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As Hawaii’s COVID-19 counts surge — there were more than 500 new cases over the past week, including 207 on Monday alone — frustrations are mounting that the state doesn’t have enough contact tracers to prevent officials from reverting to lockdowns to contain the spread.
Ige said he is tracking the recent surge in cases and will decide soon whether to delay the Sept. 1 start of welcoming trans-Pacific visitors without a 14-day quarantine if they obtain a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of travel.
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