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 The governor highlighted the restrictions on restaurant capacities
and limited access to rental cars and said that those who choose to
visit the islands will not be able to enjoy a typical Hawaii
holiday.
"It is not a good time to travel to the islands," the governor said
in a press conference on Monday.
"We are seeing more COVID patients in our hospitals and ICUs are
filling up," he said, adding that the state is working towards
expanding healthcare facilities.
The governor said that he supported Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi's
announcement on restricting indoor gatherings to 10 people and
outdoor gathering to 25.
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So far 62 percent of the state population has been fully vaccinated.
He urged others to get vaccinated as soon as possible following the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration's full authorization of Pfizer Inc
and BioNTech SE's COVID-19 vaccine.
The latest request comes after the governor
re-imposed COVID-19 restrictions earlier in the month limiting
social gatherings, as the Delta variant of the coronavirus pushed
cases and hospitalizations in the United States to a six-month high.
(Reporting by Bhargav Acharya in Bengaluru;
Editing by Shri Navaratnam)
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