Gov. David Ige said he is ready to reinstate the requirement if Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations surge once more.

Conflicting guidance from the Department of Health had caused confusion on the outdoor school mask mandate.

Loosening masking rules for some situations but not others would make enforcement difficult, Gov. David Ige says.

Gov. David Ige said the Safe Travels program is slated to end March 26, but the statewide indoor mask mandate remains in place for now.

Mayor Rick Blangiardi said Oahu’s Safe Access program will end Saturday, but the statewide indoor mask mandate stands.

U.S. Department of Justice statistics show the state prison system released 30% fewer inmates in 2020 than the year before, the biggest decrease among the states.

Hawaii may have an indoor mask mandate longer than the rest of the country, but signs of return to pre-pandemic conditions are cropping up.

The CDC says it’s safe to stop wearing masks in most of the United States, including Hawaii, as the latest coronavirus surge recedes.

Optimism is high thanks to vaccinations and declining coronavirus infection rates, but people are still getting sick and dying.

The policy change is another about-face in the county’s Covid-19 prevention strategy as daily new infection counts stabilize.