Mililani resident Aki Shin, 37, took a voluntary furlough from Hawaiian Airlines earlier this month and has been spending some of her time sewing fabric face masks for her ohana and friends. Shin ...

Hospitals are asking for donations of N-95 respirators (the CDC-recommended masks for healthcare professionals working with infectious patients). But these efforts aren't enough to keep up with the ...

As COVID-19 continues to spread throughout California, many people are wondering how they can protect themselves and the people around them while out in public for essential needs. Earlier this month, ...

If you’ve been following the spread of the novel coronavirus as it makes it way across the country, you’ve probably also heard about the growing concerns over shortages of protective face masks for ...

Currently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (and other local health officials) recommend everyone over the age of 2 wear a face mask, even those that are fully vaccinated, to help slow ...

Cloth masks that the federal government advises will help stem the spread of coronavirus are in short supply. The answer? Make them yourself. And you don’t even have to have a sewing machine. Alia ...

Social distancing has handed many of us a quantity of free time that we're still learning how to handle. We find ourselves ready to dive head first into long-delayed creative projects. And with the ...

Guidance on whether to wear a face mask has been evolving. On Friday, President Donald Trump announced new federal guidelines on when to wear a face mask in public. New guidance from the Centers for ...

Face masks — for covering your face, not the skin-care type — are in high demand, and fortunately for everyone, they’re also easily made at home. The CDC is now recommending that everyone, not just ...