Beginning Monday, Feb. 21, the public will no longer be required to show proof of vaccination or a negative test for indoor service at restaurants, bars and gyms in Maui County.

“With the rapid decline of new COVID-19 cases and related hospitalizations, we can safely eliminate the proof-of-vaccination requirement for bars, restaurants and gyms,” said Mayor Michael Victorino in a press release Friday. “We successfully avoided overloading our health care capacity, so many thanks to the community and especially the business operators who have struggled through this entire pandemic. Mahalo for your cooperation.”

Maui County’s indoor mask mandate is still in place, as it must be lifted by the governor. In December, Governor Ige ended statewide emergency capacity limits and dropped the requirement for counties to coordinate emergency operating protocols with the state. However, the statewide indoor mask mandate still stands.

“This rule change, and more to come, doesn’t mean we can throw caution to the wind,” Victorino said. “We advise continuing to wear face masks while indoors in public spaces and to maintain physical distancing when in groups of people from outside your household. COVID-19 is still circulating out there.”