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Why should you travel in a pandemic and risk the danger of speading the virus the world us not going anywhere you people need to keep still.
Please keep your opinions to yourself. People are still travelling safely!
And kids are going to school too!
Best for you to just stay home Lynn
want some cheese with that?
I had my 1st dose of the Covid Vaccine 2 days ago. Would like to travel the end of April, 2021. Should be fully immunized by then. I would be happy to take a Covid test prior to departure. Is it possible that I might not have to quarantine that long? I plan on going directly to Kauai. In my opinion they are doing the right thing in Kauai. Why wipe out a beautiful native culture. Get a grip and follow the rules. 🌴
BOH, we are thinking about trying the resort bubble option with the 4th day test at the Marriott.
Do you know how those wrist GPS trackers work? Are they like home arrest monitors that can’t be removed? Or are they removable like a watch band?
We’d follow the procedures, but my wife has an allergy to latex so I was wondering whether guests have to keep them on even when they are in their rooms sleeping?
SCOTT…
Even thought we’ve given up on Kauai this January because we’re both high risk and 100+ folks in a flying tin can doesn’t work for us prior to vaccine… From what I’ve heard from the folks at the Marriott KBC, living there in a “resort bubble” doesn’t seem much different than many of the days we spend there (6 weeks every year). Although you can’t go out on the sand beach, KBC guests don’t relax out there anyway because you can’t take the chaise lounges out on the sand! (They become public property if you do so it’s prohibited.) And with all the grass and palms trees, no suffering there. The pool is cordoned off for those under quarantine. Except for not having a car, doesn’t sound like too much of a suffering to me!!!
Aloha-
I am trying to determine how long to plan on being at another island before going to Kauai.
Say I land at 12pm on Kona on a Monday. 12pm Thursday I can be tested. I need a negative result to fly to Lihue. Are there specific testing partners that are providing reliable times to receive results so you can set your Kona-Lihue flight time?
thanks!
Hi Jon.
You need to be on the BI for 72 hours before flying and test needs to be within 72 hours of flying.
Aloha.
Just trying to set my Kona-Lihue flight time based on the time it will take for results
Maholo
Hi Jon.
That will depend on the test provider you select, but rapid tests are acceptable so that should help.
Aloha.
“Approved tests can be from any source – it does not need to be a Hawaii trusted partner. You need to be on the BI for 72 hours before flying and test needs to be within 72 hours of flying.”
Be careful – here is Kawakami quote from Garden Isle News article (Emphasis mine):
“If an out-of-state traveler arrives on O‘ahu at 8 a.m. Monday, he can take a pre-travel test FROM A TRUSTED PARTNER AFTER 8 A.M. THURSDAY,” Mayor Derek Kawakami explained on Monday. “Once he receives a negative test result, the traveler can fly to Kaua‘i any time within 72 hours of taking that test.”
thegardenisland.com/2021/01/05/hawaii-news/inter-island-travel-returns-new-resort-bubble-program-starts/
So either Derek does not know his own rule, or he has been severely misquoted. Or, perhaps, he intended the rule to be different than how it is worded?
Hi David.
Thanks very much for that and your nearly 200 comments. So the county changed it from any source to now be from a trusted partner. No announcement made. We updated our comment accordingly.
Aloha.
What are the plans for allowing vaccinated people to visit Kauai? I get my first vaccination injection tomorrow and I am tentatively planning on arriving at Lihue on 5/19.
An expensive new rule as the resort bracelets cost $100 then you have to pay for another post travel COVID or antigen test which will be another $100-$200 per person and will Kauai be able to keep up with the tests and turn around the results the same day? How do people get the 2nd test if they are quarantined at a resort bubble ? So about $400 + per person for all the testing and the bracelets. Visiting Kauai is not worth the expense. Will cancel plans for the spring and summer if Kauai can’t come up with a seamless more affordable solution.
Thanks BOH for keeping us informed!
Hi Lee.
Thanks. What we heard is that the 2nd test will be provided at the quarantine hotel itself.
Aloha.
Bracelets $80. Test 220 and insurance won’t cover it. Not right. Taking advantage of tourists. Monopoly. Can only get tested at one location. Not right
Thank you BOH for explaining the new options. My wife and I are considering the 3 day bubble option at the Kauai Marriott. 3 days doesn’t seem like too long since it will be a work/play trip anyway. We can get by for three days with groceries delivered and can go to Duke.
Do you know how the secondary test will work? Since we won’t be allowed to rent a car, how will we get to the test site?
I’d also like to know whether a rapid test is available in Kauai. If we get tested on day 4, but don’t get the results for several days, that could be a problem.
Hi Scott.
What we are being told is that the 2nd test will be administered at the quarantine hotel following the 3 nights. And we believe that is a rapid test with prompt results. We’ll be posting updates on that as soon as we have them.
Aloha.
Sounds good to me – planning on Kauai in may
way too much bureaucracy to get there and once you do what can you do???
exactly.. go to FL.
Many people do multiple Island trips, staying a few days on each Island so they’d have to skip Kauai under this plan. Anyone planning on staying for one week would most likely avoid Kauai since 1/2 of their time is in quarantine in a bubble.
If Hotels and restaurants, etc close due to lack of guests/customers, residents who worked in those, and related industries won’t have money to keep many retail and service oriented establishments from closing since unemployed residents spend less.
Could it be that the,residents who object the most to tourists, are those residents who came for vacation,retirement,or work remotely and later decided to buy real estate, and now don’t want anyone else to get what they have.
If unemployment stays high, less taxes are collected so services will decrease, less money will be spent at the mall and small businesses so they may be forced to close. So maybe there will be more beach space and less traffic, but that may come at an unexpected “cost”. (poverty, homelessness, crime).
This is all my opinion , but I believe that resort bubbles, and this New policy could be a detriment to the economy of Kauai.
We will not be visiting Kauai until there are no restrictions, such as Florida or USVI. Our tickets have been bought. We’re headed to USVI!
smart move
Good for you!!! Spend your vacation $$$ where it is wanted and needed. Kauai obviously does not want or need our $$$ just ask the mayor. He is doing all he can to prevent tourists