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  1. Mary M.

    We were supposed to fly to Kauai 2nd week of May and our Airline, Hawaiian, just canceled our flights May 2nd. I believe they waited to see if the quarantine would be extended. Other family who were traveling with us had their flights, Southwest, canceled middle of April.

  2. Gary L.

    Hello: So will the quar antine will be lifted by Sunday June 14 ?
    Neither Hawaiian Air or Resort asked for any testing when I booked on Saturday. We don’t want to come and be stuck in the room for 2 weeks.
    Thanks

  3. Conrad

    As to

    Departure testing, if one would be positive how would the destination deal with the information? refuse deplaning? Keep at the airport and send back on the next available transport? Hard to determine, no?

  4. Adel T.

    Dear BOH,
    Thank you so much for providing us up to date information, or at least as much of it as you have! After planning for over a year, we are supposedly traveling to the Big Island on July 3rd and then to Maui on the 10th. We sincerely hope that we can travel and are anxious to hear more. We will gladly take a test prior to coming if there is testing available, but we certainly can’t come this year if we have to quarantine for two of our three and a half weeks. Again, mahalo for keeping us updated. Right now we’re just crossing our fingers and waiting for any new information.
    All the best,
    Adel and family

    1. Beat of Hawaii

      Hi Adel.

      Thanks. We are anxious to be able to update you and others as soon as possible.

      Aloha.

  5. Gerianne B.

    Aloha, me and my ohana were setup to be arriving on the 28th of May, but had to cancel. The Hotel was shutdown and the required quar antine of 2 weeks just wasn’t possible. Our travel planner is working to get our money back, and told could take 30-90 days? AAirlines will refund us hope soon? I don’t think anyone going there doing late May to early June should go? My Ohana there are mad at the visitors breaking the rules. I don’t want to be one of them either. Too bad there isn’t a check to be screened to fly on any plane any where. Why should Viena only be doing these checks? That way we could go there? Aloha for your information. Btw I loved watching the live video of Amy and her brother sing last Sat. I’ll be listening to more of them. God bless

  6. Pamela V

    My word! I just checked American for two different dates to fly in June from Memphis to Honolulu. The cost of flights $1,000-$2,100 from Memphis to Honolulu for the 11-12 hr. flights. You can fly for the nominal rates but flight time is 35-37 hrs. Wait until September the rates are normal with good connections. Why is this?

    I love the information you provide.

    Thank you.

    1. Beat of Hawaii

      Hi Pamela.

      Thank you. Not sure about AA, but DL is $494 RT any day you choose including weekends with reasonable 14 hour duration.

      Aloha.

  7. John H

    WE are scheduled to fly Hawaiian Air to Kona in late September but we need to advise our condo Management office by mid-august to avoid major cancellation penalty. Is it likely that we will be free to travel at that point or should we be thinking of postponing our trip – to perhaps Sept. of 2021?

  8. Ken R

    And the lt. Governor can WANT all he wants. That is something that has to has to be passed through Congress and EVERY ONE can’t afford $200 after they have spent thousands on the trip. And what about families that take the whole family. That could be expensive for them.

  9. Kauai B.

    There has to be a middle ground. Those that need and want to come the island and are willing to get a RAPID test should be allowed to come and stay if they test negative. If they test positive, they should be the ones quar antined or sent home. This is an easy solution and will help everyone all around. The people that rely on tourism will be able to get some of their business back.

    I am scheduled to be moving there June 1 and I should be able to move if I test negative. I have no issues paying whatever the fee is for the test.

  10. Bruce W

    These are interesting times for those of us who adore the Hawaiian Islands, and in our case, Kauai. While we can’t use our timeshares there, we aren’t seeing a cut in our annual dues either. Considering a 14 day quar antine period, the three timeshare groups we belong to will not even book trips for the foreseeable future. Add to that, not being able to get to Princeville, we are, simply put, SOL…..

    Hoping for improvements so we can come and help the local’s as soon as possible…

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