The University Of Hawaii Lifts Its Indoor Mask Mandate
Masks will no longer be required indoors at UH campuses after Friday after the university sought advice from health experts.
All 10 University of Hawaii campuses will no longer require masks in classrooms, labs and tight educational spaces after Friday, according to the university鈥檚 website.
UH is the latest institution to drop the mask mandate. The state Department of Education made indoor masking optional at public schools two months ago.
The decision was as聽Covid-19 infection rates in the state have declined for seven weeks in a row.
鈥淯H will continue to remain highly vigilant, and Covid-19 restrictions may be quickly reinstated if conditions change and warrant strong measures,” UH President David Lassner said in an email Friday to the 10-campus system.
Lassner urged people to respect others who still want to wear their masks indoors.
According to , masks are not required but are highly recommended indoors, at crowded events and around people who are not vaccinated or are immunocompromised. Masks also are required for people who are exposed to someone with Covid-19 or who are returning to campus after recovering from the virus themselves.
Hawaii recorded a weekly average of 190 cases per day on Wednesday with a positivity rate of 6.4%, . It also reported 11 deaths over the previous week.
