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We have tried 2 times to travel to hawaii from the mainland. Rules are too confusing and only specific testing centers are hard to find and schedule. Now on second trip to caribbean, very easy and safe. Now with the talk of scaling back tourism in hawaii not sure we will ever return.
Thank you
Mike
Hi Mike.
Thanks for the feedback.
Aloha.
We were supposed to be there this month. We weren’t going to wear a mask on a 12 hour flight. Then, who wants to be quarantined when you go on vacation. Kauai did it to themselves.
My family had planned a trip to Hawaii before Covid-19 hit, but of course that changed everything. We were legitimately planning on coming to Kauai for a full 9 days, but after seeing the restrictions (and traveling with two toddlers) we just booked a trip to Maui and the Hawaii. It made us really sad to not go to Kauai but there were just too many hoops to jump through.
We live on O’ahu and had plans to visit in October 2020 but had to cancel due to a funeral. We just made plans yesterday to visit in mid February. We want to support the neighboring economy and hope that the folks there are still as kind and accepting of us as they would have been prior to COVID.
We’re scheduled to come at the end of March but we’re now looking to cancel because of the rules. It would also cost my family another $600 to take a test before coming.
Planned a vacation for April going to cancel if we have a 3 day bubble that’s waste 3 o our 6 days not going to do it too money
When we were part of Safe Travels, case counts went sky high…. all due to travel. How about instead of ‘getting back to normal’ (relying entirely on tourism, something we can’t control, for our economy we start investing in alternatives. Kauai and all the islands have abundant natural resources but here we are wringing our hands looking for tourists to prop us up. That’s nuts. It’s like we haven’t taken this huge opportunity to reflect. Mayor sees what’s going on on n the RoW and doesn’t want the island infected, smart.
I’m not sure there is an immediate answer at this time other than massive bailouts from D.C. Tourism will not return until at least the end of the year to numbers that will make up the current loses of today. It saddens my family and I to see the large number of homeless everywhere and the increase of trash.
This abundant “Natural Resources” that would create thousands of high paying jobs is what? Oil, coal, rubber, timber, iron, copper? None of that and even if there was there would be no access to it. Native Hawaiian groups would never allow it. They are barely ok with people coming to look at the sites. It might be possible to manufacture something here but that would require a whole restructuring of the shipping industry, the elimination of labor unions, and very generous tax incentives. Agriculture? Likely not. Sugar was established for how long here and it could not survive.
The most abundant “Natural Resource” on Kauai is Magical Thinking.
We just need to get everyone on this Island vaccinated and then will be safe. Then determine how many visitors we (Kauai) can handle inferstructure wise and what is sustainable.
This is no surprise. The Mayor has made the safety of Kauai’s residents a priority, sacrificing local businesses. Kauai cant have it both ways. Statistics have shown that this virus is durable but difficult to catch and very survivable. Kauai has over reacted and now suffers the consequences.In addition, full-time residents have voiced their disdain for visitors to a point where they may never feel welcomed or safe again in such a hostile environment.
Yes, agree that it’s either safety or business. But I beg to differ that it’s difficult to catch, considering 400,000 people in the US have died. That’s statistics for you.
I agree – it’s obviously easy to catch. Approaching 25 million “confirmed” infections in the US alone, and the actual number of people who’ve had it is likely way higher when you consider how many people likely had it without ever being tested to confirm. Approaching 415 thousand US deaths attributed at least in part to Covid-19. A mortality rate of under 1.7% of confirmed positive tests. 415K is a lot of people, but as you say, that’s statistics for you. Probably a few million more of the 25 million had a miserable experience, but survived. Who knows if any long term effects? Killer pandemics/plagues have been part of the human existence since forever. This one is a nothing burger compared with some of the past ones.
Greetings from San Diego!
I am travelling for 6 nights total in April (after Easter). The first 3 are in Honolulu. The last 3 are on Kauai.
If I’m understanding everything correctly, as long as I follow the “Oahu” protocol i.e. neg. test, Safe Travel upload, etc. then take a 2nd test on Oahu (and it’s negative) then I’m free to continue on to Kauai and enjoy myself, no bubble, no quarantine? Sounds too “easy.”
If so, how do you suggest I secure my post-arrival Oahu test, and more importantly, on what day of my stay? Assume the following:
1. Arrive Oahu on Monday
2. Fly to Kauai Thursday afternoon
3. Fly back to San Diego Sunday afternoon
Somewhere between steps 1 and 2 I need to re-test, yes? Should I do it as soon as I arrive on Oahu, middle of my stay, the morning of my Kauai flight??? So many questions!
And during my 3 nights on Kauai, I’m free as a bird…just wear mask, be kind, respect the locals, etc.? I don’t need another Kauai test to fly home to SD, right?
Once again, BOH to the rescue!
Mahalo!
Rob
Hi Rob.
You need to check with the test providers on Oahu to see who can do that timely. https://hawaiicovid19.com/travel-partners/
Hopefully, others can also give us a hand from their experience.
Aloha.