Webmaster Comments 20.04.15

Posted on Apr 15, 2020 in Webmaster Comments

The onslaught of news related to the COVID-19 pandemic continues, and the following articles are of interest to Retiree News readers. 

Yesterday, the Star Advertiser printed a “Island Voices” article authored by Maj. Gen. Suzanne Vares-Lum. Her article discusses the Department of Defense’s relationship with the State of Hawai‘i to flatten the COVID-19 curve. Read the article

General Vares-Lum, a Hawai‘i Army National Guard member, is the mobilization assistant to the commander at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command on Camp H.M. Smith.

In response to the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) recent announcement regarding additional requirements and amended loan processing timelines for loan originating banks and financial institutions processing the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Division of Financial Institutions provides further guidance to assist businesses with the necessary information to ensure PPP applications are processed quickly. Learn more


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