(AP) — Hawaiʻi Gov. David Ige said Tuesday he will not mandate booster shots for travelers coming to the islands, an idea he said last week he was still considering. Ige said he made the decision based on declining COVID-19 cases counts in Hawaii, the continental U.S. and Europe. He also noted hospitalization rates have also dropped. Ige also kept his indoor mask mandate for public places in place. Officials said the decision was made in close coordination with the four county mayors, the Department of Health, and in collaboration with Hawaii’s travel, hotel, tourism, transportation, retail and restaurant industries.
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