Hawaii-bound travelers for later in 2020 and beyond increasingly frustrated and in need of answers.
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Governor Ige
You need to do something. NOW. We need leadership. NOW.
Thank you for your continuous updates on our home away from home. Right now with no solid timeline in place for a reopening, it feels like quicksand trying to make a decision about when we can return. I hope they’re not seriously considering reopening to other countries before their own people.
We totally understand the need for caution, but Kauai has had no new cases for over a month now. Plans need to be made. Thank you Hawaiian Airlines for coming out on this. Can they give the governor a kick in the behind?
Hi Kathi.
Thank you.
Aloha.
We cancelled our trip to the Big Island scheduled for May. I am thankful that Hawaii has stopped tourism to control and mitigate the spread of C0vid. The very worse situation would be to open too soon resulting in increases of C0vid. That would put a halt to tourism in a hurry. The islands are not equipped to handle a surge in illness. I am content to wait til the vaccine is available or a treatment is available. The beautiful Hawaiian Islands should not be tainted. Let science dictate. See the Mainland states that have reopened too quickly resulting in increases of cases. Sell me some KONA COFFEE!!!❗️Aloha and heartfelt wishes for good health to HAWAIIANS. Health is everything!🌺
Hi Judy.
Thanks.
Aloha.
Thank you for your continuous updates on our home away from home. Right now with no solid timeline in place for a reopening, it feels like quicksand trying to make a decision about when we can return. I agree with the previous commenter, should we have to pay our property taxes if we aren’t allowed to come? I hope they’re not seriously considering reopening to other countries before their own people.
We totally understand the need for caution, but Kauai has had no new cases for over a month now. Plans need to be made. Thank you Hawaiian Airlines for coming out on this. Can they give the governor a kick in the behind?
I have tickets to Kauai and a condo rental scheduled for November, but I have to make a decision no later than September, when my final payment for the balance of my condo rental is due. I won’t take the chance on losing $4000 when I’m pretty sure I’ll only get a credit for future travel, not a refund on what I’ve already spent. While I really want to go, I can’t take a chance on will they or won’t they. I won’t put good money after bad.
I am so glad I found this site. We have been coming to the Big Island for nearly 39 years and have a condo booked for the month of Feb. again in 2021, but we have not made our air reservations yet because we still don’t know if we will be making the trip. When we come, we want everything to be open to visitors again. We want to be able to not only walk on the beach, but also sit on the beach. We want to be able to walk around without masks, and we are concerned about the number of restaurants and businesses that will be shuttering their doors for good. If it is at all possible, could you please compile a list of Big Island businesses that will not be re-opening? This would greatly help us in our decision making process. I know there is no way of knowing all the businesses that will be closing but if we just had some idea, it would help. I am also wondering about the farmer/flea market in Kona town. I know they have torn it down. Do you know if they are planning to re-open it or if it is another C0vid casualty? Thank you for any insight you can give us.
Hi Sheryl.
Perhaps someone on the Big Island can give us a hand and comment on your specifics.
Aloha.
We have not changed our travel plans for Hawaii. We are scheduled to fly ALB/EWR/OGG January 17. Hoping for the best.
It’s been six weeks since Kauai has had the last new case. And still there is no plan, not even a discussion of what needs to be in place in order to lift the traveler deterring quar antine. This is what indecisive, passive-aggressive, lazy leadership looks like. Maybe if the politicians in charge had their state salaries cut to zero they would be working a little harder to come up with a realistic plan.
For now my 2021 vacation is all booked and I really hope it is a go!
So if The State of Hawaii chooses to keep U mainland people from coming to the islands and only allowing Japanese, New Zealanders and a chosen few other counties to visit, those of us US Tax payers from the main land that own property there to forego our taxes for the years that travel is restricted by the State of Hawaii?
A real life example of the downside speculative real estate in a market contained within the highly volatile economy based on tourism… your choice – your risk, so… your gain or your loss. No one is ‘owed’ anything for a loss on personal investments