Hawaii vacation demand is strong. Yet big concerns remain about rules, health, safety, and lost travel dollars.
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Hawaii vacation demand is strong. Yet big concerns remain about rules, health, safety, and lost travel dollars.
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We have a cruise to Hawaii planned for late February 2022. At this point I am wondering if Hawaii is even allowing cruise ships to dock? This is our first trip to the Islands and we “were” very excited but, based on this latest news I’m not sure this is going to happen.
We are still on the fence about going. I think (my opinion) it’s ridiculous that Hawaii is deterring visitors when they depend so much on tourists money to survive. This to me leads me to believe that they are wanting government money to survive and not have to work. This would be our third time in canceling our trip in the last 12 months. Thankfully Southwest is an amazing airline that is very flexible. We travel every year in Oct and Feb. Maybe we’ll go and deal with the new rules (that only apply in Hawaii) and maybe we won’t. We just don’t know. Maybe we will find a new vacation place.
Hawaii is our favorite vacation location. We had plans to travel in November 2020 and moved to May 2021. Due to restrictions, we canceled our trip. We would love to return at sometime in the future, but with condition that currently exists that will not happen anytime soon. Vacation should be a time to have the freedom to travel without restrictions. I am not a medical expert, but I feel covid is going to be with us for many years.
Thanks for the info!
Aloha BOH buddies, as always,thanks for the updates.Got our email from the Westin Princeville today wondering if we are still arriving in October. Am still wanting to go, so just taking it day by day with your updates. Mahalo.
Hi Debra.
Thanks. We hope it all works out. Please let us know how your time on Kauai goes.
Aloha.
My favorite place on earth no longer welcomes me so I will be taking my vacation dollars elsewhere. Vacation property being sold and all economic gains this state makes from me and my property will go to a locale far less driven by political subterfuge. Good luck Hawaii.
For weeks I have debated canceling our family trip to the Big Island scheduled to start Sept. 21. I’ve been hoping that Covid rates would level off as the summer season wound down. But they haven’t. All I’ve been reading is that it’s a bad time to visit and the healthcare system is overwhelmed. I even read that it would be irresponsible and immoral to travel now. So today I cancelled. Did I do the right thing? I have no idea. I’m sad and disappointed and hoping that we can visit sometime soon.
Hello , we just canceled for the 2nd time since the pandemic started. I think for all the reasons you mentioned you absolutely did the right thing. It would be unsafe, unwise and disrespectful to the lovely people of Hawaii to travel now. Haven’t they been disrespected enough as history shows? So bravo! May you have peace of mind.
Dear Angelina, well said! I agree. ❤ can’t wait for my turn in 2023!!
Dear Cindy, yes you did the right thing by taking steps to protect others & we as humans are in this together. I was suppose to be coming in April 2022 but right now I just don’t feel comfortable traveling where cases are high. I’ve postponed until 2023. It has been my lifelong dream to come to Oahu for my vacation & I can’t wait for my turn!! 🐢🐠🌺🍍🥥🌎🏖🏝🛩💺🌞🌈🌊 take care of yourself, stay safe, & be blessed 😇 psalms 91:11 & 118:14
We’re both very healthy, in our early 60’s, fully vaxxed, and still plan to make our 3 week trip to Hawaii in October. Incidentally I know of several fully vaxxed individuals here in CA that have had very mild breakthrough infections. We’ll mask up and be cautious, just as we do daily here on the mainland. We’re willing to take the risk that, if we contract covid, it will be mild. We’ll stay at our own vacation rental on Maui (refurbishing and updating), and add another week at another vrbo for our own R & R. Then on to Kauai briefly, just to refurb our rental there, then on to the Hale Koa Hotel on Oahu for a week. This will be our 3rd trip to Hawaii since covid. Our many close associates and staff on Hawaii are happy to see tourism return to the islands, and we’re happy to support them. No one knows how this virus will eventually evolve, but we’ll consult with our medical professionals, get boosters or new vaccines, or whatever the heroic scientists and researchers come up with. After Gov. Ige’s statement on Aug. 23 to consider not going there, we reached out to about a dozen different guests that were scheduled to rent our condos in Sept. and Oct., reiterating that Hawaii was NOT shut down, a private rental is very safe, and they could reschedule if they’d like. Almost all responded, and said they were fully vaxxed, and were very much looking forward to a vacation. Most said they will voluntarily get pre-tested, even though it’s not required for vaccinated travelers, for their own protection, and for Hawaii. The sky is not falling, we’re going to keep living our lives, cautiously and conscientiously. Mahalo for your informative articles, keeping up all posted on the happenings on those beautiful islands!
Being a resident of Maui and a very cautious and protective one at that when it comes to Delta and COVID surge, I would like to thank all the visitors that did cancel or reschedule for a safer time. I know it was a tough decision and you should give yourself a huge pat on the back. Your decisions will protect us, and most importantly your choice will protect the one hospital and their staff that you may need when you do visit here in the future. Our 1 wonderfully staffed hospital is only capable of what one great staff can do.
Aloha Anne, you are very welcome! My original plan was to come in 2020 but virus hit. I postponed for April 2022, & now I’ve decided to postpone for 3rd time for 2023. The 3rd time is the charm, lol! It has always been my lifelong dream to come to Oahu for my vacation & going to Pearl Harbor to pay my respects is #1 on my itinerary. My itinerary has been completed for months now. My Grandfather was in Navy & in Pearl Harbor. He survived! We as human beings are in this virus situation together & we definitely need to take steps to protect each other! I’m looking very forward to the day when I’m sitting on the 🛩traveling to Hawaii🐢🐠🌺🍍🥥🌏🏖🏝🌞🌈🌊🕶👙🛍🩴👒📅 I figure Hawaii isn’t going anywhere so I can wait. I just don’t feel comfortable traveling where cases are so high. Stay safe & be blessed 😇 pslams 91:11 & 118:14
Dear Anne, I started my Hawaii research back in 2019 & I’ve been learning a few things. For example, the Pink Palace of the Pacific was closed to the public after Pearl Harbor happened. The hotel grounds were used for our military to rest & recovery. That was definitely very 🌺🌸interesting to find out about. 😊
We had planned for a 16 day trip in November, but just canceled all of our reservations. Unfortunately, too much unknown and risk at this time. Hoping to reschedule for 2022.