Hawaii Businesses Are Considering Vaccine Requirements For Customer…. As the the Covid-19 delta variant drives new cases, business groups are discussing whether to support policies requiring customers to be vaccinated.
Recent comments by Hawaii House Speaker Scott Saiki and Lt. Gov. Josh Green over the possibility of vaccine mandates for private business have set off a flurry of discussions over widespread vaccination requirements for customers and employees in Hawaii. The top government officials have suggested that such a policy might be necessary to control the Covid-19 delta variant.
Now, business executives here are increasingly discussing the sorts of mandates imposed in New York and San Francisco, which include vaccine requirements for establishments like restaurants and gyms before customers can enter.
Gov. David Ige on Monday said his administration is exploring the possibility of an “electronic health pass,” but that it was not clear when such a pass could be ready.
