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LAS VEGAS FROM WEEKLY GROUP DEPARTURES NOV 2020 APR 2021 Weekend 4-Nighters: Tue (Red-Eye) Sun Weekday 5-Nighters: Sun Fri INCLUDES: Roundtrip Flights with Full Mileage Credit, 4 or 5 Nights Hotel with Baggage Handling, Roundtrip Bus Transfers, Daily Meal Plan All Taxes and Fees Hurry! Limited Per person based on double occupancy must be 21 years old a resident. 0 2 0 For more info visit www.nonstop.travel Call 593-0700 or Toll-Free 1-800-551-1226 POLL HAWAII The Hawaii Poll, conducted July 20-22 by telephone by Mason-Dixon Polling Strategy of Washington, D.C., included 625 registered Oahu voters. The margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points. How worried are you about economy? Are Very worried Somewhat worried Not too worried Not at all worried Not sure How long do you believe it will take economy to return to what you consider 1-3 months 4-6 months 7-12 months Over 1 year Not sure As a result of the economic shutdown, have you or anyone in your house- hold been laid off or furloughed from their Yes No Have you or anyone else in your household tested positive for the Yes No Our View A10 Your Letters A10 local The Big B2 Weather B3 business Take B4 Making Cents B4 daily break Comics B8-9 Television B10 sports MLB C1 Golf C1 538-NEWS CALL TO SUBSCRIBE Our 139th year, No. 178 Poll shows slice of optimism about economy CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE FOR THE LATEST UPDATES: Get free access at staradvertiser.com/ coronavirus.

VIRUS COVERAGE, B1 Local economists in- formed Hawaii residents in May that the state economy likely recover from COVID-19 impacts for more than two years, but a lot of Oahu residents disagree. A poll conducted last week suggests that about a quarter of general population expects that Ha- economy will return to within a year. The Honolulu Star-Adver- tiser Hawaii Poll carried out by Washington, D.C.-based Mason-Dixon Polling Strategy said of those surveyed hold this view, which suggests that close to 185,000 Oahu adults are pretty optimistic about a short-term economic re- bound for the state. Within this group, expect the rebound will take seven to 12 months, an- ticipate a full recovery in four to six months and believe the local econ- omy will return to normal within three months. A large majority, took a long-term view, expecting it will be more than a year for Hawaii to regain the eco- nomic health it had prior to the novel coronavirus spreading in line with fore- casts by local economists.

a consumer economy, and if not out there spending, then the economy said Dexter Young. The Pearl City resident, who took the survey and holds the long-term recov- ery view, said part of the trouble is that so many people have lost wages and spending normally, which in turn hurts busi- nesses and their ability to pay workers. a crazy he said. Kimberly Won of Waipahu said economy possibly return to normal without a rebound in its biggest industry, tourism. hard for Won to imag- ine tons people from the mainland or foreign coun- tries wanting to travel here anytime soon, especially while the pandemic is worsening in many places, including the mainland and Hawaii.

think more of a pes- she said, agreeing THE CASES COVID-19-POSITIVE CASES As of July 26 at noon New cases: 64 COUNTY NEW CASES Honolulu 55 Hawaii 0 Maui 7 Kauai 2 Out-of-state 0 Hawaii 1,683 Deaths 26 Hospitalization 163 Released from 1,179 Active cases 478 Hawaii residents diagnosed out of state As a result of updated information, one case was removed from the count. Includes infection cases that now meet the isolation release criteria Active cases are those still requiring isolation. Source: State Department of Health By Andrew Gomes Please see POLL, A7 Reaching 287,289 daily readers Monday-Saturday AY 2 2 0 $1.50 Oahu, $2 neighbor islands PA A I TA A I HURRICANE COVERAGE SHELTERS DRAW CROWD, A6 LIST OF CLOSURES, A6 MAUI SEES LITTLE DAMAGE, A7 ouglas remained a dangerous Category 1 hurricane as it passed north of the main Ha- waiian Islands on Sun- day creating daylong tension in closest call yet from storms of recent years. By early evening Douglas, for the most part, had spared the islands. hope that we dodged a Gov.

David Ige told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser at about 6 p.m., even as the hurri- cane remained at Category 1 North Shore resident Bran- don De la Cruz of Wailua went to Haleiwa Beach Park to see Hurricane Douglas in action. Instead, he finished the day by raising a glass to what ap- peared to be another near miss on Oahu. went through Hurricane Iniki when I was pretty young. It was really bad. This would have been my second hurricane if it had De la Cruz said at about 5:15 p.m.

as he watched waves roll in that any more impressive than a normal winter windup. thought it DODGING DOUGLAS After a day filled with tension, the storm passes north of the islands in a close call Residents head to the beach to catch waves or watch in anticipation Please see STORM, A8 Please see RESIDENTS, A8 Despite warnings of oncoming Hurricane Douglas, surfers, bodyboarders and swimmers crowded the waters at Pound- ers on the North Shore on Sunday morning. CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL STARADVERTISER.COM By Nina Wu and Dan Nakaso By Allison Schaefers.