1) For Hawaii: Today was a record day for COVID cases in Hawaii. We still have a very low case rate and death count, and the positivity rate - the percentage of tests that come back positive, has not yet moved up sharply. But it is a reminder that /
2) our ability to continue to have a functional economy, schools that operate, and a healthy society is not solely dependent on what we do at the airport, but how willing we are to comply with some very basic guidelines /
3) Please wear a mask, maintain your distance, and don’t spend any amount of unnecessary time with people outside of your family unit indoors, especially in close quarters. We can do this, but these numbers remind us /
4) that nothing during this pandemic is permanent, and our past success was because of hard work, discipline, compliance, and a sense of community. As an island state, we truly are in this together. End.
