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  1. Mark Z

    Hi Thanks again for your valiant attempt top keep us updated on the requirements for travel to Hawaii. So for clarification, my conclusion is that the current requirement either single dose /or Covid test 72 hours in advance of flying will work. The family does no travel until July, but some of our teenagers got Covid and are reluctant to get the Booster.

    Thanks again, Mark Z

    1. Beat of Hawaii

      Hi Mark.

      That’s either “primary” dose or 72 hour testing per specific requirements of Hawaii Safe Travels. For now.

      Aloha.

  2. Lopaka15

    With all of the uncertainly regarding Safe Travel requirements I would think that the State loses quite a bit in taxes from people, and businesses who would be big spenders who decide pick other locations for their events,( A travel agent told me that early months of the year are very busy for bookings, so Hawaii may miss a big opportunity for $$)..
    If they don’t cancel Ironman in October, which reportedly brings in thousands of people, I wonder how they’ll handle that.

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  3. Georgia T.

    We flew into Honolulu Jan 25 and came to Maui 5 days later. We fly back to MN Feb 8. We jumped through many hoops to get here. We are both vaxxed & boosted and are fine with whatever safety measures Hawaii has. It’s a pandemic! People need to deal with it.

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  4. Dave R

    Aloha. Dave from Seattle area here. We were in the Kona area recently, followed all the requirements (which were very similar to where we live) and still had a very nice time. Yes, we are looking forward to post-pandemic days, would love to shed the masks, but will respect the local guidance that is in place. Aloha all

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  5. Evelyn B

    Why can’t the Safe Travel Program pull data from the National Vaccination Database we got enter into when you got each shot??? Seems like a simple program change could accomplish this. This still needs to be done to prepare for another variant that will eventually occur because of the unvaccinated in worldwide.

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    2. David B

      Read this and you’ll understand why that won’t work:

      cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/reporting-vaccinations.html

      If Hawaii wants to require three shots instead of two, then just add a further entry for the third shot to be entered by the traveler for the quarantine exemption request on safe travels.

      And the the fourth shot, fifth shot, and so on. Or if shots expire every 6 months, then just your most recent two shots. Or maybe just unplug it.

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  6. Tom

    This kind of chaos is exactly where we’re having so many problems with tourism. We need to fully open up like Florida has and start pulling in the tourism industry again. If we don’t open up our economy is going to be in even more trouble than it is now.

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  7. Joe

    We were just in maui for the past two weeks and the enforcement of the the vaccine / booster requirement to sit in a restaurant was very lax anyway. If they wanted to see a Vax card… they still didn’t require ID… so the pic of the card could have been of anyone’s card. Employees that did check seemed to be annoyed doing it. Kihei actually the strictest area of the island from what we experienced.

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  8. Diane P

    The current visitors do not want to follow any of Maui County’s Covid mandates.
    They do not understand that Maui has one hospital with at serves 3 islands. They feel no responsibility. No social distancing, trespassing and maskless. Even other travellers are complaining. Aloha also means goodbye 🌺

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    1. SJM

      I’m sorry to hear that some visitors continue to disregard and disrespect the mandates in place that help to keep the residents of Maui, and the other islands, safe and healthy. It’s a privilege for those lucky enough to have the financial resources and the time to travel to Hawaii. There are many other beautiful places that people can choose to visit. So if you are angered by these restrictions, my suggestion would be to postpone your vacation to Hawaii until COVID is a non-issue.

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