227 thoughts on “No Recovery Yet For Hawaii Travel. Here’s Why.”

  1. We returned today from 9 days on Maui. All my apprehension about getting tested and complying with all the travel requirements was totally unfounded. It was a very easy process. Two Walgreens in our immediate area offered the ID NOW rapid test with results in less than 3 hours. Wouldn’t hesitate to go back next week!

    1. Hi Ed – we are headed to Maui in a couple weeks. I don’t mind wearing masks in public places, but do you have to wear them on the beaches there or while hiking?
      Thanks!

      1. Most people wore them while getting to the beach. Once on the beach, masks disappeared.

        When we hiked we wore face gaters so they could easily be pulled up when approaching other people. Most all people on the hikes we took wore masks or put them on when they were near others.

        Hope you have a wonderful time. We sure did!

  2. Your newsletter is where I found the most concise information (and links!) regarding pre-travel testing. Thank to you guys, my family of 5 have appts set within the time frame and with a trusted partner.

    Thank you, thank you!!

  3. Tried to book a trip over Spring Break but hotel and airfare was too high with limited amenities. Rooms at the Moana Surfrider were in the $300+ range per night and airfare on Hawaiian was normal over-priced fares. We decided to go to Orlando instead. Summer isn’t looking any better. Maybe 2022 we’ll be back.

  4. Honestly, what is the purpose of putting Lt. Gov. Green in charge of anything Covid related if they are not going to give him the authority to set policy? Through this in entire process Dr. Green has been the voice of reason yet Gov. Ige never takes his advice, which is based on common sense and science. It is so obvious this is a huge power play on the part of Ige and the people of Hawaii are paying the ultimate price. People who are traveling from anywhere other than the west coast have limited options for Covid testing that is approved by the state of Hawaii. It is a real gamble to make vacation plans without a guarantee that you will have the results in time to be able to avoid a quarantine nightmare. I can think of no other explanation for test results from places like the Mayo Clinic being rejected other than they are not giving the state kick backs for the privilege of being a trusted partner. I would hope I am wrong about that, but what other logical explanation can there be?

  5. Florida is doing well, so is Mexico..

    It’s not fear at this point.

    It’s testing difficulties,

    State of Hawaii changing their rules every week nonsense,

    feeling of loss of freedom (GPS bracelets, showing your “papers” etc),

    stories of arresting people a year later…move on it’s time for a dose of reality. Nobody else is still arresting people.

    Add in residents ganging up on those dirty mainlanders traveling or doing the absolute worst… walking on a sidewalk without a mask…the horror.

    Has anyone out here noticed in other States they’re not running mask stories a year later? They’re not creating mask task forces (like Maui) a year later. Out here it’s all we focus on.. Give it a rest already. It’s no where close to 100% effective anyways. This whole year 1 mask was supposed to be %50-80 effective. Now it takes 2 to be 75% effective.. hmmmm very interesting.

    The economic devastation is almost certainly self inflicted at this point. There is a reason every airline is drastically increasing their Florida flying.

  6. I’m glad I got to see Hawaii and Pearl Harbor and Turtle Bay in 2006. I know now, at 58 and single, I’ll never see it again. The only way to keep society from collapsing is to protect vulnerable, while the rest get on with life, while we still have something to live for. We’re losing our identity hiding, our liberty and love of life from something with a .34% fatality rate. Our ancestors would be shocked at such cravenness. I’m shocked.

    Nobody is coming to Hawaii because such trips are expensive and time consuming in the best of times. Quarantines and sticks into our cranial cavity and future vaccine “passes” aren’t going to do it, guys. I don’t trust the vaccines (too fast; no time to see possible side effects) and am not volunteering for the sticks and don’t believe in vaccine passes.

    1. I agree with you! I live in Cali & our lockdown is continuing & most schools are effectively closed for in-person instruction- WHY? Because #CovidPanicPorn is the reason Gov. Grusome Newsom just signed a bill ordering ALL mail-in voting ballots for November 2021 RECALL election. I fear the fear has given politicians free rein to destroy their economies like Hawaii, California, New York, etc…see the pattern here? Lt. Green can’t enact common sense protocols because of political maneuvering by Ige. What Ignoramus Ige’s ultimate plan to completely destroy Hawaii’s economy over a virus with a 99.6% survivability rate is anyone’s guess!!!

  7. Hello,

    My family and and I booked a March trip to Kauai many months ago and are doing our best to make it happen. It’s been replanned 3 times are we now in Oahu for 3 days prior and hope to take that approach to a quarantine free trip. I’m not too worried about getting tested for the first round here in middle America (had to do it for another trip already) but would like some suggestions on the best place to get correctly rapid tested in Oahu w/o getting gouged so we can successfully get to Kauai. We desperately want to help the local economy and, of course, enjoy ourselves on such a beautiful island.

    You are 100% correct in that the available information causes confusion and uncertainty. Enjoying your website nonetheless…

    Any help is much appreciated.

    Thanks,

    Jason

  8. I believe the tests should be from a certified lab. Of course the Dept of Defense,VA, Stanford, Mayo Clinic, John Hopkins, should not be excluded because they did not apply. They are the gold standard.

  9. As many of us are COVID vaccinated, HI travel should open up without a lot of restrictions so we are curious as to how they will require “proof” from either the Pfizer or Moderna cards.

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