Ige Extends Stay-At-Home Order, Quarantines To May 31

Hawaii residents will need to stay put at least a month longer after Gov. David Ige on Saturday extended statewide stay-at-home orders, along with the current mandatory 14-day quarantine for visitors, until May 31.

Some restrictions could be lifted throughout May, similar to a plan outlined this week by Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell. Ige said more of that guidance will come in the following days.

Before reopening anything, the governor said the state must weigh a number of factors including availability of hospital beds and resources.

“My fear is, if we move too quickly to reopen, we could see a sudden surge of cases,” Ige said at a press conference.

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