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Hawaii grapples with Great Depression-level unemployment as tourism plummets

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  1. Silbern
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    As a resident of Hawaii and a university student, can 100% confirm. All of our internship and job listings have pretty much gone silent, and many/probably most local businesses I know are in...

    As a resident of Hawaii and a university student, can 100% confirm. All of our internship and job listings have pretty much gone silent, and many/probably most local businesses I know are in various states of shutdown. Pretty much the only people who are doing alright right now are those who are directly employed by the Federal government, even state government workers are eyeing getting furloughed. Hawaii's always been challenging expense wise, but this is something else, I don't know how we're going to get through this if a vaccine is still over a year away. A lot of people are losing their livelihoods and life savings, and I shudder to think if the big-box mainland businesses replace our local ones.

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  2. viridian
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    It's a pretty unfortunate situation, but this article had me laughing and I don't think it was the intent: I don't think Kaufman means what the author thinks he means.

    It's a pretty unfortunate situation, but this article had me laughing and I don't think it was the intent:

    Kaufman said he has been surviving on savings and even tried "intermittent fasting."

    I don't think Kaufman means what the author thinks he means.

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