Four policy changes are coming that could impact your Hawaii vacation to keep everyone safer.
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Four policy changes are coming that could impact your Hawaii vacation to keep everyone safer.
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More restrictions? The left is nuts. More cases bc tons more ppl are testing – I don’t want to hear about cases who cares – I want to hear about deaths and hospitalizations. Otherwise it has the feel of fraud. Most hospitals are eliminating their Covid sections bc they are empty!
Most hospitals are not eliminating covid units. Please stop spreading false information to others. I work in covid units and the surrounding hospitals are too.
The idea that that the wearing of masks is “left” is so wrong, I don’t know where to start. And it’s dangerous. I’m pretty sure that the evidence is in, that masks cut down on the transmission of the virus and is simply the only mitigation technique that we have short of quarantine. Get with the program
Please do not mandate masks. This is unconstitutional. I’d never try to take away you right to ware a mask. Do not take away my right not to.
Our liberties are not there priority
Do you think it’s okay to drive while drunk? Do you think it’s your god-given right to put others at risk because the rest of us want you to not to climb into a 2-3 ton piece of machinery while you’re impaired?
I wish that Hawaii could accept COVID tests from rite aid. We are planning to visit and are flying from Oregon Nov 21-28, and we have to travel over 3 hours round trip 3 days before our trip to get tested, then drive the same route 3 days later to fly. It would the great if you expanded to include Rite Aid, who offers free tests. Our tests will cost us over $300 for two.
Thank you!
Hi Lisa.
Have you looked into the Vault mail-in tests as another option?
Aloha.
Provide rapid testing for free, rather than spending funding on policing. Let’s get tourism back on track! $250 is a ridiculous fee for a test when one can buy a OW ticket for $200.
I fully agree. I can easily get a rapid test from a CDC verified laboratory in my state. But the only trusted partner in my here is Walgreens and they can’t guarantee results in less than 5 days? And they test one person every 15 minutes. A family of four has to reserve an hour block of tests for a process that literally takes 2-3 minutes?
So at the fault of the trusted partner I could be forced to quarantine and donate 14 days of accommodation at a state approved quarantine location. I work in critical infrastructure and CDC labs are ok to support the nation but not ok to visit the beach, what gives? I love Hawaii and its people but they seriously need to get with the program if they wish tourism to continue. If not, so be it…
I wonder how many politicians are on the take from the trusted partners? Criminals. This isn’t about safety it’s about money.
Aloha
Aloha BOH Covid Warriors
Lt. Gov Green’s comments suggest that he already knows it’s game over. It’s no longer a matter of if Hawaii will close it’s when.
My guess is second or third week of December just in time for the huge Thanksgiving holiday covid surge to hit. Could last all the way to April or May of next year.
I hate to be bummer about this, but it’s reality and it stinks…..
Aloha Boys & Girls
Since a vaccine seems to be imminent, how about we let folks that have received the immunization with documentation to get a pass since they are not the threat? Kind of reverse of what is now being the mandate. Present authorities with proof that you have received the immunization, and leave that person alone to enjoy their vacation since they are no longer a threat.
Guarantee, most people will be ok with that if it’s what it takes to guarantee them a decent vacation. With that, the local residents can be assured that vacationers are not committing them to a virus that will be devastating.
People not already retired in the islands are going to lose everything without tourism in the islands since there are precious few exports from the islands these days.
There has to be a reasonable middle ground. There is always a certain amount of risks and if there was no risk in life, we would have never left the safety of our caves back in the day if we didn’t crave progress. Our goal is to assess the risks and proceed with a reasonable amount of caution without stifling progress.
Tourists will absolutely stay away from the islands and simply go elsewhere until they can be assured of a vacation without negative oppression and any liability to the local residents. That’s kind of the whole concept of having a relaxing vacation. We need to do our best to facilitate tourism and guarantee the safety of the local residents if we can. We all love Hawaii and want to create the harmony/safety that will assure the locals and tourists alike the feeling that everyone will feel the love and safety that everyone strives for.
Several months ago I posted the obvious – vacation is just that, vacation. It’s optional. For all of you (probably mostly Californians?) who think this is “just another virus”, tell that to my Level 1 ER/Trauma wife who comes home with “Squirrel eyes” from N95 & double masks. She has over 30 years of critical care experience, and the x-rays of the lungs of a COVID-19 patients are not like anything she’s ever seen. If you or a family member get a severe case, you learn the hard way. Stop your endless, inane whining. Get a grip. Put on a mask. If you don’t like the testing, masks, and quarantines, then just stay home (where cases are spiking). But please stop your complaining on this blog. The simple truth is that travel to Hawaii is not going to be anywhere near “normal” until most of the U.S. is vaccinated. Until then, you are rolling the dice with booking a Hawaii vacation. The numbers are rising in all of the Islands, so it’s only a matter of time until Hawaii is shut down, again.
Your wife says this? I’ve had drs tell me Covid is not very lethal – at least not more so than the flu or pneumonia. Flu had devastating effects on some populations as well. Are we going to stop loving our lives bc we have a 1% chance of death? Wake up pal. Your wife still has work many ppl do not – and over such a small percentage of chances of death? This has come from doctors and surgeons that I know personally. Sorry I think your just a scardy cat. This is more political than you’d like to admit.
You state that travel to Hawaii is not going to be normal until the U.S. is vaccinated. The new Vice President-Elect recently stated that she won’t be taking “The Trump Vaccine”. All of this is way too political and we’re all worse off for it.
Their’s way too many moving parts in all of the Covid regimen. We cancelled our May trip to Kauai yesterday. But one thing is constant. Good info from BOH. Thank you.
Hi Curtis.
Thanks for all your comments. Do you remember the first one? It was about the false missile alert almost three years ago.
Aloha.
If Lt. Gov Green wants to implement a 14-day Quarantine (mandatory) for anyone arriving without results, he needs to (1) extend the 72-hr requirement or (2) advise the trusted partners that a 24-hr turnaround on results is mandatory (especially if there’s a high $ fee). Its not a visitors fault if a Trusted Testing Partner takes 3-5 days to return results.
Thanks for the info you share here, BOH is a great resource.
Hi Tracy.
Thanks. Yes something dill have to be different.
Aloha.
I have no problem whatsoever with a mask mandate. That is what I think we need to be doing for quite some time.
But the idea of gambling my vacation on the unknown ability of a lab to get me results before I get on a plane but not sooner than 72 hours. . .that is a deal breaker. Why couldn’t they have an official check in location in Waikiki where people can come to show their late arriving test results?
I intend to largely quarantine for about two weeks before traveling. That is what I can do to ensure that we are good to go. The testing is fine. But Hawaii needs to have a more flexible approach to late arriving results than they are talking about.
Hoping that this will be much better by July – I really want to finally take our retirement celebration trip!
Thank you for keeping us informed.
Hi Bobbi.
We do understand your concerns.
Aloha.
You said: “I have no problem whatsoever with a mask mandate” …
And your “no problem whatsoever” affects Mr.
But you pull back with: “But the idea of gambling my vacation on the unknown ability of a lab to get me results before I get on a plane but not sooner than 72 hours. . .that is a deal breaker.”
That affects You.
Soooooooooooooo … it’s all about You. Classic.
Soooooooooooooo much Aloha.
I agree. The 72 hours either needs to be longer or you cannot insist that the results need to be available before departure. In my example, the final leg of my flight leaves the west coast at either 330 or 130Pacific time which is 530 or 330 my time which means it’s too late for me to get my test at the closest CVS or Walgreens an hour from me. That means I have to take test after 8 am on Sunday for my 8 am departure Tuesday out of MPS so I only have 24 hours to know results before I’m in the air for first leg of flight. If I use Vault I can’t send via UPS on Sunday so can’t send until Monday so would have results even later. I’d probably have to go to local clinic for test to make sure I’m negative then go to Walgreens two days before and hope I had results just before I left or while I was waiting in LA for my connecting flight , might I add that my local clinic is the world famous Mayo Clinic.
Sounds like us. Our flight leaves 2pm CST for a 4 hour flight to arrive Seattle at 4pm PST on Tuesday the 24th. CVS says to make appt on 19th for the 22nd so we can get results back on 23rd. That’s even if we get can the proper appointment times to guarantee we have results before we fly out to upload. This trip isn’t only about vacation.
Thanks. How about enforcing 14 day quarantine? A friend was at Waikiki a few days ago and overheard a couple laughing and bragging to each other that they were supposed to be on quarantine and yet they were sitting on the beach. If someone shows up and “says” they will quarantine, use technology to make sure they don’t leave their place of quarantine. Kids and I came August 5 to attend UH and we did what we were supposed to do and honoured the rules for 14 days. I think most people do the right thing. But there are some who don’t and they pose a massive risk to the safety of people here. I know the state is trying, but also know they are understaffed. Thanks for listening.
Hi Diane.
We have seen that as well. The national guard would show up the same time every day. So there was nothing to keep people from violations.
Aloha.