2021 in Hawaii
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Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Hawaii
- January 31 – Shirlene Ostrov resigns as chairwoman of the Hawaii Republican Party following a series of tweets posted by vice chairman Edwin Boyette on the party's Twitter account defending people who supported the QAnon conspiracy theory. Additionally, Boyette resigned on January 24 after the tweets were posted the day before.[1]
- March 8 – Hawaii reports their first case of the COVID-19 501.V2 variant that originated in South Africa in a person from Oahu with no known travel history.[2]
- May 13 – Governor David Ige says that the state will keep its mask mandate despite the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention saying that fully vaccinated Americans can go to places without wearing a mask.[3]
- June 14 – Hawaii reports their first case of the Lineage B.1.617 Delta variant in an Oahu resident who traveled to Nevada.[4]
- September 8 – The Alohilani Resort in Honolulu will require COVID-19 vaccinations for workers, becoming the first resort hotel in Hawaii to do so. The mandate will take effect on October 15.
- October 23 – Scientists at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa announce the discovery of 2M0437b, one of the youngest exoplanets ever found at a distant star. The exoplanet was discovered using the Subaru Telescope at the observatory on Mauna Kea.[5]
Deaths
[edit]- January 26 – Billy Kenoi, 52, American politician, mayor of Hawaii County (2008–2016)[6]
- February 4 – William Bains-Jordan, 104, American politician, member of the Hawaii House of Representatives (1959–1962)[7]
- February 20 – Dean Ho, 88, American professional wrestler (WWWF, PNW, NWA Hawaii), complications from chronic traumatic encephalopathy[8]
- July 3 – Haunani-Kay Trask, 71, American Hawaiian nationalist and author[9]
- July 12 – Bob Nakata, 80, American politician, member of the Hawaii House of Representatives (1983–1987) and Senate (1999–2003)[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hawaii GOP chair resigns after party tweets about QAnon". AP NEWS. 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ^ "Virus variant from South Africa detected in Hawaii". AP NEWS. 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ^ Burnett, John (2021-05-14). "Ige: State to continue mask mandate for now". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ^ Cocke, Sophie (2021-06-15). "Delta coronavirus variant, which may cause more severe illness, detected in Hawaii". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ^ "Astronomers Discover Infant Planet – One of the Youngest Exoplanets Ever Observed". SciTechDaily. 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ^ "Billy Kenoi, former Hawaii County mayor, dies after lengthy battle with cancer". hawaiinewsnow.com. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ^ Ordonio, Cassie (2021-02-22). "William Bains-Jordan, first Aiea state legislator, dies at 104". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ^ "Former WWWF Tag Team Champion Dean 'Ho' Higuchi Passes Away •". Heel By Nature. 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ^ "Beloved kumu hula, Hawaiian activist Haunani-Kay Trask dies at age 71 - Honolulu, Hawaii news, sports & weather - KITV Channel 4". 2021-07-03. Archived from the original on 2021-07-03. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ^ Blair, Chad (2021-07-15). "Former Hawaii Lawmaker Bob Nakata Dies At 80". Honolulu Civil Beat. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
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