66 thoughts on “Hawaii Under Pressure With 3 Weeks to Reopening”
Mark
I have not seen or heard any mention of the quarantine exception as it applies to Hawaii residents who are returning from the mainland. I don’t know why it would not be available to those of us who wish to travel to the mainland and avoid quarantine when we get back but I have not seen a single mention if how it applies to residents. Do you know?
Liz C.
Aloha,
Hawaii is one of the healthiest places to live with all the sunshine and fresh air. We’ve had many cases due to the increased testing but few deaths. Just open up already, and bring back our economy before there will be no economy left for our beautiful islands. Life is a risk, we must take that risk to keep Hawaii alive and prosperous.
Major C
the authorities are considering another lockdown under the specter of increasing spread. considering the track record of leadership in hawaii, things dont look very promising
Carolyn M
My questions are:
–what happens if you test negative before flying to Hawaii? and then test positive once you’re there??? Are you put into quarantine on the island ou fly back info? if you’re in a group, is the whole group quarantined? or are you sent back to states?
–are the restaurants, businesses, tourist sights open?
Deb P
Yep, we want the Tourists to return, Yet there is still No clear answers as to the Correct Test, and where the Mainlanders can get the Correct Test within the 72 hours of a flight. A reliable Rapid test that does not cost $200? The NBA, and other Pro sports seem to have some sort of access to these tests?
Some of Us tourists have several thousand dollars invested in our trips and we are left hanging as to how to approach our future trips.
Every time I read a new post on your sight I get more confused.
Mahalo,Deb P.
Beat of Hawaii
Hi Deb.
We have no choice but to await clarification from the state. Hopefully that comes very soon.
Aloha.
Lupe C.
Which is the correct covid test to take. I have reservations for November 6th i want to make sure we get the right one
Roy H
The NAAT test hasn’t been used by anyone since last Feb/March, you can’t find it. It’s been replaced by the PCR. When Ige first put the travel/law into place, in the first page of the document/law it said NAAT test, later in the document it was altered and on about page 23 it said any covid test done by any government approved lab (CLIA) could be used. That should have opened the door to all kinds of covid testing within a government lab. However, most people still use the NAAT when talking about testing in conjunction with Hawaii. It’s also possible that the law has been changed again however, not likely. As I understand it, the Antigen test (spit test) was to take about two months to get into circulation, that was about as of Sept 1. I’m surely hoping for the latter.
There’s one other good size problem and that’s the airlines. All of the airlines that service Hawaii have said that come Oct 1, that they will be making large cuts in flights and employees. What that means is that if there are not enough people on that flight the airline could cancel the flight out from under you or at least change your flight. Certainly, Hawaii reopening will be helpful with the flight problems.
I think tonight Josh Green is going to talk about upcoming Hawaiian travel plans. I’m surely hopeful.
Mahalo Guys
Beat of Hawaii
Hi Roy.
Thanks for your many comments. Yes we are all looking for the answers to how this will work.
Aloha.
susan h.
au contraire. i have a naat test scheduled 72 hrs ahead of my flight with the results available on line in 48 -72 hours.
google[ rapid naat test for travel ] i have to pay for it but am happy to do so. hoping for a negative test result too.
there’s always that!! aloha. the best to us all as we emerge!
Ane T
aloha guys, I didn’t read this yet, but….Facebook Live talk today at 5 with Josh Green to answer travel questions.
Rob L.
The big question is, what does it mean to “be ready”? Is just getting there the only goal? What about enjoying the islands and everything it has to offer? Restaurants? Shops? Beaches? Excursions?
Allowing us to get there is only the first step.
Richard C
Aloha Guys thanks again for the reopen series.
I hope that I’m not breaking the rules, but on Costco Travel they’re not excepting any Hawaii bookings prior to November 15th. That tells me large Hawaiian resorts have no confidence in state governments October 15th reopen date.
I’ve been told that it takes 30 to 45 days to get a large resort up and running, plus most resorts will start at about 50 percent capacity and slowly work towards 100 percent.
On the plus side that means less volume of tourist to begin with reopening giving airport staff time to workout the kinks before the really travel crush starts.
Beat of Hawaii
Hi Richard.
Thanks. Costco also doesn’t want to deal with the repercussions of changes should anything go awry. Can’t blame them for that. We’ll see what is ready to open in mid-October, but we suspect more will be than people fear. Of course, the sooner the state provides the missing details, the more confident travel stakeholders will feel getting ready.
Aloha.
Lucas W.
Not going to happen. You are misleading your readership and we locals who depend on tourism for our livelihood. The lieutenant governor is clearly playing politics. As for our governor … he is simply grossly incompetent. That was clearly proven during the DPRK missile fiasco. Nothing will happen before the election. And if Trump is indisputably re-elected … expect a Ukrainian style color election to happen in the good old US of A. And under such a scenario restarting what was once known as the Hawaii Visitor Industry will simply not appear on anybody’s radar. If Joe Biden and the Democratic wrecking crew are ensconced in Washington then Great Resent will continue forward. And reviving tourism in Hawaii it’s not part of the reset. you really need to take a look at Civil Beat once in awhile to get an idea how these would be revolutionist feel about Hawaii’s number one industry.
Jeanne M
Why not employ Costco for pretravel testing?
Everyone has Costco near them on mainland and Oahu…and they have pharmacists…
And they love mass production at a reasonable cost. They live off memberships so this would boost enrollment.
CVS is clueless so far here NY and Kaiser is not on East Coast to my knowledge. Why were these chosen, and now clueless after months of Hawaii announcing partnetships.
My plane flies November 7th…fingdrs crossed but thousands on the table.
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I have not seen or heard any mention of the quarantine exception as it applies to Hawaii residents who are returning from the mainland. I don’t know why it would not be available to those of us who wish to travel to the mainland and avoid quarantine when we get back but I have not seen a single mention if how it applies to residents. Do you know?
Aloha,
Hawaii is one of the healthiest places to live with all the sunshine and fresh air. We’ve had many cases due to the increased testing but few deaths. Just open up already, and bring back our economy before there will be no economy left for our beautiful islands. Life is a risk, we must take that risk to keep Hawaii alive and prosperous.
the authorities are considering another lockdown under the specter of increasing spread. considering the track record of leadership in hawaii, things dont look very promising
My questions are:
–what happens if you test negative before flying to Hawaii? and then test positive once you’re there??? Are you put into quarantine on the island ou fly back info? if you’re in a group, is the whole group quarantined? or are you sent back to states?
–are the restaurants, businesses, tourist sights open?
Yep, we want the Tourists to return, Yet there is still No clear answers as to the Correct Test, and where the Mainlanders can get the Correct Test within the 72 hours of a flight. A reliable Rapid test that does not cost $200? The NBA, and other Pro sports seem to have some sort of access to these tests?
Some of Us tourists have several thousand dollars invested in our trips and we are left hanging as to how to approach our future trips.
Every time I read a new post on your sight I get more confused.
Mahalo,Deb P.
Hi Deb.
We have no choice but to await clarification from the state. Hopefully that comes very soon.
Aloha.
Which is the correct covid test to take. I have reservations for November 6th i want to make sure we get the right one
The NAAT test hasn’t been used by anyone since last Feb/March, you can’t find it. It’s been replaced by the PCR. When Ige first put the travel/law into place, in the first page of the document/law it said NAAT test, later in the document it was altered and on about page 23 it said any covid test done by any government approved lab (CLIA) could be used. That should have opened the door to all kinds of covid testing within a government lab. However, most people still use the NAAT when talking about testing in conjunction with Hawaii. It’s also possible that the law has been changed again however, not likely. As I understand it, the Antigen test (spit test) was to take about two months to get into circulation, that was about as of Sept 1. I’m surely hoping for the latter.
There’s one other good size problem and that’s the airlines. All of the airlines that service Hawaii have said that come Oct 1, that they will be making large cuts in flights and employees. What that means is that if there are not enough people on that flight the airline could cancel the flight out from under you or at least change your flight. Certainly, Hawaii reopening will be helpful with the flight problems.
I think tonight Josh Green is going to talk about upcoming Hawaiian travel plans. I’m surely hopeful.
Mahalo Guys
Hi Roy.
Thanks for your many comments. Yes we are all looking for the answers to how this will work.
Aloha.
au contraire. i have a naat test scheduled 72 hrs ahead of my flight with the results available on line in 48 -72 hours.
google[ rapid naat test for travel ] i have to pay for it but am happy to do so. hoping for a negative test result too.
there’s always that!! aloha. the best to us all as we emerge!
aloha guys, I didn’t read this yet, but….Facebook Live talk today at 5 with Josh Green to answer travel questions.
The big question is, what does it mean to “be ready”? Is just getting there the only goal? What about enjoying the islands and everything it has to offer? Restaurants? Shops? Beaches? Excursions?
Allowing us to get there is only the first step.
Aloha Guys thanks again for the reopen series.
I hope that I’m not breaking the rules, but on Costco Travel they’re not excepting any Hawaii bookings prior to November 15th. That tells me large Hawaiian resorts have no confidence in state governments October 15th reopen date.
I’ve been told that it takes 30 to 45 days to get a large resort up and running, plus most resorts will start at about 50 percent capacity and slowly work towards 100 percent.
On the plus side that means less volume of tourist to begin with reopening giving airport staff time to workout the kinks before the really travel crush starts.
Hi Richard.
Thanks. Costco also doesn’t want to deal with the repercussions of changes should anything go awry. Can’t blame them for that. We’ll see what is ready to open in mid-October, but we suspect more will be than people fear. Of course, the sooner the state provides the missing details, the more confident travel stakeholders will feel getting ready.
Aloha.
Not going to happen. You are misleading your readership and we locals who depend on tourism for our livelihood. The lieutenant governor is clearly playing politics. As for our governor … he is simply grossly incompetent. That was clearly proven during the DPRK missile fiasco. Nothing will happen before the election. And if Trump is indisputably re-elected … expect a Ukrainian style color election to happen in the good old US of A. And under such a scenario restarting what was once known as the Hawaii Visitor Industry will simply not appear on anybody’s radar. If Joe Biden and the Democratic wrecking crew are ensconced in Washington then Great Resent will continue forward. And reviving tourism in Hawaii it’s not part of the reset. you really need to take a look at Civil Beat once in awhile to get an idea how these would be revolutionist feel about Hawaii’s number one industry.
Why not employ Costco for pretravel testing?
Everyone has Costco near them on mainland and Oahu…and they have pharmacists…
And they love mass production at a reasonable cost. They live off memberships so this would boost enrollment.
CVS is clueless so far here NY and Kaiser is not on East Coast to my knowledge. Why were these chosen, and now clueless after months of Hawaii announcing partnetships.
My plane flies November 7th…fingdrs crossed but thousands on the table.