Efficient Might 25, 2021, Hawaii had dropped the mandate to put on a masks in outside settings. Governor Ige shared these statements on Twitter:
“At present I introduced that Hawaii is dropping its masks mandate in outside settings – efficient instantly. That is throughout all islands. I spoke with county mayors and we agree that is the appropriate subsequent step. We’ve been seeing fewer instances of COVID and have made progress on vaccinations.
We do extremely suggest masks carrying if you’re in massive teams, even when you’re open air. The indoor mandate will stay in place for slightly longer as we get extra individuals in our communities vaccinated, however we’re getting nearer.”
This rule change applies to each vaccinated and unvaccinated people.
In his press conference, the governor hinted at potential modifications within the Protected Travels program in June pending extra vaccinations. He stated that the subsequent step could be to offer a quarantine exception for trans-Pacific vacationers who had been vaccinated in Hawaii. As well as, the state continues to work with third-party verification companies and hopes to supply the identical quarantine exceptions to vacationers vaccinated in different states later this summer season.