{"id":1323899,"date":"2022-02-21T19:39:59","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T00:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1323899"},"modified":"2022-02-21T19:40:06","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T00:40:06","slug":"hawaii-the-last-state-with-mask-mandate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawaii-the-last-state-with-mask-mandate\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawaii the Last State with Mask Mandate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhawaii-the-last-state-with-mask-mandate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1323899&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/US-TOURISM-BEACH-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Hawaii stands as the final state with a mask mandate, over two years after the start of the Chinese coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Every other state in the country has announced plans ending their respective mask mandates months ahead of the midterm election \u2014 suspicious timing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/02\/09\/tom-cotton-blasts-democrat-hypocrisy-on-masks-the-science-hasnt-changed-theres-an-election-coming\/\">according<\/a> to key conservative figures who have long <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/02\/09\/desantis-rips-blue-state-governors-science-didnt-change-the-political-science-changed\/\">fought<\/a> against such restrictions. Even Gov. John Carney (D) of President Biden\u2019s Delaware <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/02\/07\/delaware-gov-john-carney-announces-end-indoor-mask-mandate\/\">announced<\/a> the end of the statewide mask mandate as others made similar announcements \u2014 including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/02\/07\/gavin-newsom-will-end-california-indoor-mask-mandate-for-vaccinated-only\/\">California<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/news\/hochul-to-announce-decision-on-broad-new-york-mask-mandate\/\">New York<\/a> \u2014 and others went beyond, lifting statewide mask mandates in schools as well.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>However, Hawaii Gov. David Ige (D) has not followed suit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am working with the Department of Health to determine when the time is right for Hawaii to lift the indoor mask mandate,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kitv.com\/news\/local\/gov-ige-responds-to-kitv4-about-when-hawaii-will-lift-its-mask-mandate\/article_0f77f7b8-908b-11ec-aadb-f705e7ab3d89.html\">told<\/a> KITV, asserting that the mask mandate has \u201cproven successful\u201d in the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHawaii ranks second in the nation when it comes to COVID deaths, in part because of the indoor mask requirement and other measures that have proven successful in protecting our community from this potentially deadly virus,\u201d he said, claiming that his administration bases its decisions on \u201cscience.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Studies, however, have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/08\/24\/study-surgical-and-cloth-masks-filter-roughly-10-efficient-at-blocking-aerosols\/\">shown<\/a> that common cloth and surgical masks do not effectively filter out the virus \u2014 an admission Dr. Anthony Fauci privately\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/health\/2021\/06\/02\/report-anthony-fauci-said-released-emails-drug-store-masks-not-really-effective\/\">made<\/a> in a February 2020 email, months before advocating for double masking. And for months on end, states with no statewide mask mandate continued to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/11\/26\/florida-reports-lowest-coronavirus-cases-capita-blue-states-surge\/\">report<\/a> lower coronavirus cases than states with heavy restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Hawaii <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiicovid19.com\/travel\/while-in-hawaii\/\">requires<\/a> individuals to wear masks indoors and recommends them \u201cany time you\u2019re near others and have a hard time maintaining physical distance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, officials say other restrictions in the state will begin to loosen in the coming weeks. For instance, beginning Monday, February 21, individuals will no longer be required to show proof of vaccination to go into restaurants or gyms in Maui County.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we get to March 25, which is when the emergency proclamation expires, that would be a sensible time, as long as we\u2019re still doing things well, to get rid of restrictions,\u201d Lt. Gov. Josh Green said, although it remains unclear if Ige will extend the proclamation.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think they would like to do it in small stages,\u201d Green <a href=\"https:\/\/www.khon2.com\/coronavirus\/officials-say-covid-restrictions-will-loosen-up-in-the-coming-weeks\/\">said<\/a>. \u201cThey\u2019d like to reduce restrictions and manage schools, followed by managing changes at the travel level, and then finally at the mask level for all of our people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, several Democrat elitists who routinely advocate for masking have failed to hold themselves to the same standard. Recent photos, for example, show former President Barack Obama <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/02\/07\/obama-caught-maskless-oversees-construction-multimillion-dollar-mansion\/\">overseeing<\/a> the construction of his\u00a0multimillion-dollar beachfront mansion in Hawaii, forgoing a mask while in the midst of masked-up workers:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Once again, the elite are exempt from mask rules while everyone else has to mask up. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TgbUlZrbPY\">pic.twitter.com\/TgbUlZrbPY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Libs of Tik Tok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1490293948845232130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hawaii stands as the final state with a mask mandate, over two years after the start of the Chinese coronavirus pandemic. 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