HONOLULU — The state of Hawaii said Wednesday 88% of executive branch employees have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and 92% were expected to be within the next month.
HONOLULU — The state of Hawaii said Wednesday 88% of executive branch employees have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and 92% were expected to be within the next month.
The state released the data after Gov. David Ige this month began requiring state employees to either show proof of vaccination or get tested every week.
The data cover 14,000 employees. The figures exclude Department of Education and the University of Hawaii workers.
The state Department of Human Resources Development said 87 employees, or 0.6%, applied for exemptions from the vaccination or testing requirement. Eleven workers were placed on leave without pay because they didn’t comply with the requirement.
Ige said he’s pleased with the vaccination and compliance rates.
“I continue to encourage state employees and eligible Hawaii residents to get vaccinated to protect their families, communities and themselves,” Ige said in a statement.
Statewide, 62.3% of the state’s 1.5 million population have been fully vaccinated and 70.6% have received at least one dose.
