A more restrictive tier on Kauai as Maui mandatory on-arrival tests start.
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I’m glad they are taking extra precautions that doesn’t include bouncing back to leaving the safe travel program. Especially as summer approaches, its important to continue to restrict crowds. Hopefully we all can continue to push forward cautiously.
Why is Hawaii still going backwards rather than learning from past mistakes?
In ww2 they imprisoned japenese citizens there too. And before thet restricted lepers to an island.
The intolerance legacy continues and the aloha facade…
CF, you nailed it!
Aloha BoH! First, mahalo for keeping up with the ever changing information and news – that can’t be easy! My friends and I have our big 2 week trip planned for Feb 2022 (delayed from 2020!) and really look forward to it…
Now that we are fully vaccinated (hooray!) I’m thinking about coming over to Maui in mid-Sept for a week…I miss the islands so very much.
My question, in reviewing airfare from LAX to OGG it’s looking kind of high right now, which surprises me a bit…do you foresee and price wars coming up any time soon? I’d jump on a good fare. Also what are the chances that car rental issues will be smoothed out by Sept?
Mahalo in advance.
Hi Tea.
Thanks. Good to hear from you. Yes we expect all prices including airfare and car rentals to return to moderate this fall. And there will be fare sales. Watch for this by mid-summer.
Aloha.
Mahalo BoH! I’ll try to be patient!
I give mayor Kawakami a thumbs up. Visitors might think the worst of him, but I fully understand that he’s keeping the island people safe. I live in Calif., but my family and grandbabies live on Kauai. You go Kawakami and do what you gotta do. Stay safe Kauai. Aloha
The Kauai people don’t like it either. The County deletes the negative social media comments. The County knows Kawakami is a trust fund baby, who hasn’t worked a real day in his life.
I have two weeks scheduled for Kauai beginning on August 22nd to September 5th and two weeks scheduled for Maui from November 7th to November 21st. I don’t seem to have a problem with their restrictions but I would like to know if my original CDC vaccination card that is laminated to prevent damage is acceptable.
Thanks for all the information BOH gives us, my whole family has been vaccinated but where do we go to get the 72 hr per test after we get to Maui, do we have to go back to the airport??… Again thanks!!
Hi Jim.
Thanks. The second test happens immediately after arrival, before you leave the airport.
Aloha.
He was asking about the pretest
This is what I was talking about, copied this from today’s info. (Those with proof of being fully vaccinated are exempt from the arrival testing program but must still pre-test within 72 hours of their mainland to Hawaii flight. Upon arrival, proof of vaccination will be confirmed.)
People planning to visit Kauai also need to pay attention to the road problems on North Shore, and understand they need an advance reservation (in addition to fee paid) to visit/park at Ke’e or hike on Kalalau trail. Ke’e has become a total s%*t-show, especially on Sundays when the Hanalei Hill portion of the road is open (one lane at a time) all day.
On each of the last two Sundays, they turned away Seven Hundred (700) cars! Is that every rental on the island??
My Wainiha neighbors are again po’d at tourists in general. People yelling at each other on the double bridges because the visitors don’t “get” or follow the protocol. Link GIN story, in this case highly relevant:
thegardenisland.com/2021/05/04/hawaii-news/visitors-turned-away-at-haena/
You pay to park and you also pay for per person entry. Only certain times are available, don’t mess up on your time slot. The traffic made you arrive 10 minutes later than your time slot? Sorry, you’re screwed, turn around. Don’t forget everyone needs an id to prove it’s them so they don’t scam the system. One person in your group forgot their id? Sorry, you’re screwed, turn around. You didn’t make a reservation at Haena State Park because you heard parking doesn’t require reservations. Sorry, you’re screwed, turn around. You were thinking Haena Beach Park. Not just visitors, residents too. Kauai has created this mess with their lack of organized information, excessive state park entry requirements and fees. Quit complaining and enjoy the messy show!
You can say “quit complaining” to visitors. But suggest you don’t say that to someone who lives in our Wainiha-Haena neighborhood. They need to get the shuttle busses running again from Princeville. I suspect it will end up being only Kauai residents only can park there, and all visitors will need to take shuttle busses. As others have pointed out, see, e.g., Yosemite Valley.
BTW – the WSJ has an article today on how crazy the Kauai RE market is, including lot’s of sight unseen purchases. Great time for owners to dump their dry-rotted, termite and mold infested houses (we have an abundance of these in Wainiha) for tidy sums.
Cases are a red herring, not important. Deaths are the only relevant stat and the 7 day average is 1, yes one, and has been that way for 3 months. Seems like the state/islands are doing everything in their power to go backwards while the rest of the nation is moving forward. As much as we want to come back to Hawaii, there are many, many nice places to vacation that are not as restrictive. I am afraid of the mindset of the politicians there.
Know what Mike? Dont like the rules stop complaining and plan your vacation elsewhere.
Mouse? He’s at least not hiding.
Hiding? How so?
Don’t worry, lots of people are planning vacations elsewhere. I think that even more have crossed Hawaii off the list entirely.
Good! Anyone not willing to follow the rules and showing they feel they are entitled are welcome to go elsewhere.
Makes lots of room for those of us who want to visit the islands and willing to show her respect.
Is that mouse again?
Listen mouse.The ones that are acting entitled are the ones vaccinated. Have you even thought for 1 second that many cannot be vaccinated due to medical reasons? The risk is too high with vaccination versus treatment. Stop thinking one-sided mouse. You have been stating your opinions over and over yet throw a hissy fit when others state their opinion. Grow up!
Lisa, your hilarious. Sure there are some due to health reasons that at least right now cannot take the vaccine. I get that but that is a very small percentage of people.
I’m not entitled I am responsible. I have many immune compromised people in my life and I don’t want anyt of them to get sick. Has nothing to do with entitlement. Has to do with being responsible. Your the one that needs to grow up amd not once have I thrown a hissy fit lmso. I for one am willing to do what it takes to get to Hawaii and won’t complain about it like you amd so many others. Grow up. Be responsible and get vaccinated. If you cannot stay home
Are you even planning a trip to Hawaii?
Don’t let the spin fool ya (like it has Anonymouse)… Travel to Hawaii is still down 50% or more. And also has the higher spending Japanese no where in sight.
While the mainland is booming, and will prosper for years, Hawaii will be in a severe depression for years.
yeah and? who cares. We are going and I know many planning to go who have never gone before so whate3ver.
I did. Hilton Head Island last week. Smoky Mountains in a few months. Plenty of time to ‘work’ remotely.
He could be asking about a third test (not the pre arrival pretest, not the immediate post arrival test, but a third test before flying to Kauai or Big Island).
Agreed but everyone is not going forwards……….Michigan is still living in 2020…grrrr. Now the state is being held hostage depending on the percentage of people that get vaccinated!! And 2 year olds are wearing masks..crazy times.
I feel your pain. I am a Michigander, too.
Trying to find out if the second Maui test is just for direct flight from mainland or for inter island flight as well.
I have a layover in HNL and just curious what to expect.
Thank you for any info
Hi Cammy.
It is just for direct flights from the mainland at this time.
Aloha.
Thank you. You guys are the best!
Hello, I’m flying in from WA and I’m having trouble finding an approved COVID testing site. Some have said Walgreens is an acceptable place to go and then I’ve been told it’s not. Also the airport is charging $200 for COVID testing at SeaTac, which is really expensive. Anyway I was hoping someone could help me out with telling me where to go for COVID testing. Thank you in advance!
Hi Marcella.
Lots of visitors are arriving via Seattle so hopefully others will lend a hand from their personal experience.
Aloha.
Walgreens is good. They have the Abbott ID Now rapid test that IS Hawaii approved. We had our results in 45 minutes.