The possibility of having entry requirements based on where you live may be coming to Hawaii travel.
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The possibility of having entry requirements based on where you live may be coming to Hawaii travel.
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Not sure what to do – i have 2 rt vouchers for Hawaiian air and a voucher for a week in a kauai timeshare since i had to cancel last may trip and from CA.
With only 10 days remaining before finally returning home to the slopes of Mauna Loa, I am starting to get nervous about some last minute change to the State rules of trans-Pacific travel. Probably too much to ask for a 96-hour testing window instead of the current 72 hours.
It is very hard to get a test here as there are almost no Hawaii “trusted testing partners”. My plan is to take an in-person test at Walgreens (if an appointment can be had), a mail in test with Vault Health (Sunday departure makes results iffy) and a backup appointment for a rapid test at XpresCheck in the Phoenix airport during a two-hour layover.
Wish me luck.
We are in Southern California and although they have claimed the 10 day mandatory quarantine, it is not enforced nor will it be. It is up to the individual to choose to quarantine or not. If you test negative, you should be able to travel anywhere. To try to restrict an entire state is ridiculous! Not only will it greatly impact Hawaii for a very long time, it with also affect 1000’s of jobs in California as well.
Pope begs….this is not the time for vacations! People are dying.
I am a protestant, but can not see any more Godly guidance than that!
This is ridiculous if, for no other reason, people (from CA and everywhere else Covid is) have already made 2021 travel plans to Hawaii. Now travellers have to sit on pins and needles again waiting for someone to make a decision. Not all of CA has high Covid numbers, but its okay to penalize anyone who lives in CA. As i’ve said before, just close the doors to Hawaii and toss the keys. Closing would be easier than setting rules and then changing them every other week. Sadly, Hawaii is doing its best to tell visitors they arent welcome.
Well stated Tracy Y.
I have 2 sets of two round trip tickets on Hawaiian Airlines from May 2020 and from November 2020. I cannot get a Refund, only an allowance to use within 18 months.
I have 2 more tickets for a Trip to Oahu in May 2021 …..
I cannot afford to pay for 6 Tickets that I am not allowed to use.
If I find a way to get a Full refund from Hawaiian Airlines, I will never, and I mean never, visit any of the Hawaiian Islands, as long as they are governed by Democrats !
I’m a Californian and Hawaii may be off my summer vacay plans. We go to Hawaii every year and I would rather spend my harder and travel dollars elsewhere then spend them in Hawaii again this year. If you’re going to penalize Californians Hawaii you were going to be losing a lot of tourist dollars
I was there in November. We were on the big island. Had no issues. Just uploaded the required test results. I am scheduled again in July for another visit. We cancelled a trip in March because of lack of clear guidelines by the state government. But I understand that the islands are not equipped as the mainland for medical response that could be needed for a larger scale outbreak. I am not against pre test to traveling to the islands. Just wish there was consistency. My own state has not even a proposed possible plan either. This virus changes. But there has to be some assemblance of a plan. I hope the government of Hawaii can be clearer and consistent.
How does this work for those of us in other states that can’t get direct flights to Hawaii and have layovers in California (not overnight)? I’ve flown to Hawaii many times and have always had a layover in California.
Mahalo for that question! We are planning a late April 2021 trip via California. Yeah, I know that April is 4 months away and lots can change, but since we’re flying out of Philly, we have to land in SAN, then Uber over to Oakland to fly on Southwest out of CA to Maui. Hopefully, we don’t have to cancel another trip — we went to Disney World last October (instead of April 2020) and booked our Maui timeshare back in July 2019! We are never returning to Orlando and this may be our final trip to Hawaii. If we can’t go, then we won’t ever go back! So sad that these politicians are killing the tourism industries with broad rules.
We have been trying to fly to Hawaii from Idaho and having problems finding a covid test within 72 that is not those mail in tests that are expensive.
California has much more testing and the flights from major airports are direct (only 5 hours). So its much easier to get tested and fly from California. So of course there are more visitors from that state! We actually considered a road trip to CA to make it easier for us to get to Hawaii!
I live in Phoenix Arizona and we are back in the highest 3 states again with the highest positive results. Due to that fact it’s hard to fly anywhere without a 10-14 day quarantine . Makes it hard to travel. I’ve tested negative twice but still because of location I live I’m quarantined.
Looks like Kauai may come Off my to do list for 2021. Only Hawaiian Island I’ve not seen.