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  1. Julie m

    I’m confused about the booster. Will you only be able to enter with a vaccines and a booster, or is that just considered “fully vacinated”? Will the continue to allow entry with a negative test?

  2. Lin G.

    My husband and I are planning a trip to Hawaii this year. Even though we’re fully-vaxxed and boosted, we know it’s possible to be exposed on a plane and spend our vacation sick with a highly-contagious virus. We’re well over 65, which airlines are the safest for us?

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    1. Lisa A

      Honestly, they pack you in like sardines on the plane and people remove masks to eat. The only way around it is to not go in my opinion. We went to Kauai on Alaska Airlines in November and came home fine. This new variant, Omicron infected people, boosted and fully vaccinated as you know. Seems like it was milder symptoms but depending on your health may effect folks differently. Gotta weigh the risk and reward. Hope this helps, thank you.

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  3. Jim E

    Folks——Hawai’i desperately needs to get its Covid act together!——This is a sad version of “Who’s on first, What’s on second and “I don’t know is on third!!!!
    It seems that – from one day to the next – nobody knows what the protocol is. And, if they do, it has already changed and – what is worst – it depends whom you are listening to!
    No, for my family we will stay home until you (collectively) make up your minds.
    Jim E, Santa Barbara

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  4. Anne P.

    I appreciate this email every time is arrives. I am a little unclear right now on where Kauai stands: it is my understanding they are not requiring vaccines, only a negative test. I will be coming from California. Do I have that right? Thank you for all your work here to keep us informed and up to date.

    1. Beat of Hawaii

      Hi Anne.

      Thank you. Entry to the entire state is governed by the same rules, which at this point are either vaccination or testing, not both.

      Keep in mind that you could be required to provide proof of vaccination for some restaurants. It is up to the establishment and we have encountered that.

      Aloha.

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  5. grehm

    “The CEO of their national airline, El Al, just said that Israel “has made a decision to live alongside coronavirus.” He went on to say that “the Western world, as well as the World Health Organization, recognize and understand that aviation is not a cause for further morbidity and restrictions on movement… have been found to be an ineffective tool in preventing the spread of the virus.”” Sounds like a smart guy, wish our own leaders were that smart.

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  6. Cynthia

    I would assume the state still accepts approved exemptions for people who test positive for COVID within the past 90 days, correct? Making sure those rules remain unchanged to date.

    They make it very difficult to plan an upcoming vacation in February.

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    1. Anne P

      I am curious about this as well. Has it been answered as of yet? Will the recovery of infection within 90 days allow entrance to Kauai from California?
      TIA

      1. Cynthia

        Checkout this link – this is where we are getting our information right now.
        ag.hawaii.gov/travelexemption/

  7. Richard L

    We will be traveling to Kauai on 2/15 via Honolulu from San Diego and returning 2/25 via the same route. Is there a way to add boosters to the secure Hawaii program? Will we need boosters for the return via Honolulu ?
    Rich

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    1. Jonathan M.

      There is currently no way to enter the boosters on the site from what I’ve read, and once on the islands anyone can travel freely.

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  8. Kym V

    My nephew who is unvaccinated has been on the main island for a week and all he had to do was test every 48 hours, no further restrictions (i.e. no mask wearing inside, could get in to restaurants etc). How is someone reading HI’s rules to know what is actually enforced?

    On the subject of requiring boosters, I agree with the Lt Governor it could be original vac shot and negative test but no booster. My husband had a bad reaction with his original vac shot and no way will he get a booster.

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  9. Lindy

    For those who equate covid with “just a flu—live with it” my only thought is of
    US Covid Statistics Updated Jan 31, 2022 @ 2:16pm EST
    POPULATION  330,756,000 CASES: 74,590,840 TOTAL: 22.55% PER CAPITA
    DEATHS: 885,103 TOTAL: 0.268% PER CAPITA
    NEW CASES: 46,036,375 JANUARY 31: 61.7% GROWTH
    Yesterday there were 68,071 new confirmed* cases, 0 recoveries, 1,536 deaths.
    Seems worse than the flu, for which a lot of folks get vaccinated with no worries.
    Please practice malama, o.k.?

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  10. Kathy

    To all of you who think it’s just like the flu please talk to an actual Immunologist. It far from the flu.

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