Mixed messaging about masks puts Hawaii businesses at center of controversy
Hawaii retailers brace for more confrontations over masks after mixed messages from state, CDC By Allyson Blair | May 14, 2021 at 3:52 PM HST - Updated May 14 at 4:30 PM
While President Biden and the CDC told the nation this week that vaccinated people can go without masks, with some exceptions, Hawaii still requires them most places for everyone.
Store owners say they’re left in the middle of the controversy.
“Yesterday my phone was ringing off the hook,” said Tina Yamaki, the president of Retail Merchants of Hawaii. She says people often view what the CDC says as law of the land.