Hawaii Will Maintain Mask Rules Despite New CDC Guidance, Governor Says … Gov. David Ige said he believes it’s too soon to lift mask mandates because “it’s impossible to determine who’s vaccinated and who’s not vaccinated.”
As many in the nation welcomed new federal guidance saying fully vaccinated Americans can stop wearing masks, Hawaii’s governor said Thursday that the state will continue to require everybody to wear masks when within 6 feet of people who aren’t in their household.
Gov. David Ige said he credits Hawaii’s mask policy for helping keep the state’s infection rates low and he doesn’t feel comfortable easing the rule with only 40% of Hawaii’s total population fully vaccinated.
Most children are not yet eligible for the vaccine, although eligibility expanded to include children as young as 12 this week.
