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Hawaii health care workers decry lack of COVID mandates

FILE — In this Aug. 24, 2021, file photo an ambulance sits outside the emergency room at The Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu. Health care workers in Hawaii say a lack of government action is worsening an already crippling surge of coronavirus cases in the islands, and without effective policy changes the state's limited hospitals could face a grim crisis. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File) FILE — In this Aug. 24, 2021, file photo people sit on a Waikiki Beach in Honolulu. Hawaii was once seen as a beacon of safety during the pandemic because of stringent travel and quarantine restrictions and overall vaccine acceptance that made it one of the most inoculated states in the country. But the highly contagious delta variant exploited weaknesses and now the state is experiencing a record surge. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File) FILE — In this Oct. 2, 2020, file photo, a man sits on a nearly empty Waikiki Beach in Honolulu before the state reopened its economy. After loosening rules, health care workers in Hawaii now say a lack of government action is worsening an already crippling surge of coronavirus cases in the islands, and without effective policy changes the state's limited hospitals could face a grim crisis. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File) FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2021, file photo a tent is seen outside the emergency room at The Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu. Health care workers in Hawaii say a lack of government action is worsening an already crippling surge of coronavirus cases in the islands, and without effective policy changes the state's limited hospitals could face a grim crisis. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)