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Podcast: Spotlight Hawaii
Episode: Gov. David Ige to update statewide mask mandate
Description: Gov. David Ige today said he plans to sign a new emergency proclamation that will clarify rules regarding the current statewide mask mandate to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Ige said he met with all four county mayors on Friday to create identical rules for mask requirements across all islands, he told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s Spotlight Hawaii program today.
“It will be required for everyone in the state of Hawaii to wear a mask while they’re in public. Period,” Ige said.
His 15th COVID-19 proclamation will include the “exact same language” across all i...