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Read More By CHELSEA JENSEN West Hawaii Today • Apr. 15, 2020 • Updated 12:05 am $20 million in unemployment benefits paid out so far in April By JOHN BURNETT Hawaii Tribune-Herald • Apr. 15, 2020 • Updated 6:42 pm Safety versus liberty: Constitutional freedoms tempered by COVID-19 crisis By NANCY COOK LAUER West Hawaii Today • Apr. 15, 2020 • Updated 12:05 am State making sure safety-net programs continue uninterrupted during pandemic By STEPHANIE SALMONS Hawaii Tribune-Herald • Apr. 15, 2020 • Updated 8:32 pm Hawaii Island Humane Society announces pet pantry program By MICHAEL BRESTOVANSKY Hawaii Tribune-Herald • Apr. 15, 2020 • Updated 12:05 am Trump claims ‘total’ authority, over govs, to reopen economy By JILL COLVIN, ZEKE MILLER and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press • Apr. 14, 2020 Senators wonder why Ige hasn’t asked Trump to ban nonessential travelers By JOHN BURNETT Hawaii Tribune-Herald • Apr. 14, 2020 Tech chief briefs senators about progress on fixing beleaguered unemployment filing system By JOHN BURNETT Hawaii Tribune-Herald • Apr. 14, 2020 MORE EDITORS' PICKS Latest Local Other coronavirus-related news from throughout the state April 15, 2020 A brief look at other pandemic news from Hawaii. 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