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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Hawaii Newsletter for Sunday April 05, 2020 ( 2 items )  

Association of American Physicians and Surgeons: COVID-19 Good News/Bad News
TUCSON, Arizona, April 1 -- The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons issued the following news release: Daniel Dae Kim is feeling better and is "virus free." He revealed that he was taking hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin, among other drugs. He urges people not to "hoard medicines" and not to self-medicate. He lives in Hawaii and has a doctor willing to prescribe these medications and a pharmacist willing to fill the prescription. / Few Americans are so lucky. In Nevada, Ohio, New  more

Center for Biological Diversity: Lawsuit Prompts Review of Plastic Pollution Impacts on Hawaiian Waters
HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 3 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: * * * - Trump Administration Withdraws Approval of State's List of Impaired Waters * * * Responding to a lawsuit from environmental groups, the Trump administration has ordered Hawaii to examine the impact of plastic pollution on its waters, beaches and wildlife. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week notified state officials that it is withdrawing its 2018 approval of the "list o  more