172 thoughts on “Hawaii Travel Now Ready For October Reopening”
Cindy
I don’t understand. So you take two tests in your home state 72 hours upon arrival? Why two??so all 6 of us need to pay for 12 tests in 72 hours before we leave? 160$ a pop. One is tough enough. They don’t even allow testing in Illinois unless you have symptoms. We will have to lie. Nice try but unrealistic
Marcel R.
Yes, I totally agry with you.
Bert C.
I visit Kauai in my condo 3 to 4 times a year. I have a rescheduled trip from September for October.
I’m keeping my fingers crossed that this plan works. Kauai is my happy place
Tom B.
Hallelujah!!!! I hope that’s true. We’re planning on being on the Big Island next May 5th-12th and then on to Kauai from May 12th-June 11th. We can’t wait to get back and we’re just hoping that most of the restaurants and activities are open again by then. Looking forward to catamaran sails, tubing, golf, visiting the canyon, Kilauea light house and bird sanctuary, walking on the bike path on the East shore and so many other things to spend our money on to help even the small vendors. Hopefully by then no tests will be needed and we all have had our vaccines.
Aloha until then!!!
Beat of Hawaii
Hi Tom.
Thanks.
Aloha.
Susan H
So hoping this all works out. Want to go back to kona in October! The liutenant governor has a good plan.
Rob W
Aloha- Thanks for keeping us up to date, the LT Gov’s comments sound positive. We originally booked our Maui trip in June, then we pushed it to July, then Aug and finally we cancelled our summer trip and booked one for mid-Oct. Our October direct flights on AlaskaAir were cancelled recently and they rebooked us on flights with layovers and a red eye. Between the flight changes and no clear direction from the governor on how they would reopen on Oct 1, I cancelled our October trip this morning and rebooked for late December. Hopefully Hawaii’s economy begins to heal and this trip sticks.
Beat of Hawaii
Hi Rob.
Thank you.
Aloha.
John N.
Is he offering either or both as requirements?
Rick
This sounds promising! We have a rental property on the “Big Island” and usually visit several times a year. If this, or something similar comes to fruition soon, not only will we be able to get more rents, but more importantly to us, come back and visit!
As always, thanks for sharing BOH!
Aloha!
Rick
Beat of Hawaii
Hi Rick.
Thanks for your comment.
Aloha.
PamM
What is going on???
This is like days of our lives, and no one remembers what’s actually happened.
Slap me because this insanty is just insane!!
Beat of Hawai’i, PLEASE help me understand WTH is Green talking about!?!?
Mahalo
Beat of Hawaii
Hi Pam.
It is crazy making over here. Travel stakeholders have no clue what is found on. How can they plan or get prepared?
Aloha.
Olga T
Hawaii (and other states)should address what they will use as a metric for measuring “active” virus..ie a baseline metric. There was a recent story in NY Times where in 3 states, it was discovered as many as 85-90% of the tests were Covid positive when the person might not have active virus any longer nor be able to spread the virus. Moreover, there appears to be variability between labs and equipment as to the sensitivity the tests use. Could you be negative at home and positive on island if Hawaii labs use a different amplification cycle?
Our family loves Hawaii and have been blessed to visit every other year for the past 20 years. Many of our favorite memories have been on island.
With 3 kids, we will wait to travel until testing is no longer required or the false positive situation is addressed/remedied.
If one person in our family got a false positive test after getting an all clear at home under scenario #2, all of us would simply have to return home.
Under option #1, booking a condo for 5, the car, deposits etc, if one person in our family got a + pcr test at home, then it means cancellations for all and from what I have read, there are few guarantees even with trip insurance to recover travel expenses.
I appreciate public health policy has a lot of considerations to balance. If the tests are in fact variable, perhaps states been “over quarantining” people without live transmittable virus?
States and labs should address this to give the public transparency on this recent discovery. Our state’s public health officials said they didn’t know even know which labs used what equipment let alone what amplification cycles are being used.
A hui hou Hawaii. We look forward to visiting again one day. We have 5 round trip tickets covered by airline miles ready to use. Will need to look into if those have an expiry date.
Enjoy reading BOH. Thanks!
Beat of Hawaii
Hi Olga.
Thanks.
Aloha.
RegY
It’s been over 1 1/2 years since we’ve been to maui; and over 17 since my wife and I met in Honolulu. We planned a trip for this Thanksgiving week almost 2 years ago and have been looking forward to going to Oahu. I hope that everything will work out. We don’t mind testing prior to arrival, just as long as there are firm decisions as to how testing will affect visiting Hawaii. We hope to be able to visit this year!
Melissa
Well said. Our family is in exact same situation.
Linda T
You raise great points for consideration. I suggest that you look into your “5 free tickets covered by airline miles.” Airlines typically offer very few “award” seats per flight. Even in the unlikely event you had reserved 5 award seats on the flight that you canceled, no airline will guarantee that they’ll give you 5 award tickets on the new flight that you need.
Mark P
Been here heard that
I’ll believe it when I see it
All bluster
Scott W
I will believe it after receiving something official from my rental property manager on Kaua’i!
Thanks for the update! Crossing fingers now as it has been almost a year since my last time at my condo.
Beat of Hawaii
Hi Scott.
Thanks.
Aloha.
Ding D.
Government officials never think through their own policies very much at all. If you test when you leave and then again after you get there, and even one of you and your family shows up positive then your vacation is over. And you lose all the money and all the reservations and you’re stuck in your room for 14 days. All you have to do is think through just the tiniest little bit to realize it’s not worth the risk. Hawaii is shooting itself in the foot here.
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I don’t understand. So you take two tests in your home state 72 hours upon arrival? Why two??so all 6 of us need to pay for 12 tests in 72 hours before we leave? 160$ a pop. One is tough enough. They don’t even allow testing in Illinois unless you have symptoms. We will have to lie. Nice try but unrealistic
Yes, I totally agry with you.
I visit Kauai in my condo 3 to 4 times a year. I have a rescheduled trip from September for October.
I’m keeping my fingers crossed that this plan works. Kauai is my happy place
Hallelujah!!!! I hope that’s true. We’re planning on being on the Big Island next May 5th-12th and then on to Kauai from May 12th-June 11th. We can’t wait to get back and we’re just hoping that most of the restaurants and activities are open again by then. Looking forward to catamaran sails, tubing, golf, visiting the canyon, Kilauea light house and bird sanctuary, walking on the bike path on the East shore and so many other things to spend our money on to help even the small vendors. Hopefully by then no tests will be needed and we all have had our vaccines.
Aloha until then!!!
Hi Tom.
Thanks.
Aloha.
So hoping this all works out. Want to go back to kona in October! The liutenant governor has a good plan.
Aloha- Thanks for keeping us up to date, the LT Gov’s comments sound positive. We originally booked our Maui trip in June, then we pushed it to July, then Aug and finally we cancelled our summer trip and booked one for mid-Oct. Our October direct flights on AlaskaAir were cancelled recently and they rebooked us on flights with layovers and a red eye. Between the flight changes and no clear direction from the governor on how they would reopen on Oct 1, I cancelled our October trip this morning and rebooked for late December. Hopefully Hawaii’s economy begins to heal and this trip sticks.
Hi Rob.
Thank you.
Aloha.
Is he offering either or both as requirements?
This sounds promising! We have a rental property on the “Big Island” and usually visit several times a year. If this, or something similar comes to fruition soon, not only will we be able to get more rents, but more importantly to us, come back and visit!
As always, thanks for sharing BOH!
Aloha!
Rick
Hi Rick.
Thanks for your comment.
Aloha.
What is going on???
This is like days of our lives, and no one remembers what’s actually happened.
Slap me because this insanty is just insane!!
Beat of Hawai’i, PLEASE help me understand WTH is Green talking about!?!?
Mahalo
Hi Pam.
It is crazy making over here. Travel stakeholders have no clue what is found on. How can they plan or get prepared?
Aloha.
Hawaii (and other states)should address what they will use as a metric for measuring “active” virus..ie a baseline metric. There was a recent story in NY Times where in 3 states, it was discovered as many as 85-90% of the tests were Covid positive when the person might not have active virus any longer nor be able to spread the virus. Moreover, there appears to be variability between labs and equipment as to the sensitivity the tests use. Could you be negative at home and positive on island if Hawaii labs use a different amplification cycle?
Our family loves Hawaii and have been blessed to visit every other year for the past 20 years. Many of our favorite memories have been on island.
With 3 kids, we will wait to travel until testing is no longer required or the false positive situation is addressed/remedied.
If one person in our family got a false positive test after getting an all clear at home under scenario #2, all of us would simply have to return home.
Under option #1, booking a condo for 5, the car, deposits etc, if one person in our family got a + pcr test at home, then it means cancellations for all and from what I have read, there are few guarantees even with trip insurance to recover travel expenses.
I appreciate public health policy has a lot of considerations to balance. If the tests are in fact variable, perhaps states been “over quarantining” people without live transmittable virus?
States and labs should address this to give the public transparency on this recent discovery. Our state’s public health officials said they didn’t know even know which labs used what equipment let alone what amplification cycles are being used.
A hui hou Hawaii. We look forward to visiting again one day. We have 5 round trip tickets covered by airline miles ready to use. Will need to look into if those have an expiry date.
Enjoy reading BOH. Thanks!
Hi Olga.
Thanks.
Aloha.
It’s been over 1 1/2 years since we’ve been to maui; and over 17 since my wife and I met in Honolulu. We planned a trip for this Thanksgiving week almost 2 years ago and have been looking forward to going to Oahu. I hope that everything will work out. We don’t mind testing prior to arrival, just as long as there are firm decisions as to how testing will affect visiting Hawaii. We hope to be able to visit this year!
Well said. Our family is in exact same situation.
You raise great points for consideration. I suggest that you look into your “5 free tickets covered by airline miles.” Airlines typically offer very few “award” seats per flight. Even in the unlikely event you had reserved 5 award seats on the flight that you canceled, no airline will guarantee that they’ll give you 5 award tickets on the new flight that you need.
Been here heard that
I’ll believe it when I see it
All bluster
I will believe it after receiving something official from my rental property manager on Kaua’i!
Thanks for the update! Crossing fingers now as it has been almost a year since my last time at my condo.
Hi Scott.
Thanks.
Aloha.
Government officials never think through their own policies very much at all. If you test when you leave and then again after you get there, and even one of you and your family shows up positive then your vacation is over. And you lose all the money and all the reservations and you’re stuck in your room for 14 days. All you have to do is think through just the tiniest little bit to realize it’s not worth the risk. Hawaii is shooting itself in the foot here.