For those using the Kauai resort bubble options and others. But free Kauai COVID tests aren’t for everyone.
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For those using the Kauai resort bubble options and others. But free Kauai COVID tests aren’t for everyone.
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OK,time to stop the craziness in Hawaii. Alaska dropped their testing requirements and they do not have near the healthcare that even Hawaii does. Catch up already!
Wow, they continue to dig in on this resort bubble idea and think it is working (per the news over there). I read that like 1400 people who have tested after the bubble are all negative, not one positive test. Wonder if they look at those statistics?
This resort bubble is a complete waste of time and money for those of us trying to take a vacation. Now a free test, yet how do you get to Lihue from Poipu and back? Who pays for that? And while doing this you are not on vacation, you are schlepping around getting tested while being held captive. What happens to the jailbird bracelet during this time? Who takes people to be tested? Are they getting tested after being exposed to us?
I have a friend who just got back from Mexico. She said it was great. They had free testing right there at the resort (you need a negative test to return to the US).
We are both vaccinated (our choice), but I guess that is meaningless until they get around to deciding otherwise.
What a mess.
Thank you for the information. I was wondering
if you own a condo in Kapaa and have received
both doses of the covid vaccine and have the
proper documents, are you able to go to your condo?
Hi Bobbie.
There are no different provisions yet for those who have been vaccinated. Hopefully, that will be announced soon.
Aloha.
Can we book at Wyndham bubble with our points and get a Covid test? I am confused. Aloha
Hi Dianne.
Those are questions best asked of Wyndham.
Aloha.
This ‘free’ test really doesn’t make a bit of difference to those who wish to travel to Kauai. The requirement of having to stay on an outlying island for three days prior (which adds considerable expense for lodging and air flights/rental car) and/or stay in one of Kauai’s bubble resorts (which are quite costly options) makes the choice of choosing Kauai as a vacation destination, VERY LIMITED. We have owned a condo on Kauai for 40 years. We now market it on VRBO. With these restrictions, people who have reserved dates this year, hoping the restrictions would lift, with the rollout of the vaccine and the weakening of the virus, have gone to the expense and trouble of arranging flights and accommodations, only to have to cancel at the last minute. Besides discouraging people to want to make the effort to come to Kauai ever again, you have made it near impossible to enable homeowners to return for a visit and keep a viable rental business going. Our very expensive Homeowner dues are payable each and every month, with or without renters. Mortgage and utility payments come due every 30 days, and of course State real estate taxes. How much longer can homeowners hang on without the island collapsing? Please consider your full time residents and their need to earn a living, be able to hold onto their homes and feed their families, along with the many off-island homeowners that sustain your tax base and welcome visitors to support your island businesses. From a logical standpoint, with minimal Covid cases on island and improved conditions, please allow those healthy people that wish to travel to Kauai to enter without these ludicrous restrictions. Who are they benefitting at this time? Certainly not the ‘bubble resorts’ who are operating at less than half capacity, certainly not the other resorts that are not considered essential to rent and certainly not all the employees of these resort businesses that are out of work. PLEASE OPEN SOON!
“Will these new free Kauai COVID tests work for you?” Nope. First off, resort bubbles won’t work for me. Secondly, the county is putting the onus on the bubble resorts to get guests to the War Memorial for testing. Some may accommodate, some not. Just another typical goat rope by the County Administration.
Aloha,
Well, I just found out today that Alaska Airlines canceled our April flights to/from Kauai due to their travel restrictions. Per my chat with the airline today when I asked what happened to our flight when I was checking prices for someone this morning: “So being you would have to have your covid test to enter Kaui and then take another one once you land and stay at their resort bubble. Our flights are not flying. Since there will be so little need if no one wants to do the double testing and quarantine. We are not flying until Kaui opens back up with just the one test requirement.”
So our family of 16 will not be going after all, as we kinda expected because we tried to figure out ways to comply with the “resort bubble” requirements (including the $200 per person MD who comes to the Marriott one you meet the 72 hour mark) and that added a minimum of $8500 for our group with hotel, shuttle, location monitoring bracelets, extra Covid test). We also looked at changing our flight to Oahu, staying for 3-4 nights, etc etc, and that also added almost 10k.
Keep us posted if things with Kauai.
JC
Fantastic news except we just miss the window to take advantage. We were due to come in at 12:55pm, but with the cancellation of most direct flights, we were moved to a connection which now doesn’t come in until 3:55pm so we’re stuck with the $200/pp test unless their hours get extended. Bummer.
Aloha,
Once again clear as mud! We are staying in a bubble hotel in Poipu for three days and taking the 15 min rapid test. Transportation is not addressed and also what if you finish your quarantine on a Sat or Sunday? You are out of luck for free test. No one seems to think any of this through before announcing one aspect of it. So frustrated!
Mahalo
Hi Denise.
Yes, we understand your valid concerns. Thanks.
Aloha.
Where is it free in Maui to get tested before flying to kauai ?