HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s Sea Life Park will reopen on Saturday after being shut down for almost a year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The park had been closed since March 17, 2020, and two-thirds of its staff was furloughed.

The marine mammal park, bird sanctuary and aquarium will limit capacity, mandate masks, enforce social distancing and screen temperatures at the door.

Sea Life Park will only be open on weekends during its initial phased opening. Park officials said they hope to return to a regular schedule by summer, Hawaii News Now reported.

There will be a new insiders tour, reef and dolphin encounters and table seating for a luau.

“We’re really excited to make this back in again,” general manager Valerie King said. “We have a lot of new great programs starting up including our new tours, our special animal shark tour. People can join us and see our new baby dolphin that was born during COVID.”

The park said it would bring back employees and open more than a dozen positions. The jobs available include those in customer service, housekeeping and food service.

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