Hawaii vacation demand is strong. Yet big concerns remain about rules, health, safety, and lost travel dollars.
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We have a trip planned for October and will take the trip. We are fully vaccinated and feel Hawaii (Kauai) is still very safe.
I agree! I am also taking my trip in late october because, quite frankly I can’t afford the increases in airfare for 2022!
Aloha! We are heading home tomorrow from a wonderful 2 week vacation on Maui. Everything has been just fine. Not too busy, everyone masked up inside, had lots of dinner reservations in advance and courteouly canceled them if not used. One of our best times here. Mahalo! Next year Kauai.
Dear Susan, I’m so glad that you had a fun & wonderful time in Hawaii🍍🥥🏖🏝🌏🌈🌺🌸 I can’t wait for my turn in 2023!! God bless you…psalms 91:11
We are fully vaccinated because we are in my 60’s. But, if young and healthy and not overweight, I don’t think I would have wanted to follow the current government push for vaccination. Unfortunately, many of our institutions, the main stream media , social media outlets are captured and as a result, have really lost a lot of credibility. Censorship is everywhere. I refuse to “show my papers to go on an excursion or out to eat, or go to a movie or concert. It is like we are living in 1984. I lived in Maui 30 years ago, I’ll have to pass on revisiting. However, Hawaii will be fine, because as I read all of the comments, it seems like so many visitors are willing.
Aloha
I bet you have never shown anyone you driver’s license have you? How dare people ask you to prove that you care about healthcare workers or anyone else! What are you so scared of?
We rescheduled for next year. .fourth time we’ve had to do this! Kauai is a special place for us. We go at least every other year. We were there for our 30th anniversary. .April 16, 2018. .during the epic rainstorm and flooding! Things will certainly improve once there is better info on new kinds of prevention. .and real research on results looking at the tons of now available data regarding treatment. Just need the politics to go away so we can make some real progress!
Mahalo!
I wish I could like this comment multiple times over. So succinctly stated and it makes so much sense. You take politics out of it and don’t let politics get involved in “facts” and only then will we see our way forward. Politicians have never met a fact they couldn’t twist to their benefit. Hopefully we’ll start seeing progress in the fact arena sooner rather than later.
Thanks for the update. This was easy to see coming. Out of concern for all those involved and to avoid unduly impacting Hawaii’s fragile health care delivery system, we have decided to push our trip out to May 2022.
Hope things improve in Hawaii. This is turning out to be a real disaster.
Stay safe and healhty all.
Regards,
Mike J
Dear Mike, I’ve decided to postpone my trip until 2023 for my lifelong dream vacation trip to Oahu.My Grandfather was in the Navy & in Pearl Harbor. I’ve always wanted to go to Pearl Harbor to pay my respects!! PH is #1 on my itinerary & my itinerary has been completed for months now.😄 I’m looking forward to the day when I’m sitting on the 🛩 traveling to Hawaii🍍🥥🌏🌺🌈🏝🏖 God bless you….psalms 91:11
We are also Canadian and my partner and I have plans to travel to Honolulu Dec 25 for 3 weeks. Fingers crossed too 🤞🙏
Sadly, for the third time, April 2020, then October 2020, and now September 2021 we’ve cancelled our condo, car rental, and flight again. But, the optimist that I am, we just rebooked for April 2022. Thankfully Hawaiian Air has been very accommodating and we’ve been able to reschedule without penalty. We are hoping Covid is gone by then.
Dear Victoria, I was suppose to be going to Hawaii in April 2022, but with the cases so high right now I just don’t feel comfortable traveling anywhere cases are high. I’ve decided to postpone until 2023 for my lifelong dream vacation trip 🌎🏖🏝🛩🍍🥥🌸🌞🌈🌊🎉👙🛍🕶🩴👒📅 Stay safe & be blessed 😇 psalms 91:11
Victoria, originally I was planning for 2020 then virus hit. I then postponed for 2022, now for 2023. 3rd time is the charm, lol!!
Aloha, Singapore has over 81% of its population vaccinated. Today, Singapore announced that 75% of its COVID cases are VACCINATED UNDIVIDUALS and is considering shuttering the country down again as hospital beds fill.
This info is available on any news site, so where and what is the truth? Fauci said when the US reached 80% vaccination rate, he would ease mandates and restrictions, but we’re seeing the exact opposite!
I wouldn’t plan travel anywhere, book any concerts or even any events simply because no one knows what is really going on.
We’ve already canceled our annual Maui trip, and we might travel to places within the mainland, simply because so much misinformation is being spread by both sides.
Pity, for those who are forced to go out of business while Congress is making a fortune on stocks.
Aloha till 2023, maybe…
If vaccines would not work at all, you would see 81% of hospitalizations from vaccinated, if the vaccination rate is 81%.
If 100% are vaccinated, then 100% of the hospitalized will be vaxxed. But the total number is lower.
The USA just reached 75% for at least 1 shot.. far from 80% fully protected. But I agree that a certain doctor who is on TV always changes the goalposts. And no single person should make these decisions
Yes, especially one who has never treated a covid patient and without an MPH degree presumes to dictate health policies to the public.
Here’s the headline: “Vaccinated people make up 75% of recent COVID-19 cases in Singapore, but few fall ill“. Key part is the last segment. We totally enjoyed our Hawaii vacation this summer to Maui and the Big Island. The Aloha was everywhere and folks made the best of a short staffed and busy season, and we’re courteous with mask wearing indoors. Yes, I may get COVID from traveling to Hawaii or anywhere else for that matter. BUT because I’m vaccinated my odds of being very ill are dramatically lower. It’s also why I get the flu shot every year. Interestingly, if fully vaccinated people ARE able to transmit COVID, that makes it worse for the unvaccinated because there are many more people who could give it to them. Here’s the link to The above referenced article. Aloha! reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/vaccinated-people-singapore-make-up-three-quarters-recent-covid-19-cases-2021-07-23/
We cancelled our Marriott Kauai Beach timeshare, which we’ve used for 26 years, out of frustration with the complications of getting to our scheduled September ten day visit. We’re equally disgusted with Marriott there for its lack of any help with no car renta availability, lack of a workable bus service, and closure of many of our favorite restaurants and activities- getting to our usual Bluefin Sailing tours, any of the gardens, getting to either end of the island. Even nearby Costco and supermarkets, etc. only by overly expensive taxis. We’ ve had little ongoing information from Kauai leaders, newspapers,etc. And Marriott just acts like nothing’s amiss! They are screwed up as Hogan’s goat since selling off their hotel portion of location. Our use of amenities is apparent. We stand to lose a huge expensive trip, losing earned credits,etc.And Marriott will only give us 60 days to use or lose our tend days credit, restricted to only their Vacation Club locations. Most impossible for use to plan, use in such a short time for all kinds of reasons. As I’ m handicapped, it only further complicates our situation. We now plan to sell our Marriott condo for whatever we get for it, and probably never see Kauai again!
I own multiple Marriott units on the islands as well. I also am fed up! With both Hawaii and Marriott!
Being a ‘weeks’ owner, you have to use your week in it’s current year. You can’t bank it for another year as there wouldn’t be enough available units. That’s how it works. Not Marriott’s fault. Your best option is to deposit it into Interval where you will have 2 years from the reservation date to exchange it. Depositing less than 60 days, however, will only let you search 60 days out.
We’re here on Kauai, Poipu Beach, as I write! After 11 long years, we’ve finally returned. We had been booked for late March 2020 but of course our plans were canceled. Thank you sincerely, BOH (& current travelers) for all the information I needed to make this trip happen with my disabled husband. And we couldn’t have done it without my adult son & his gf. Tuesday, after a 3-day weekend & it’s very quiet here. Except for the roosters! I still sleep right by open (screened) doors to enjoy the breeze & sound of the waves all night. Shopping at Costco, take out from restaurants like Kalapaki Joe’s, plenty of space on shore. We’re on island time & all enjoying the sun, clean air & waves. Especially my son & his gf as they were just evacuated from their S. Lake Tahoe home for the Caldor Fire (216k acres, 338 sq miles, 49% contained) Mahalo, stay safe & please consider the welfare of others. Be kind!
Hi Louse.
Thanks. Enjoy your time on Kauai!
Aloha.
Our trip starts this weekend. We are fully vaccinated and practice safety at home, as well as we plan to follow all safety measures on vacation (which is a mostly outdoor trip and we are also in a rental home away from everyone else). Most of the infections are in the unvaccinated, so we don’t feel like we are adding to anything but the revenue of the island. We visited during the 6 weeks Kauai was open in the fall, and we were met with very grateful business owners and only one stressed out, grumpy host at Tahiti Nui. Enjoy your trip. Support the economy. Follow the rules and adjust your activities accordingly.
We have a 10 day trip to Kauai for mid October.
As of now we are still planning to go. We are vaccinated and have no problem following any rules set in place.
Hopefully the numbers will start to drop
Dear Alf, I used to watch the TV show ALF & loved it❤ I’m looking very forward to my trip in 2023. This will be the 3rd time I’ve postponed it & the 3rd time is the charm, lol! 🌺🍍🥥🌏🏖🏝🛩🌈🌊
We returned in mid-August from a 9 day trip to the Big Island and had a great time. We did a bunch of hiking, had take out or food trucks every day, and did almost everything that we had planned, wearing our masks whenever we were close to people. But it was not crowded at all. The planes were not full, especially our return flight to SJC. We didn’t see as many tourists as in prior trips to the Big Island. We were sad to see that several food places were either closed or had reduced hours. We listened to the local radio station every day and heard the increasingly concerning number of Covid cases that each island was experiencing. In our opinion, some businesses are doing great, but most are not. If I had a trip planned for next week, I’d go and take every precaution. We have great memories of our trip, the locals are very kind and hospitable, and I’m glad to give them my business.
Aloha Gary, I’m so happy that you had a wonderful time in Hawaii!! 😍🌎🏖🏝🌈🌊🎉🕶👙🛍🩴👒🛩🌞 I can’t wait for my turn in 2023!! Stay safe & God bless you….psalms 91:11 & 118:14
We’re in Kihei, Maui and weren’t able to rebook/cancel so took extra precautions, including pre-travel testing (yes, we are vaxxed as well), are staying close to “home” simply enjoying the beach, mostly cooking at “home” and truly relaxing. The island feels incredibly quiet – we usually come 2 – 3x a year. Our rental car dropped by 2/3 in the few days before travel so we rebooked the better rate, and there were a ton of cars available – I got to pick my own! That’s never happened before.
We love Hawaii and will continue to be good stewards and safe travelers as long as we can.
Aloha 🌺 Tea, Have fun & stay safe in Hawaii!! I can’t wait for my turn in 2023! 🍍🥥🛩🌈 God bless you….pslams 91:11 & 118:14
So, what is considered a covid passport? Would this track our every stop, shop. Beach? We are not going to do that. It’s ok to show my covid vaccine and even my booster, but no one’s business where I eat, etc. Reminds us of what is going on in non-democratic governments.
It doesn’t do any of the things you are concerned about. You just have to show it upon entering certain locations. In this case, mainly for eating in a restaurant, and in some cases even just for eating indoors. There may be some expansion to other events, etc. in the future, and all the details haven’t yet been announced. It also depends on where you are going. Maui and Honolulu have slightly different rules, etc. Hang tight, all should become clear soon.
On the plus side our rental car for Maui dropped from $900 to just $305 for 9 days!!
Dear Tim, wow that definitely is a drop in price for rental cars. Good news.
We are still going to Big Island Nov.2 for 5 weeks. We’ll take a test, we are not vax. We are not typical tourists, we stay away from crowds and restaurants. Fingers crossed.
Hi Leo,
🏝 Have a wonderful time on the Big Island in November! We sadly canceled our October trip returning there. Too many unknowns for us.
Stay well and enjoy your 5 weeks in Hawaii! So happy for you! 😎
Aloha 🌺
Planning to go in december 21 and march 22 but until now, the form to complete on line and files to download and waiting the QR from Hawaii may be receiving it during your last flight, is too stressful. Some of our emails are also put in the spam. Imagine of you cannot find this at the arrival. I am fully Canadian vaccinated
Dear Monique, March is a very cool month because my bday is March 22nd!! ❤📅
We love Hawaii, and try to go every year. But we won’t be going as long as vaccine/mandates are in place. I can’t believe almost 2 years later and this is where we are. Covid case does not equal covid death. I’ll be back when the fear mongering is gone.
Jen, Not sure you heard about this but hospitals in Hawaii are so overrun with untaxed COVID patients that they are having to set up tents. civilbeat.org/2021/09/hawaii-hospitals-near-worst-case-scenario-as-officials-try-to-rein-in-labor-day-gatherings/
So, I wouldn’t suggest that there isn’t reason to fear. Sure, if you’re vaccinated chances are pretty good YOU won’t end up in a hospital due to COVID. On the other hand, since the hospitals are so full, I hope you don’t need some kind of other emergency care, because there’s basically no room at the inn for you.
My trip to Oahu last week was flawless. The Safe Travels pre-clearance at the Sacramento airport by Southwest personnel took less than five minutes, and the wristband moved me rapidly through Honolulu airport to my lowest-ever $366 per week full-size rental car (thank you, AutoSlash.com). The flight attendant on the 737 flight to Honolulu said they only had five open seats (the return flight a week later had more open seats than that).
Dinner at Duke’s Waikiki was no more crowded than in the past, and my June online reservation had us seated within 10 minutes. More than 90 percent of the people *outdoors* in downtown Honolulu were wearing masks, which surprised me.
The servers in the smaller local restaurants were smiling and happy that we brought them business, whether in the Honolulu area or along the north shore in Hale’iwa. Street and highway traffic was heavier than my last visit in February 2021 but it was manageable.
I have plans to return to Oahu in December 2021, and three more times in 2022. I have natural immunity, have been vaccinated, and wear my mask in inside spaces whether it is required or not, so I figure my risk of reinfection is low. Family on Oahu and the natural island beauty keep me coming back, even if I have to do some work get through the quarantine exemption process – it’s worth it to me!
Paul….well said! I can’t wait for my trip in 2023 & I’m getting very excited!
Aloha All,
What I don’t understand is if you are completely vaccinated your chances of overloading our hospitals, which they are, is almost nil barring an unscheduled trip to the hospital(accident for instance) totally unrelated to covid. I think that is a risk the unvaccinated are causing anywhere in the US. I don’t get our Gov sometimes.
It is too bad because September and the first half of Oct are the best months for visiting Hawaii IMO.
You are absolutely right. I think that the danger is that if I DO happen to have an accident that there won’t be hospital space for me. At least that’s my biggest concern about travel period, and Hawaii in particular right now. We are seeing stories all over the US now of people dying because they weren’t able to get a bed for something that normally they had a very good chance of surviving. Personally, we just recently returned from a week in the Big Island, and it was wonderful. But, with the increased hospitalization rates there, I don’t think I would go if I had a trip scheduled for, say Sept. or Oct. Dec is still, in my opinion, a possibility. I wouldn’t make that decision yet and see how things go before I cancelled a Dec. trip. khou.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/texas-veteran-dies-from-gallstone-pancreatitis-as-covid-crisis-impacts-those-who-dont-have-virus/285-44cc982f-bba0-43e5-b51f-bbb607ad45fc
Mahalo, We had all of our reservations set and due to arrive Sept.2 but we decided again for the third time canceling even though we have both been vaccinated that it was best for us
And hopefully we can visit again in March or April to the beautiful island of oahu north shore we absolutely love it there and appreciate all the information you give us. Thanks Terry
Cancelled our trip after moving it 3 previous times. Confusion regarding Ige’s comments and uncertainty with new travels restrictions was just too much. Booked and vacationing elsewhere. Will not reschedule and will avoid Hawaii / Maui for foreseeable future. Was able to cancel without losing money.
As always, the timely updates from BOH on the current state of Hawaii are very valuable.
After rescheduling twice, we finally canceled our anniversary celebration trip.
To answer the BOH question: We hope to book a trip for 2025 (40th Wedding Anniv), assuming the uncertainty and craziness has changed by then. However, it will take several months of demonstrated stability in policy for use to feel comfortable booking. And, we have decided that if the travel restrictions, mask mandates, vaccine passports, etc. still exist, we will probably never visit Hawaii.
Hello,
I am scheduled for a December 14th through December 27th trip to Maui. I’ll be staying with family. I am fully vaccinated & on December 2nd I will have the booster. My question is, Do I wait to upload info on Safe Travels program after my booster on 12/2 or do I upload current info & can I add the booster info at a later time?
Thank you so very much for all your input these past 4 years I’ve followed you.
Richard
Hi Richard.
It isn’t clear yet how boosters will be implemented in the Safe Travels program. Thanks for your nice words and comments.
Aloha.
I’m on the board of a small organization that has had a meeting in Hawaii every other year in January for many, many years. We’ve never missed one. Our next meeting is January 9-11, 2022. I haven’t signed the contract yet because – if we don’t have the event we won’t go out of business but if we have it and anything happens that costs us a significant amount of money, we will be in big trouble. We can’t get any kind of event insurance for Covid-related losses and we’ve already moved the location from the Big Island to Oahu because we were worried about the rental car situation. Figured we had options on Oahu and that the Big Island would not be a draw if people couldn’t rent (affordable) cars. Maybe we should just go ahead and book 2024 instead? I don’t know… Mahalo for any insight or advice.
Hi Liz.
We have no sense about your trip and what the circumstances will be in January, here in Hawaii, or anywhere else in the world for that matter. Who thoughts a few months ago we would be where we are today?
As for car rentals, the problems of availability and pricing are largely rectifying themselves at this time. So that probably won’t need to be any determining factor.
Aloha.
Please accept a reply from a Canadian. We are booked to travel to Maui December 27th, then on to Oahu December 31st. We are double vaccinated and our government is working on a Passport ID
We have our fingers crossed.
Had a trip planned for October. Cancelled it with no plans to reschedule. I refuse to “show my papers” so to speak, to go out to eat, on an excursion, etc. And yes, I am fully vaccinated, but I will not give out my personal health information to anyone who asks for it.
I have much more personal information on my driver’s license (name/address/birthdate… even a photo) than I do on my vaccination card (name/what vax I got and when), and I’ve been required to show my license to all sorts of people and places since I first received it as a teenager. I’ve never viewed that requirement as an invasion of my privacy, just proof of who I say I am.
I assume showing a driver’s license is and has been the same experience with you, MD (and millions of other people), so I’m not sure why the vax card would be such a sensitive issue? I fail to see how that information is compromising anything nearly as personal as my driver’s license does. In fact, it seems less informative than my auto insurance card.
I actually greatly appreciate that establishments are making sure they are as safe as possible for their customers/clients by requiring proof of vaccination. As someone who is immunocompromised and takes all the precautions, that additional layer makes me feel almost as protected as my recent booster shot!
We just got home from five nights on Maui and five nights on Kauai. It was amazing! While I don’t encourage anyone to book a fall trip to Hawaii right now, if you have a trip you can’t cancel coming up – let me ease your fears and offer tips that made our trip better.
1. Definitely pre-clear at the airport before your Hawaii flight. When we arrived in Maui, the line was so long.
2. Be patient- we mostly ate at our condo but when we did do a restaurant, they were short staffed and it went so much easier when we were kind and patient. Don’t eat out if you’re going to be rude to the staff or impatient for your food. Just be nice!
3. Plan mostly outdoor activities, we kept excursions to small (under 20 people) groups and outdoors.
4. Lower your expectations – you’re in paradise! Just enjoy.
5. Please obey the rules. When we did the Road to Hana we saw so many people parking in spots with no parking signs. Now more than ever – obey the rules and be respectful. You’re a guest!
6. Ease your anxiety- everything will be okay. 🙂
Emily, from this Kauai resident, MAHALO!!!
Right on.
What a nice comment, Emily. Mahalo for the information.
BOH, thank you for another great article.
Aloha Jeff and Rob. Thanks for your continuous updates for Hawaii travel. Do you have a recommendation for a company that sells “cancel for any reason” trip insurance? I’m not sure where to start. Mahalo.
Hi Pam.
We have used Insure My Trip for years and years when trip insurance is called for. They are an agency and represent a wide range of companies. As for insurance coverage, as you are surely aware, it is incumbent on the buyer to read the clauses in excruciating detail. Otherwise, you may have nothing to fall back on. Good luck and let us know how it goes.
Aloha.
Well, I can’t say about future plans, but we did just return from a vacation to the Big Island last week. I can tell you that we came very close to postponing the trip since we were concerned about bringing home COVIDS to my 90 year old mother who’s staying with us right now. We decided to go anyway, the draw to Hawaii was just too great. :-). However, we were VERY careful, kept our “typical tourist” activities to a minimum (sorry, no booze cruise this time), and we fastidious about mask wearing, hand washing, etc. Once we returned we quarantined away from Mom, and after 5 days got tested just to be sure even though we were feeling fine up to that point. My wife made the comment “wow, glad we went when we did, because the way things are going with the spread of COVID and the hospitals in Hawaii right now, we would probably postpose if it were now.”
Dear Joerg, Right now I just don’t feel comfortable traveling anywhere cases are high so I’ve decided to postpone until 2023. I figure Hawaii isn’t going anywhere, so I can wait. I’m looking forward to the day when I’m sitting on the 🛩 traveling to Hawaii🌍🏖🏝🌈🌞🌊🍍🥥🐢🐠🌺🕶👙🛍🩴👒📅
We canceled our oct-nov trip as we are worried about losing deposits and vacation time as well as the safety of the people on Hawaii. Just can’t take a chance. It’s sad because we like to help the locals when we are there and try our best to use local businesses whenever we can. Well maybe another time when this gets under control
This is actually one of the best times to travel to hawaii. Planes are half empty so it’s easy to get a whole row to yourself. Also no more long lines for car rentals and prices dropping. Beaches are no longer overcrowded and parking is easy. Finally airline ticket prices are coming back down and no change charges are back again making it easy to reschedule. Got to love the pink bracelets for pre clearance at the airports as well.
People in Hawaii definitely disagree with you. Please stay away until covid counts are down.
Mahalo.
We, unfortunately, canceled our forthcoming trip to Kauai given the uncertain COVID concerns. Even though we are fully vaccinated, the risk, at this time, outweighs the reward. Hopefully we will be able to come when this pandemic loosens its hold on our country.
We have reservations for late November, and still plan to come, assuming COVID doesn’t get worse, and boosters are available if needed. We have family there, and we’re all very careful, so hopefully our November trip will happen.
Thanks for keeping us informed BOH.
I will not be traveling to Hawaii until the vaccination passport mandates have been lifted. This isn’t going to help the economy and it surely isn’t going to help with the spread of covid on the islands. Vaxxed are getting and spreading covid. Plain and simple.
Aloha Erica, Your choice – stay home. But I’m fully vaxed and have no problem demonstrating that by showing my vax card if it makes other people more comfrotable — like small businesses who want to protect their employees and, hence, their business.
Stay well.
That’s because the vaccines do not protect you from the Delta variant, or any other variant for that matter. They were designed for the original spike protein virus, which has pretty much run its course. Even a “booster” will not protect you because the booster is the very same vaccine as was given against the spike protein virus. And those fully vaccinated can get the COVID variants, including the DELTA variant, carry them, and spread them to others, even others who are fully vaccinated. For those of you who think I have smoked too much Maui Wowie, do some research, talk with your doctor, which I did just this morning in fact, who concurred completely.
Rob, you have been misinformed. Take a look at the CDC website here for correct information: cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/variants/delta-variant.html?s_cid=11608:which%20vaccine%20is%20best%20for%20delta%20variant:sem.ga:p:RG:GM:gen:PTN.Grants:FY22
If you do you will find that 1. Delta is the same virus (i.e. spike protein) as the original (alpha) virus. It’s just mutated a bit. 2. the vaccine is still effective at preventing severe illness from the Delta variant. That’s the reason the CDCd wants people to get vaccinated. What we are seeing right now bears all this out with hospitals in Hawaii and elsewhere filling up with unvaccinated people who have Delta.
Regular people don’t do “research” they look stuff up on the internet that supports their pre-conceived beliefs.
They are not researchers.
Your doctor is probably an excellent physician but most likely not an epidemiologist or a infectious disease specialist nor are you. Everybody these days thinks they are an expert on viruses and, in reality, they are not. Not even close.
Misinformation kills.
yalemedicine.org/news/5-things-to-know-delta-variant-covid
We have cancelled our trip to Kauai for this month and are not scheduling future travel to Hawaii at this time. We are both fully vaccinated, but we are also older adults, and concerned about availability of healthcare should either of us get sick while on the island and do not want to overburden the Kauai health systems. We wish everyone who still travels there to stay safe, and respectful of the residents and have a great time on a wonderful, very special place. Mahalo
We planned and booked a four week visit to Kauai in 7.2022. Our first trip back since 2019. I have no idea what tomorrow holds for Hawaii travel let alone 9 or 10 months from now. We will have to re-evaluate the trip in Spring 2022 and go from there. Bottom-line, confidence in Hawaii travel is not good and prospects will likely continue to be murky at best. Good luck to all. Aloha.
I will be getting my booster shot about 3 weeks before I come to keep myself safe and others.
I cannot cancel as I would be losing a lot of money. I feel that we will be safe and I have no need to eat in a restaurant. i can do take out, make at our villa or just eat off of the great food trucks.
We have plans for Maui in October and are fully vaccinated and still plan to go. Of course we will follow any new guidelines that may or may not pop up in-between.