Local government officials in Hawaii announced the state would become the last in the United States to lift its mask mandates on March 26. According to The Associated Press, Hawaii Gov. David Ige revealed earlier this month that the state’s coronavirus cases and hospitalizations have decreased and the data suggest the numbers will continue to decline. As a result, Hawaii is the last to drop the indoor mask mandates implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. The safety measures were added in April 2020 and have been in place ever since to protect the local communities. “I do believe that we are …