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.