(AP) — Officials on Hawaiʻi’s Big Island are considering closing beaches and canceling the Ironman World Championship in response to a surge of coronavirus cases on the island. West Hawaiʻi Today reports Mayor Mitch Roth’s administration is revising its emergency rules and will submit the changes to Gov. David Ige for approval. That revision could include a return to restrictions at parks and beaches that allow people to only cross the sand to get to the ocean to surf, swim or fish, but not to gather or sit. That could impact the Ironman World Championship race, which is currently set for Oct. 9 in Kailua-Kona. Roth said a decision would be made soon.

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