COVID-19 Response
While our Office has been dedicated to the COVID-19 response—the challenge of today—we have not and will not stop addressing climate change—the challenge of our lifetimes.
Our staff shifted to COVID-19 response efforts following the March 22 Stay at Home/Work From Home order. We helped set up the City’s call center and email response team, expand testing capacity, and as we begin to re-open we’ve again shifted focus — to economic recovery.
We’re supporting the City’s efforts to build a more self-sufficient, diversified economy that will put our residents back to work today but will also help us weather the next disaster tomorrow — whether it’s a hurricane, a heat wave, or another pandemic.
What We’ve Been Doing
Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
Supported the Department of Emergency Management during partial EOC activation
COVID-19 Call Center & Email Response
Established and staffed the hotline and email response team for COVID-related questions and concerns
OneOahu.org
Created and updated a centralized information hub with the latest guidance and O‘ahu-specific information
Testing Solutions Group
Joined the Rockefeller Foundation’s coalition, the Testing Solutions Group, to scale up testing in order to safely reopen
COVID-19 Response Dashboard
Worked with the Department of Emergency Management to provide accurate, up-to-date numbers for COVID-19 cases, the City’s response, testing and unemployment rates, and more
CARES Dashboard
Ensured transparency by providing accurate, up-to-date numbers for City allocation and spending of CARES funds
Tropical Medicine Clinical Lab
Partnered with the John A. Burns School of Medicine at UH Mānoa to expand on-island COVID-19 testing capacity
Wastewater Testing Project
Assisted the Department of Environmental Services’s coordination with Biobot to test wastewater for an overview of island-wide COVID-19 prevalence
Office of Economic Revitalization
Reorganized the Office of Economic Development to lead economic recovery and the transition to a more resilient economy
Recovery Hub
Established a Recovery Hub to connect residents and businesses with assistance and CARES Act funding
Economic Assistance and Revitalization Committee
Joined the advisory group for the City Council’s committee to help propose economic recovery approaches
Food Security and Sustainability Program
Established as a joint program between the Resilience Office and the Office of Economic Revitalization to promote new agricultural models and increased food security as part of COVID economic recovery
COVID Dashboard
CARES Dashboard