Two tourists who came to Hawaii over the weekend were arrested after it was revealed they violated state security measures by forging vaccination cards.
The Hawaii attorney general's office told The Hill Friday, that two men — identified by USA Today as Norbert Chung, 57, and Trevor Chung, 19, from the mainland — were detained at Daniel K. Inouye Airport in Honolulu on Sunday.
Gary Yamashiroi , a spokesman for the state attorney general, said the two tourists were charged Thursday morning and now face up to one year in prison and a maximum fine of $ 5,000.
The men were found to have violated the Hawaiian program Safe Travels, which requires all travelers from any part of the United States to provide proof of vaccination, h to avoid the mandatory 10-day quarantine upon arrival.
Yamashiroya noted that the Attorney General's Office «will prosecute anyone who tries to violate the rules of Safe Travels, created to keep our islands safe.»
Hawaii Governor David Ayge also referred to the arrests at his pandemic press conference, saying the men would be held accountable for the misconduct “to the fullest extent of the law.”
Earlier this month, two passengers traveling from the United States to Canada were fined nearly $ 16,000 when authorities discovered they had provided fake COVID-19 vaccination credentials.
