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Can you travel To Hawaii without stress given the latest unprecedented Covid situation?
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Hopefully things don’t come to a shut down. But really, at this point we all need to learn with this crappy coronavirus. If we all use masks in busy places, practise social distancing, keep hand sanitizer on hand, and are vaccinated, chances of getting the virus are very low.
Let’s not stop living! Let’s just be cautious.
This what I’m thinking. We have a family trip planned May 2022,cancelled from may2020. If this is true” State officials continue to assert that the current problem is primarily associated with community spread and residents returning rather than visitors” WHY are they even thinking about restrictions for visitors and not focusing on resident travel behaviors?😡😡
We are from Canada and once again, have booked time share in Maui, but despite being fully vaccinated and arriving in Maui with a PCR test in hand, we are concerned that an 11th hour decision to shut down travel will derail our plans. This darn pandemic is something we all need to fight until it is done, understand any decison that is adverse… would be helpful to hear that sooner than later in terms of cancelling and rescheduling. All the best and Seasons Greetings
We are going the first two weeks of April to Honolulu. At what point would you decide to cancel?
2019 our trip failed due to a death in the family. 2020, failed trip due to another family death. 2021no trip due to COVID. Now , being fully vaccinated and boosted, we have another trip booked- coming up 2022. I am just sick with worry.
Due to arrive on big island on Feb 1 for a week. Fully vaccinated, (including booster shot) and will do so if travel is still permitted. I no longer choose to stop living as normal a life as the world will allow.
I never stopped! We went in June and I was back end of October. Hella fun both times no issues at all either time. Get out there live your life!
We have just postponed our trip to Maui for the 3rd time! We were to arrive on December 27th. We have rebooted everything, including the condo in Kihei until March in hopes that things will have settled by then. We have been to Maui 18 times and Love it there but out if respect for the island and our own health we made this decision.
Robert L.
Aloha BOH Bro’s
Other than maybe possible relief from symptoms the vaccines are a joke. Remember all the talk of 90 plus percent efficacy and protection. What a laugh.
Go big Pharma who shot down any research of cheap safe existing medications to push new expensive high profit pills to satisfy their stockholders.
This pandemic has been nothing, but a big money grab 70 plus Congress members and their stakeholders
Agreed Jonathon. Its very sad. This could have been the equivalent of a bad flu with plenty of out patient treatment and people would be living their lives, out of the hospitals and out of the morgue. It’s criminal.
I mean Richard C
Had we gotten anywhere near 90% we’d be outbid this by now but nope
My husband and I were suppose to attend a meeting in February and we have decided not to attend. With the possibility of rules changing again we decided not to chance it.
Scheduled for mid February, wife and I are both recovered from Covid in November and have not taken the shots. Some will say we’re selfish, yet we will have to provide a negative test before traveling. Also, we know many individuals who have taken the booster and are testing positive. Anyone regardless of status can get Covid and spread it. If you’re uncomfortable after being boosted and wearing masks maybe you shouldn’t travel.
Aloha, Vaccinated does not mean you will not get Covid but it “GREATLY” increases your chances of being hospitalized. There is no magic bullet against getting covid.
No you don’t unless they are exposing themselves to others with COVID. Nope I won’t say your selfish but rather I’d ask that you rethink your position on the vaccination.
We are going for 3 weeks. We are out a ton of money if we don’t go. If they want people to not go, then they should require money to be given back to people for these reasons. It’s insanity right now. We booked in April when they were saying things were looking promising.
We are scheduled for 2 weeks in February. All in our party are vaccinated and we’ve had our boosters. Booked a condo and have no problem with masks so we still intend to come and enjoy!
We cancelled our travels to Hawaii. Currently the uncertainty risk exceeds the reward.
Hawaii’s squishy plans and efforts in attempting to be the proverbial last to dance with the virus are too risky to warrant our investment. When Hawaii establishes a reasonably stable virus control plan containing defined goals that do not contemplate abnormal pecuniary risk nor unusually restrictive policies on visitors it will be time to reconsider.
Until then, Hawaii appears a traveler’s crap shoot.
My wife and I are scheduled to arrive on the Big Island in mid January, and staying at an Airbnb in south Kona. We’re both fully vaccinated and have had our boosters. I would consider changing our plans if I could get my money back from the Airbnb. I can change our airline tickets, and I think we can change our Turo car rental. We want to do the right thing, but I’m not willing to lose all of that money.
I know what you mean. I also have a trip scheduled for mid March and I found out my Airbnb won’t refund the $4000 deposit. Not sure how this is gonna play if the impose travelling restrictions. Definitely not fair to tourists since most time we have no choice in the matter.
Sadly, we have canceled our trip to Kauai with friends in January. Our rental management company very reasonably charges for our stay one month before our arrival, but we have seen how quickly things can change in a month. MANY THANKS to BOH for tracking and communicating the status of government actions and infection rates. If testing were to be required (either 3 days or 1 day before arrival) for vaccinated visitors, there’s no way we could comply from where we live. Maybe 2023.
Hi Nancy.
Thanks for letting us know. We hope you can return soon.
Aloha.
There seems to be an overuse of the word “safe”. If you don’t feel safe, you have fear. Fear is a powerful force, it is its own coercion. You have been told you are safe but obviously you’re not. You are not safe, vaccinated or not. Everyone can get it, transmit it and perish from it. Why would you feel safe if you were vaccinated?
We are booked February 15! Car, air. We have a timeshare that I’ve paid for the last two years. We will come unless there is a shut down of beaches!! We mostly cook/grill at our condo and go to the beach.
Fingers crossed! HawIi does not need another lock down!
We have a 3 week trip planned for April and another for September, both in Maui so obviously we’ve got some time for all this to work itself out. We were there Mar and Sep ‘21 and other than some fairly minor inconveniences we had a great time!! We did not in the past nor will we in the future consider canceling if the Governor requested unless he also asked the businesses on Maui to refund our money, after all why should us tourists be the only ones who take the financial loss!!
Tourists who only consider their loss by this and not the danger posed are the kind of people we don’t want here
It’s the lack of Aloha Spirit that is making those that live in Hawaii look bad, even though it’s not most people, and it’s why people are choosing never to come back. Stop with the division already, it serves no purpose in uniting the masses…🤦♂️
We will be returning to our own condo early January for a month. We were blast there October 4 to November 14 and generally come 3 times a year staying total 3 to 4 months. We are boxed and boosted. We wore masks at all times inside and will do so again. We will dine only outdoor restaurants and maybe only 2 to 3 times total. We will walk a lot but other than that will pretty much keep to ourselves and not visit with other owners here unless we are certain of their status. We won’t interact
If you follow the medical doctors in South Africa and the UK, Omicron is 70 times more contagious but if you are vaccinated and boosted if you are systematic at all, it will be mild.
Lots of vaccine breakthrough, but very mild symptoms.
Not stopping us. We’re vaxed & boosted. Have no problem with masking. Don’t attend huge functions. Let the unvaxed stay home. Less competition for the beaches and the roads.
Happy Holidays♡
Mele Kalikimaka to you BOH Bros & everyone! Happy new year as well!! 🎉🎄🎁🌈🌏🥥🍍♥️
Hi Andrea.
Good to hear from you. Happy holidays!
Aloha.
Wondering also what the state of cruising to Hawaii will be? We have a scheduled cruise January 16, 2022 and there has been no cancellation by the cruise line yet.
I would stay away from any cruise. Vaxxed or not. Just seems like a very silly idea in these times!
…and the State hasn’t yet announced that they are happening.
Aloha, looks like we were right about next year and booking elsewhere. With tens of thousands of cases of Omicron and only 1 attributed death on the mainland, the tale is old as time: its the panic and fear mongering that is more important than truth. We’ve recommended to all family and friends to just stay home next year, travel locally. It’s just one huge hassle after another going anywhere, and until the US realizes that this pandemic has become endemic, booking travel is just a waste of time
That one death was not attributed to Omicron. According to the Harris County Health Department he just happened to test positive.
Dear John, I’ve postponed my lifelong dream vacation trip to Oahu for 2023! Gives me more time to save $$ & time for some things to settle down. Mele Kalikimaka & a Happy new year to you! 🌺🍍🥥🌏✈🌈⛱ stay safe & be Blessed😇
How do you track if people contract Covid while on vacation and return home with Covid? You say that Covid comes from the community here and that Hawaiian’s after returning from the mainland are spreading it here. How is the reverse not true? Is contract tracing happening once visitors return to the mainland and they found out they have symptoms of Covid after being home 3-5 days.
If you test positive for covid while vacationing in Hawaii you will not tell anyone unless you are gravely ill. What they should be tracking is how many people left early. No one in their right mind who tests positive will admit it as it will cost them 1000s of dollars as they get locked in quarantine for two weeks at $500 a night and can only eat room service. Not to mention car rental for two weeks that you can’t use along with parking and resort fees. You are looking at 15k.
Except the company they test with give the results to the Health Department.
Thank you for the article. I believe it would be best to require vaccination and a negative test in order to come to Hawaii. We’re on Maui now, vaccinated and boosted, already changed our behaviors in the past few days so we don’t go out much. We’d hate to see the health care system overrun. Stay safe and healthy.
Happy Holdays.
Hi Lanell.
Enjoy your time in a Maui. Happy holidays!
Aloha.
My wife and I are planning on going to Kauai for 5 weeks starting around the middle of January. Unless Governor Ige does something rash, like shut the state down, we do not plan on cancelling our reservations.
There have been no deaths from Omicron! The death in Texas according to the Harris Co HD was most likely due to another cause, he just happened to test + for omicron. The coronavirus is the cause of about 20% of colds. There are more than 30 kinds, but only 3 or 4 affect people. In other words, if we wait until there is no Covid, that will never happen! The mental health damage is worse than Omicron. It’s time to live and enjoy life again instead of isolating ourselves so we can be “safe”.
We are scheduled for a trip in March of 2022, for our daughters college spring break, we are vaxed and boosted I really hope it happens, miss the islands so much.
I have a trip planned in February with my daughter for her birthday. As of now, we are not canceling anything & moving forward. Hoping things do not shut down, not only for travelers, but also for Hawaii’s economy.
Praying things get better worldwide!
Im scheduled to go to Maui Mid January, right at the time they expect COVID Omicron variant to be at its worst. While I came in 2021 2x and felt safe, this time there is too much we don’t know and I don’t feel comfortable traveling or being away from home if I were to get sick. Concerned Marriott will screw me over like they did in 2020 with my Vacation Club in Kauai, despite no visitors allowed in Kauai.
The anxiety comes from leaders and media. We should be thankful that this new variant omicron is less dangerous with mild symptoms like the regular flu. The focus should be therapeutics to help with the symptoms. Restrictions do nothing to stop the variants. We need to protect the vulnerable and protect ourselves. The heavy restrictions are causing the increased anxiety. Planning on February 2022 we be there. Living life.
Amen Doly. Your clear concise words are very welcome. Fearful people want me to join them. Stay unafraid. I’m living the dream during my years as a 70 yr old with years of wisdom. Something our leaders don’t pocess.
“possible subsequent hospitalization surge”
Maybe wait until there is, in fact, a “hospitalization surge”. According to HI-EMA COVID dashboard, As of December 22, Hawaii had a total of 56 people hospitalized with COVID statewide, of which 11 are in ICU beds. They had nearly 500/100 back in late August, and travel did not shut down. The future lies ahead, but so far, Omnicom is a much less virulent virus than Delta.
Husband and I are booked for next month on Kauai. Both vaccinated and boosted- really hoping we can get back to our favorite place on earth! Stay safe Hawaii!
After canceling last year’s trip to Maui, this is beyond disheartening. We are scheduled to visit in late January. Just praying a combination of vaccination and testing will allow US visitors to enter without quarantine. I am not optimistic.
We have put off our yearly vacation to visit our mom ever since COVID started. My mom is in her 90’s. We reside in California. To me, it’s not worth her health and our health to visit at this time. FaceTime is the way to go. Numbers are up again in the islands and prices for hotels and cars rentals have increased. We are staying put for now. Honestly, how can you enjoy your vacation knowing that you could get really sick.
What does your mother want? Wouldn’t she rather see her family? It makes me sad that she is 90 years old and her family is afraid to come visit her.
90 years old is getting up there in age. Would it not be better to visit her now rather than not visit and she passes? I still go to visit my parents that are 86 because “safe” is not a way to live.
Has thee been any discussion about banning all cruise ships? My wife and I are booked on a Carnival cruise in late Feb and would like to know as soon as possible if we are going to have to cancel. Any information will help.
I’m from the East coast and just refuse to book my trip until all restrictions are lifted. I did a tour at Hickman back in the day and have wanted to go back for decades. I just flat out don’t trust the state (HI) or the federal government and fear they would mess up the trip with silly requirements and/or mandates.
What is the best travel insurance to buy at this time? We will be getting to Kauai next Friday then to Kona and then Oahu until Jan 17. Reassurance advised and welcomed, Mahalo, Jane
Hi Jane.
Not sure there is a best. Cancel for any reason may be the most comprehensive clause since you can cancel it you just don’t feel comfortable. Suggest buying from a trip insurance specialist, not from an airline and reading all the terms and conditions first.
Aloha.
Cancel for any reason must be purchased within 15 days of your first purchase, usually a down payment on a hotel or condo. It’s too late for CFAR but you can still get travel insurance in the event you get sick while on the islands. I buy mine through an insurance specialist only. The only way to go!
“Please” tell me why all these post are from August 2021. They have nothing to do with what is going on now. Let’s get up to date comments. I have reservations for Jan 19th to Maui. Before all this I was thinking about canceling just because of all the crazy rules Hawaii has put in place. We are adults and should be able to make our own decisions about our safety. I didn’t get to be 75 years old by being totally stupid about personal decisions. I think I will go to Flordia instead. “thanks”
I posted on this site Dec 19th at 2:11pm that cases could reach 10.000 a day by December 29th.
Looks like the actual number may be higher with Omicron doubling exponentially. Also considering the large number of tourists and increased shopping and dining out over the holidays the risk of spread is greater. Studies show Omicron may result in 40 to 75% less hospitalizations, however if twice as many are infected the net result is still not good for the island hospitals.
The sky is not falling. What do they say in Hawaii? No worries.
Be healthy, stay out of tight spots. If you are not feeling well isolate,otherwise live life.
Aloha, was planning to surprise my wife for Christmas with a Hawaii vacation in February but with Omicron here I didn’t pull the trigger, gonna wait till things settle down, Merry Christmas everyone
There have been no deaths from Omicron, there is someone that died that tested positive but the Harris County Health Department said they don’t think that was his cause of death. The coronavirus is the cause of about 20% of colds. There are more than 30 kinds, but only 3 or 4 affect people. In other words, if we wait until there is never a Covid that will never happen. The mental health damage is worse than Omicron, time to live and enjoy life instead of locking ourselves in so we are “safe”