2020, there has been "635 cases of COVID 19 identified in Hawaii. Of those cases, 13% have required hospitalization, and 574 (90%) were residents."
  On May 13, 2020, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz announced that Hawaii would receive $50 million under the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act to expand COVID-19 testing and contact tracing.
  On August 7, 2020, several lawmakers made an unannounced visit to the Department of Health. They found contact tracers to be overwhelmed with COVID-19 cases due to a lack of staff. Lt. Governor Josh Green commented on the situation, calling for the replacement of Dr. Sarah Park, one of the leaders of the health department.
  On August 13, 2020, an outbreak of 86 new cases occurred at the Oahu Community Correctional Center.
caption: Hawaii Air National Guard deploy to assist county authorities, April 15, 2020, Kalaeloa, Hawaii
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