Certain workplaces — like restaurants, bars, hotels, and construction sites — present a significant risk of COVID-19 transmission for employees, undermining the notion that “personal responsibility” is enough to stop the pandemic.
Though messaging alone certainly can’t end the pandemic, this change has the power to bolster public understanding of basic pandemic dynamics — which still appears to be a source of confusion for many — and thus help people reduce risk.
If trends continue, Hawaiʻi would have enough federal rental assistance funds to help every household that’s behind on rent, according to US Treasury data and two national estimates.
