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Honolulu Star Advertiser | U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard says state health department leaders ‘need to go’
U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard today posted a second twitter message calling for a change in leadership at the Hawaii state Department of Health, which has recently come under fire for its contact tracing capacity.
Gabbard’s tweet to Gov. David Ige said DOH director Bruce Anderson and State Epidemiologist Sarah Park “need to go.”
Honolulu Civil Beat | Tulsi Gabbard Calls On Ige To Fire Top Health Officials For ‘Gross Negligence’
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard renewed her attacks on Hawaii Gov. David Ige and two of his top health officials Tuesday as the Aloha State struggles with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that so far has claimed 34 lives on the islands.
Hawaii has seen a sharp increase in coronavirus cases in recent weeks, and currently boasts the highest infection and virus reproduction rates in the country.
August 6, 2020
In The News
Congresswoman Gabbard says that the contact tracing to track coronavirus exposure in Hawaii has been "half-hearted" at best and suggests a lot more can be done.
Watch the video of this interview on hawaiinewsnow.com.
August 5, 2020
Press Release
Honolulu, HI—Frustrated by the Hawaiʻi Department of Health’s half-hearted deployment of too few trained contact tracers, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) is calling for answers and for the department to fully mobilize its contact tracing force.
August 5, 2020
Press Release
Washington, DC—Yesterday, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) cosponsored H.R.7197, the Real Economic Support That Acknowledges Unique Restaurant Assistance Needed To Survive (RESTAURANTS) Act.
