Hawaii Governor David Ige has said that the state will drop its quarantine and Covid-19 testing requirements for travellers once 70 per cent of the state’s population has been vaccinated against the disease, AP reports.

Hawaii will also lift its requirement that people wear masks indoors once that level has been reached, he said.

Right now, travellers arriving from out of state must spend 10 days in quarantine or, to bypass that quarantine, they must show proof of a negative Covid-19 test taken before departure for the islands.

Once 60pc of Hawaii’s population is vaccinated, Ige said, the state will allow travelers to bypass a quarantine requirement as long as they can prove they were vaccinated in the US. Restrictions on travel between the islands will open up before that.