{"id":6486,"date":"2021-03-06T07:27:29","date_gmt":"2021-03-06T17:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/?p=6486"},"modified":"2021-03-06T07:27:34","modified_gmt":"2021-03-06T17:27:34","slug":"oahu-moves-to-tier-3-pandemic-restrictions-loosened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/2021\/03\/06\/oahu-moves-to-tier-3-pandemic-restrictions-loosened\/","title":{"rendered":"Oahu Moves to Tier 3, Pandemic Restrictions Loosened"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"6456\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/hfn_oahu-color\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HFN_Oahu-color.jpg?fit=1200%2C630\" data-orig-size=\"1200,630\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"HFN_Oahu-color\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HFN_Oahu-color.jpg?fit=300%2C158\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HFN_Oahu-color.jpg?fit=640%2C336\" width=\"640\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HFN_Oahu-color.jpg?resize=640%2C336\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HFN_Oahu-color.jpg?resize=1024%2C538 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HFN_Oahu-color.jpg?resize=300%2C158 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HFN_Oahu-color.jpg?resize=768%2C403 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HFN_Oahu-color.jpg?w=1200 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to reduced COVID-19 infections, Oahu moved to Tier 3 of the city\u2019s COVID-19 Reopening Strategy, under Gov. David Ige\u2019s amended Emergency Order. There are four tiers, from most restrictive Tier 1 to the most relaxed Tier 4. Oahu has been in Tier 2 since Oct. 2020.<strong><br><br><\/strong>All businesses must still comply with social distancing and mask covering requirements, but some of the new Tier 3 restrictions include: <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>All essential businesses are allowed to open.<\/li><li>Social gathering goes up from 5 (tier 2) to 10 people.<\/li><li>Restaurants, visitors attractions are up to 10 people<\/li><li>Gatherings at Parks, Beaches, Trails, Camping are up to 10 people.<\/li><li>Movie Theaters, gyms, allowed at 50% capacity.<\/li><li>Spiritual services: groups up to 10. The capacity limit of 50% of legal occupancy is eliminated<\/li><li>Bars and night clubs are still required to stay closed.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi said it\u2019s possible more rules could be loosened in the weeks ahead. Blangiardi plans to submit another request to Gov. David Ige to modify the Tier 3 restrictions to allow for organized sports among other adjustments that have not yet been made public.<br><br>Lt. Josh Green is also considering more activities to normalize, including the possibility for in-person graduations this May. \u201cWe\u2019d like to salvage graduation ceremonies this year,\u201d he said.&nbsp;<br><br>In order for in-person graduations to take place, teachers must be vaccinated and graduation venues must take place outdoors.<br><br>Healthcare Association of Hawaii President Hilton Raethel warned Oahu residents to not let infection controls such as social distancing fall to the wayside, despite the loosened restrictions.<br><br>\u201cIf people remain vigilant in wearing masks, maintaining social distancing, washing their hands, and sign up for vaccination when their turn arrives, we are confident we can remain in Tier 3 without creating an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations, and without regressing to Tier 2,\u201d he said.<br><br>To move into Tier 4, the final stage of Oahu\u2019s reopening plan, the island\u2019s seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases would need to remain under 20, and its seven-day positivity rate would need to be below 1%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to reduced COVID-19 infections, Oahu moved to Tier 3 of the city\u2019s COVID-19&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[11,5],"tags":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HFN_Oahu-color.jpg?fit=1200%2C630",1200,630,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HFN_Oahu-color.jpg?resize=150%2C150",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HFN_Oahu-color.jpg?fit=300%2C158",300,158,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HFN_Oahu-color.jpg?fit=640%2C336",640,336,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HFN_Oahu-color.jpg?fit=640%2C336",640,336,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HFN_Oahu-color.jpg?fit=1200%2C630",1200,630,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HFN_Oahu-color.jpg?fit=1200%2C630",1200,630,true],"ultp_layout_landscape_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HFN_Oahu-color.jpg?resize=1200%2C630",1200,630,true],"ultp_layout_landscape":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HFN_Oahu-color.jpg?resize=870%2C570",870,570,true],"ultp_layout_portrait":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HFN_Oahu-color.jpg?resize=600%2C630",600,630,true],"ultp_layout_square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HFN_Oahu-color.jpg?resize=600%2C600",600,600,true],"covernews-slider-full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HFN_Oahu-color.jpg?resize=1115%2C630",1115,630,true],"covernews-slider-center":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HFN_Oahu-color.jpg?resize=743%2C500",743,500,true],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HFN_Oahu-color.jpg?fit=1024%2C538",1024,538,true],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HFN_Oahu-color.jpg?resize=540%2C285",540,285,true],"covernews-medium-square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/HFN_Oahu-color.jpg?resize=375%2C250",375,250,true]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"http:\/\/thefilipinochronicle.com\/backup\/category\/_news\/hawaii-filipino\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Hawaii - 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