Kim: Despite rise in cases, no lockdown needed

Kelsey Walling/Tribune-Herald Malia Mattos hands Peggy Keloaha meals for two Waiakea Elementary School students in the parking lot of Waiakea High School on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. Schools have continued to offer free lunches to their students while they have been going to school virtually.

Kelsey Walling/Tribune-Herald Blandina Ishida fixes takeout boxes for students while serving free lunches at Waiakea High School on Monday. Schools have continued to offer free lunches to their students while they have been going to school virtually.

Even as COVID-19 cases on the Big Island rise, Mayor Harry Kim said he has no plans to return the island to lockdown.