### [2021-05-13](/feed/2021/05/13/index.md)

##### COVID-19 pandemic
# Hawaii Governor David Ige says that the state will keep its mask mandate despite the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention saying that fully vaccinated Americans can go to places without wearing a mask. 




### Sources:

1. [Hawaii Tribune-Herald](https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/05/13/hawaii-news/ige-state-to-continue-mask-mandate-for-now/amp/)

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