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The Department of Defense has tightened masking requirements in some areas after previously relaxing them for vaccinated troops.

The governor is also considering mandating vaccinations for workers at correctional facilities, which have seen recent outbreaks in unsanitary conditions.

The health care industry is grappling with how to handle employees who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as cases rise.

The idea is controversial, but when it comes to parents deciding where their children will be safe, it’s worth a try.

Hawaii is struggling to get to a 70% vaccination rate. Some think unvaccinated COVID-19 survivors should be factored in.

Events promoters in particular are still chafing under continuing restrictions that have kept their operations limited for more than a year.

The decision hinges on whether the FDA gives vaccines full approval.

The North Shore and West Oahu lag significantly behind other parts of the island in terms of COVID-19 vaccination rates.

But a breakdown of individual facilities shows mixed results, with 89% inoculated at the Kulani Correctional Facility and 23% at the jail in Hilo.

Gov. David Ige says the state is close enough to being 60% vaccinated that he is easing COVID-19 restrictions.