(AP) — Hawaiʻi’s statewide public school system has not yet considered requiring vaccinations for eligible students. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports that Hawaii Department of Education Interim Superintendent Keith Hayashi told Board of Education members the decision would be up to the Department of Health. Health Department spokesman Brooks Baehr said the agency is not currently discussing a vaccine mandate for eligible students. Hayashi said he didn’t know how many of the state’s 87,000 vaccine-eligible students have been vaccinated. He said that 90.4% of Department of Education salaried employees statewide were fully or partially vaccinated. State officials have reported about 3,000 COVID cases at schools since July.

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