County of Kaua'i

Last year, 30 nonprofit organizations joined the Rise to Work program and brought new hires onto their teams. By giving unemployed residents an opportunity to j...oin their organization, they also expanded their capacity to serve our local community. Mahalo to the teams at Hale Opio, Rice Street Business Association, Na Kahu o Hoai and Kumano I Ke Ala for participating in the program and for sharing your story with us in this video. The Rise to Work program will begin accepting applications from local employers again on Monday, March 8th. We encourage Kaua’i nonprofit organizations and local businesses to review the program details at www.KauaiForward.com/RisetoWork and consider applying. Unemployed residents interested in finding a position with the Rise to Work program will be able to view available job opportunities on the Kauai Forward website: www.KauaiForward.com/RisetoWork If you know someone who can benefit from this program, please spread the word! We look forward to the impact it will make in our community in 2021.

--Longs Drugs Kapa‘a now accepting vaccine appointments for Kaua‘i residents aged 70 and over-- The County of Kaua‘i is informing residents that Longs Drugs in Kapa‘a is now accepting vaccine appointments for kpuna aged 70 and over. This is in addition to Kaua‘i hospitals that began accepting appointments on Thursday. To sign up at Longs Drugs in Kapa‘a: ... Visit cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine o Scroll down and select Hawai‘i, then Schedule an appointment now. o Answer the pre-screening questions and click Continue. o Select I need to start vaccination (unless you already received a first dose). o Select Hawai‘i from the menu. o Enter your age, then click In a priority group and select Age 70 and over. Read and check the affirmation box, then click Confirm eligibility. o Click schedule dose then enter your Kaua‘i zip code. o Schedule your appointments. Telephone assistance is available from CVS at 1-800-746-7287, option 1. Kaua‘i hospitals also continue to accept appointments for kpuna aged 70 and over. To sign up at the hospital clinics, click on one of the links below: Wilcox Medical Center in Lhue: HawaiiPacificHealth.org/COVID19Vaccine Kaua‘i Veterans Memorial Hospital (KVMH) in Waimea: kauai.hhsc.org Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital in Kapa‘a: kauai.hhsc.org Kpuna who are established patients at Ho‘ola Lahui can also schedule vaccine appointments at their locations. If you need assistance with the hospitals’ online appointment systems, please see if a friend or family member can help you. If not, please call the Agency on Elderly Affairs at (808) 241-4470, and they can help you schedule your appointment on the websites. However, they cannot help if no appointments are available or you are not yet eligible. Eligible frontline essential workers are being vaccinated by appointment only at a Point of Distribution operated by the Kaua‘i District Health Office at the Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall. For more information, please visit http://www.kauai.gov/vaccine. Visitors to Kaua‘i are NOT eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine. Supply is for residents only. At this time, Kaua‘i clinics are administering the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is not yet being offered at Kaua‘i vaccination sites as plans for administering it are developed. Details will be released as soon as they are available. All three vaccines currently approved are highly effective at preventing illness due to COVID-19. Learn more about the different vaccines at https://www.cdc.gov//2019/vaccines/different-vaccines.html ###