100 thoughts on “Arriving Hawaii Visitors Can Expect These Changes Ahead”
Vasuna E
Monday, August 31, 2020
“CDC Admits 94% Not COVID-Only Deaths” by Sierra (NZ) – 8.31.20
Mike C.
What about the 72 hour pretest if coming from the mainland. Any further updates?
D.F.
Please let me know when the spirit of aloha returns to Hawaii. Until then, it seems they do not welcome guests and we are finding other options. Thanks.
Beat of Hawaii
Hi D.F.
Thanks.
Aloha.
Mil N
I fly in on Sept 1. When will Safe Travels app be available?
Sharon E
Ok,so we need to fill out application and another the night before leaving the mainland as well as being tested 72 hrs prior? What do we do when doing interisland travel in the middle of our vacation?
Louise
It is known that most do not have symptoms not even fevers, so a temp
Test will be a waist of time. A covid test should be required before
travelling to Hawaii.
Aloha
Louise
Please enforce the covid 19 test prior to arriving to Hawaii. A 72 hour test should be required.
PLEASE!!
Cowboy B.
Will this still be inclusive of an article I read of wearing bracelets as tourists or and Islanders come in on properties and such also ?
Mahalo
Beat of Hawaii
Hi Cowboy B.
Good question. We’ll have to await further clarification on that from the state.
Aloha.
Cowboy B.
Aloha thanks for the updates keep them coming
My timeshare is do in October hoping to come in March hopefully I don’t have to spend it through two weeks in the the condo property
Mahalo from Seattle Bob
Beat of Hawaii
Hi Cowboy B.
Will do. Thanks.
Aloha.
Michael D.
I agree with Mike. Instead of temp tests, which are not reliable, and filling out forms, etc., all they simply have to do is use the new saliva quick tests before flying over. Therefore all that plus quarantining would be unnecessary.
Dave R
Most scientific sources are skeptical about the benefits of thermal screening. One obvious reason is that many/most people with C-19 don’t have significant fever. Here’s what Science Magazine has to say:
“If you have traveled internationally the past 2 months, you may have encountered them: health officers briefly pointing a thermometer gun at your forehead or watching as you go by to check for signs of a cough or difficulty breathing. Many countries are now watching arriving and departing air passengers who might suffer from the viral disease COVID-19; some require passengers to fill out health declarations. (Some also simply ban or quarantine those who have recently been in outbreak hot spots.)
Exit and entry screening may look reassuring, but experience with other diseases shows it’s exceedingly rare for screeners to detect infected passengers. Just last week, eight passengers who later tested positive for COVID-19 arrived in Shanghai from Italy and passed the airport screeners unnoticed, for example. And even if screeners do find the occasional case, it has almost no impact on the course of an outbreak.
“Ultimately, measures aimed at catching infections in travelers will only delay a local epidemic and not prevent it,” says Ben Cowling, an epidemiologist at the University of Hong Kong. He and others say screening is often instituted to show that a government is taking action, even if the impact is marginal.”
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Monday, August 31, 2020
“CDC Admits 94% Not COVID-Only Deaths” by Sierra (NZ) – 8.31.20
What about the 72 hour pretest if coming from the mainland. Any further updates?
Please let me know when the spirit of aloha returns to Hawaii. Until then, it seems they do not welcome guests and we are finding other options. Thanks.
Hi D.F.
Thanks.
Aloha.
I fly in on Sept 1. When will Safe Travels app be available?
Ok,so we need to fill out application and another the night before leaving the mainland as well as being tested 72 hrs prior? What do we do when doing interisland travel in the middle of our vacation?
It is known that most do not have symptoms not even fevers, so a temp
Test will be a waist of time. A covid test should be required before
travelling to Hawaii.
Aloha
Please enforce the covid 19 test prior to arriving to Hawaii. A 72 hour test should be required.
PLEASE!!
Will this still be inclusive of an article I read of wearing bracelets as tourists or and Islanders come in on properties and such also ?
Mahalo
Hi Cowboy B.
Good question. We’ll have to await further clarification on that from the state.
Aloha.
Aloha thanks for the updates keep them coming
My timeshare is do in October hoping to come in March hopefully I don’t have to spend it through two weeks in the the condo property
Mahalo from Seattle Bob
Hi Cowboy B.
Will do. Thanks.
Aloha.
I agree with Mike. Instead of temp tests, which are not reliable, and filling out forms, etc., all they simply have to do is use the new saliva quick tests before flying over. Therefore all that plus quarantining would be unnecessary.
Most scientific sources are skeptical about the benefits of thermal screening. One obvious reason is that many/most people with C-19 don’t have significant fever. Here’s what Science Magazine has to say:
“If you have traveled internationally the past 2 months, you may have encountered them: health officers briefly pointing a thermometer gun at your forehead or watching as you go by to check for signs of a cough or difficulty breathing. Many countries are now watching arriving and departing air passengers who might suffer from the viral disease COVID-19; some require passengers to fill out health declarations. (Some also simply ban or quarantine those who have recently been in outbreak hot spots.)
Exit and entry screening may look reassuring, but experience with other diseases shows it’s exceedingly rare for screeners to detect infected passengers. Just last week, eight passengers who later tested positive for COVID-19 arrived in Shanghai from Italy and passed the airport screeners unnoticed, for example. And even if screeners do find the occasional case, it has almost no impact on the course of an outbreak.
“Ultimately, measures aimed at catching infections in travelers will only delay a local epidemic and not prevent it,” says Ben Cowling, an epidemiologist at the University of Hong Kong. He and others say screening is often instituted to show that a government is taking action, even if the impact is marginal.”