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Podcast: Spotlight Hawaii
Episode: Hawaii Lt. Gov. Josh Green says vaccine passport could start by May 1 for inter-island travel
Description: Hawaii Lt. Gov. Josh Green said the state hopes to begin a vaccine passport program for inter-island travel, which would allow travelers with verified vaccines to bypass COVID-19 testing or mandatory quarantine, by May 1.
Green said this morning on Spotlight Hawaii that if all goes well, the state hopes to extend the program to trans-pacific travel by June 1.
Green said Hawaii is on track reach a milestone of one million vaccines delivered this week, with vaccines available to all adults on April 19.
He expects the state to reach herd immunity by this summer.<...