Oahu and Maui will start ‘vaccine pass’ programs. Will other counties follow suit?

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Both Oahu and Maui will be implementing “vaccine pass” programs soon. But will other counties follow suit?

Hawaii County Mayor Mitch Roth said, at this point, it’s not likely he will implement a similar initiative.

“We’re trying at this time to bring our community together rather than rip them apart, you never want to see a community come apart,” Roth said. “The more we can bring people together to work on a situation, the more likely it is, we believe that we’re gonna have positive outcomes.”

Roth said some county services are being delayed due to staffing shortages from workers either testing positive for COVID or being close contacts of those who are infected.