74 thoughts on “Layered Reopening Gaining Global Traction | Other Islands Shutter Until 2021”

  1. I really do NOT ant to come until there is a straightforward policy. I do not want to sit in an hotel room or rental for 14 days. so I will wait for the good of all. believe my I have sympathy for al the tourist eased business. thanks for your constant updates and advice. it really help in decision making.

  2. I find it hard to fathom that our state government in Hawaii could plan and implement the lengthy list of protocols you outline above.

    Cronyism and incompetence would likely infiltrate every aspect of the program, like it does with almost everything else.

    Thanks again for your timely and intelligent updates.

  3. It would be difficult to impossible to emulate what’s being done or planned for places like Jamaica or Thailand. Why? Because HI is part of the US and huge numbers of visitors are from the US mainland. Sovereign nations like Jamaica or Thailand can put all kinds of restrictions on foreigners (including Americans) if they choose. A state of the US (like HI) cannot be too restrictive of Americans. Of course, HI could restrict non-American visitors but that wouldn’t solve the problem.

  4. Mahalo!

    Your frequent updates are greatly appreciated and must be frustrating to put together with seemingly weekly changes and contradictions in directions from the state.

    Has anyone thought about allowing people who have been vaccinated to travel quarantine free a couple weeks after their vaccination, assuming the vaccinations prove protective? With several studies going on with thousands of participants, that could potentially open the door to some tourist money for the island in the next couple months. Then, as vaccinations are made more available to the general population later in the fall/winter, it could be really opened up to all the newly vaccinated without adding risk of infection to the residents. Without needing to quarantine, there would also be no expenses to the hotels or the states to monitor/track the visitors.

  5. The locations you cited are all outside of the US, while Hawaii is a state, so I expect that will complicate the matter. There are huge differences between places like Bali and Jamaica and Hawaii, in population, culture, hygiene, medical care and forms of government, so I’m not sure they are good examples of something that will work in HI. Some states on the mainland have tried the 14 day quarantine with mixed results–and BTW contrary to another post, Washington state was not one of them. Cases in the US have fallen to around 35K per day, which is still serious, but 4 weeks ago they were around 70K per day, so it’s hard to tell what the situation will be in 2 or 3 months. Some scientists are saying that the disease comes in a 5 to 6 week cycle, with a spike and then cases falling off. Perhaps there will be another cycle in the fall when flu season arrives, but no-one really knows. Perhaps the vaccines will be available later in the fall, as they have predicted. If we don’t have a vaccine, I don’t really think the bubble idea will work for HI, as most of the responses on this website have stated. I just pray that a system is in place before our trip which is planned for next March.

    Thanks for sharing so much good information on what’s happening in Hawaii, and the kinds of things that are being considered.

  6. Why can’t they establish the model that Tahiti introduced? Test before departure, and test 4 days after arrival. While it will not eliminate all cases, it will reduce the likelihood of Covid by a very high margin. The fact that everyone on the plane has had a negative Covid test alone would make me feel much more comfortable flying. And yes, someone may get it in the airport, or a day before departure, but statistically speaking, the chances are low.

  7. Hawaii can adopt the Aruba model; online Visa type questionnaire and a PCR COVID pre-test and health screening (temperature check) upon arrival. Beyond that, the measures such as tracking people on the island that prohibit them from hiking different areas and exploring different beaches is unreasonable. Not sure who would want to spend thousands of dilates on a vacation to be limited to a specific beach/area. Thank you for the opportunity to comment.

  8. Yes but getting all that to function together effectively is going to require a large dose of one thing on the part Hawaii/Maui/Lanai/Big Island/Kauai government officials: competence. And, so far, nothing but incompetence has been on display.

  9. How long will these localized rules be in effect? None of these efforts will encourage travel/tourism, especially over the longer term. Who will go to the lengths required and abide by the restrictions for a one week visit? Not enough to keep the airlines, hotels, businesses, and locals who depend on tourism happy.

    Regarding “Quarantine duration and levels based on the origination point of visitors and other risk factors.” – when would this determination be made? Prior to beginning travel? How far in advance? It certainly won’t work if this determination is made upon arrival.

    Personally, I will no longer vacation to Hawaii until all restrictions are lifted and things are back to pre-CV ways. A one week vacation to Hawaii takes significant planning – months in advance of the trip for many folks. To have to compromise on so many things, submit to Big Brother, and have movements restricted and monitored, it is simply not worth the time, effort, and expense – it’s no longer a vacation. The US is a big beautiful country, and I’m guessing many, many folks are going to look to stay relatively local to where they can drive to avoid all of the hassles.

  10. However, Sweden has an overall COVID-related death rate of 57.08 per 100,000, which is the ninth highest in the world, according to Johns Hopkins University.

    What’s more, Sweden, which has a population of just over 10 million, has had a fatality rate of 6.8%; that’s lower than those of Belgium, the U.K., Italy and Spain, but higher than the fatality rates of Brazil, the U.S., Mexico, France and Ireland.

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