JOSH GREEN â Concerns sparked HI-EMA advisory
As Hawaii’s COVID-19 case numbers reached their highest mark in months, the state asked Sunday that residents reduce gatherings to four or fewer people ahead of Christmas and New Year holidays.
Maui County’s gathering limit is no more than 10, and Mayor Michael Victorino has asked people before the holidays to consider celebrating outdoors and taking other precautions.
Hawai’i Emergency Management Agency on Sunday afternoon said it “strongly urges” residents to avoid gatherings of five or more people, making sure groups are only within members of the same household, according to a news release.