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I read and feel all the frustrations. When Gov. Ige made the announcement that travel was opening I read the announcement, followed the terms to travel to KOA and ordered two approved home test kits. Now Gov. Ige says…let each Mayor make the decision to opt in or out at the last minute. Really? We all our confused at the planning and policy enforcement by all Hawaiian Officials. Maybe this will lead to change in leadership that Govern and recognize the importance of Public Health, Social Health and Economic Health are all part of this equation.
Those running the state of Hawaii are destroying their citizens lives. Typical for liberal, socialists!
Honestly, why would anyone ever visit your state again?
I never will…..
I planned a 3 week family vacation to Hawaii before Covid for December and I still have no idea if it’s going to happen or not. I just want a clear answer so I can plan something else and try to reschedule or get my money back. I feel like there is a different story every week.
We’re in the same boat! It’s so frustrating!
This is embarrassing that our hawaiian government can not come up with a solution. I live on Maui, work on Lanai and I can not go back to work interisland but others can fly from afar to enjoy a vacation. Why are the answers not coming?
We have been trying to schedule a vacation to Kona since July. Twice our tickets have been refunded on AA due to reopening postponement. We were really hoping to be back to enjoy the beautiful island and relax. Originally we were planning two weeks vacation and now had extended the planned stay for 1mo- two weeks vacation and two working there. Spending one week in Maui. Now awaiting to see if the 2wk quarantine will apply for inter island travel.
Now this latest news about Hawaii potentially opting out :-S. Sigh. Hoping we can fly on 10/17 as originally planned. What a nightmare.
Thank you Beat of Hawaii for keeping us up to date. I’ve followed your site for years, and this is my first time posting.
Hi Julieta.
Thanks so much for being a regular reader and a first-time commenter. Much appreciated.
Aloha.
Once again, each island has a King, who presides over his subjects.
Gov Ige does not want to be Gov Kamehameha, and rule over the united islands.
Sorry folks, I prefer democracy. Aloha, Hawaii.
This feels like prison sentences. Enough is enough!
Aloha Guys
Here’s where I think most people are over looking when it comes to covid and reopening of the Hawaiian islands.
The Governor and Mayor’s on Hawaii have close family ties to citizens they serve. When 200 or 300 Californians die in a day from covid there’s a good chance our governor will not know or be related to any of those citizens.
On Hawaii that will not be true.
When tourism begins covid cases will rise along with covid related death. The Governor and Mayors will be blamed and have blood on their hands from killing auntie and uncle.
The citizens are ok with dealing with suicide, alcoholism, domestic abuse and crime related to shutdown, but when auntie and uncle start dying of covid that won’t stand.
That is why mayors are creating so many hurtles and delaying when it comes reopening the islands
Hi Richard.
Thanks for your more than 50 comments.
Aloha.
More than 50!
I’d better slow my roll wouldn’t want to wear my welcome out.
Aloha Guys
In this case it means good buy
Hi Richard.
Thanks for the levity. And good night.
Aloha.
We’re coming to Maui for two weeks, and are supposed to fly from Maui to Molokai for two days, then back to Maui for our return flight home. Can you please tell me if you have any idea if we’ll be allowed to do that?
Hi Gayle.
We expect an update on the interisland quarantine later this week. Until then, we don’t have any further details.
Aloha.
Wow. We had booked tickets to Kona, several weeks ago, on what *sounded* like the assurance that this was finally going to be the “reopening” that Hawaii has needed. By last week, with airlines announcing travel testing programs and the Hawaii Tourism Authority publishing pretty clear guidance on how to do our testing, we felt confident and ready to go. Now, just over a week before it’s supposed to happen, the infighting and indecision of local and state government is screwing things up again. We’ve visited Hawaii many times and always gone out of our way to be as respectful (and safe) as possible, but now that we’ll have to cancel our trip and hopefully claw back some money from now-useless airfare, it’s just the last straw. Hawaii won’t be on our list of places to return to this year, next year, or for quite a long time.