(AP) — Hawaiʻi Gov. David Ige says he plans to extend an eviction moratorium he implemented during the coronavirus pandemic for another two months. But he doesn’t expect to keep it longer than that. The existing emergency order instituting a pause on evictions was due to expire Tuesday. But the governor says he will extend it for 60 more days. He spoke during an interview on the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s Spotlight Hawaiʻi live stream program. The governor says he hopes landlords and tenants will enter mediation to settle disputes over past rent to avoid evictions. He also noted rent and mortgage relief is available.

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