100 thoughts on “Can You Plan a Future Hawaii Vacation Right Now?”
M.P.
Breaking!!! Oahu is back to 10 people per gathering so folks, do NOT plan on coming to HI any time soon. With 26 dead from COVID (lowest death rate in the nation) we’re still pretty much locking people out & will soon lock out & quarantine inter-island travel for 14 days (just a hunch). I get the ‘fear factor’ when it comes to a perceived lack of enough hospital beds/equipment if a large number of folks get the virus. Why not be proactive? (a little known concept in HI) Bring in the Army Corps of Engineers to set up temporary hospital space on the more populated islands. Heck, with all of the empty hotel rooms, they could likely use those as well? Our nudniks here NEVER think outside of the box. The only thing they know how to do is lock down; wring their hands and say, “Woe is me!”
David W.
Hi Guys, Thanks for all your informative work.
We are in the process of cancelling our trip again, October 9th to the 21st as our airline cancelled our flight for the second time. All other flights from other departure sites and time within three days of the 9th were full so we had no choice. I’m not sure we want to try this a third time. Maybe next year when things are better. Best wishes to everyone on the islands.
Beat of Hawaii
Hi David.
Thank you.
Aloha.
Deb P
I booked a Rental Car thru Advantage, Hawaii Discount Car rentals, There is talk about Bankruptcy? I did get a Morphed to Enterprize Email for $300 price increase ? Any thoughts or Infomation about Hawaii Discount Car Rentals doing this?
Thanks.
Beat of Hawaii
Hi Deb.
Advantage went into bankruptcy in May. Otherwise suggest contacting DHCR.
Aloha.
Shawn C.
It’s just not worth the stress and hassle to try and schedule a Hawaii trip until everything is sorted out. We’re waiting until 1) they re-open the islands entirely, and 2) a sufficient number of visitors have gone there without any issues related to a quarantine, testing, etc. Yes, we’d like to be one of the first ones to go there after they re-open to experience the islands without all the crowds, etc., but there’s just too many potential land mines and pitfalls.
JWI
We will just keep booking…and canceling as needed. No biggie for us
Pam M
Aloha Beat of Hawai’i.
You are, consistently, the number one in up to date information on the Islands.
We appreciate you more than you can imagine.
Please keep up the stellar reporting on the circus side-show act by Hawai’i’s duly elected Governor. Let’s hope he gets to a place where he’s comfortable with trying to save the people AND the economy.
Mahalo,
Pam
Beat of Hawaii
Hi Pam.
Thanks very much!
Aloha.
Michael P
Aloha and thanks! I wouldn’t. First time in 25 years to miss 1 or 2 trips to the islands. Not worth the headaches of knowing or not.
Beat of Hawaii
Hi Michael.
Thanks.
Aloha.
Barbara M
Us as well, Michael P. I feel like our world has fallen apart in so many ways!
Michael B
Our 2 week vacation May-June, three island trip was cancelled due to the lockdowns. We are now scheduled for 2 islands in December and 3 days less. Considering we have NEVER required tests for the flu and have never known how many people in the USA or any other country have been diagnosed or have been a carrier and yet can’t be positive of how many deaths were caused by the flu.
Sorry, but I think that the media with their 24 hour news-cycle have created a monster and must keep feeding it. Is it worse than the flu, according to the news for those over 80 probably, will more people die, no doubts.
Better question will giving people more money to not work, destroy the work ethic of our country? Absolutely no doubt and yet that seems to be the fate of our country.
bill s
Great comments. What we need to maybe accept is that this whole virus thing is no worse than the flu, and if it were not an election year, maybe it would be a non issue.
Really Beat of Hawaii? You accept Trump disinformation and conspiracy theories over facts? Good to know.
Nita C
Exactly!!! Read this science article on the “12 deadliest Viruses” …see how many have no “cure”, have higher fatalities & yet the world did not shut down! Humankind has been living & battling viruses probably since man walked the earth…we take risks every single day…people die everyday of all kinds of things..& avoidable ones like smoking, obesity, etc…. the cure is worse than the virus! https://www.livescience.com/56598-deadliest-viruses-on-earth.html
Liz M.
Aloha,
Car accidents are not contagious.
Diabetes is not contagious.
Obesity is not contagious.
Second hand smoke may kill but…not in a matter of days or weeks after exposure.
Hospital are able to handle emergency room visits – and provide routine care if they are not overwhelmed by people infected with a highly contagious virus.
Please do not confuse the USA’s inability to deal effectively, unlike New Zealand, with this virus with the effects of the virus itself. COVID is not the flu.
Mahalo,
Liz
Mickey
My family has a trip planned for November but it’s not likely we’ll go. It’s unlikely Hawai’i will reopen on September 1st. Even when it does reopen, resorts will require masks and too much restrictions to actually enjoy a vacation. Maybe we’ll try Hawai’i next year when things calm down.
Sarah
You’ve got that right, no enjoy in masks,
Malia P
Not really. Why spend top dollar on any vacation right now, when your experiences are so limited? And might I add the fact that travelers will still not be as welcome to the islands because of the fact you still might spread coronavirus while there? Forget it. 2 years out? Maybe.
JWI
The Islands can be enjoyable with bare minimum open. Nature cures the soul. Worse case, I just spend two months there…I guess that’s one benefit of being semi-early retired (flexible with time) and having timeshares.
Anne M
Our trip this past April to meet up with our son and his family on Maui fell through due to COVID-19. My son rescheduled it for December, just before Christmas. I sincerely hope we can get there. We have a new grandson we’ve never seen. We’ve never been to Hawaii and have so looked forward to it. Thank you.
Beat of Hawaii
Hi Anne.
Thanks. We hope so too.
Aloha.
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Breaking!!! Oahu is back to 10 people per gathering so folks, do NOT plan on coming to HI any time soon. With 26 dead from COVID (lowest death rate in the nation) we’re still pretty much locking people out & will soon lock out & quarantine inter-island travel for 14 days (just a hunch). I get the ‘fear factor’ when it comes to a perceived lack of enough hospital beds/equipment if a large number of folks get the virus. Why not be proactive? (a little known concept in HI) Bring in the Army Corps of Engineers to set up temporary hospital space on the more populated islands. Heck, with all of the empty hotel rooms, they could likely use those as well? Our nudniks here NEVER think outside of the box. The only thing they know how to do is lock down; wring their hands and say, “Woe is me!”
Hi Guys, Thanks for all your informative work.
We are in the process of cancelling our trip again, October 9th to the 21st as our airline cancelled our flight for the second time. All other flights from other departure sites and time within three days of the 9th were full so we had no choice. I’m not sure we want to try this a third time. Maybe next year when things are better. Best wishes to everyone on the islands.
Hi David.
Thank you.
Aloha.
I booked a Rental Car thru Advantage, Hawaii Discount Car rentals, There is talk about Bankruptcy? I did get a Morphed to Enterprize Email for $300 price increase ? Any thoughts or Infomation about Hawaii Discount Car Rentals doing this?
Thanks.
Hi Deb.
Advantage went into bankruptcy in May. Otherwise suggest contacting DHCR.
Aloha.
It’s just not worth the stress and hassle to try and schedule a Hawaii trip until everything is sorted out. We’re waiting until 1) they re-open the islands entirely, and 2) a sufficient number of visitors have gone there without any issues related to a quarantine, testing, etc. Yes, we’d like to be one of the first ones to go there after they re-open to experience the islands without all the crowds, etc., but there’s just too many potential land mines and pitfalls.
We will just keep booking…and canceling as needed. No biggie for us
Aloha Beat of Hawai’i.
You are, consistently, the number one in up to date information on the Islands.
We appreciate you more than you can imagine.
Please keep up the stellar reporting on the circus side-show act by Hawai’i’s duly elected Governor. Let’s hope he gets to a place where he’s comfortable with trying to save the people AND the economy.
Mahalo,
Pam
Hi Pam.
Thanks very much!
Aloha.
Aloha and thanks! I wouldn’t. First time in 25 years to miss 1 or 2 trips to the islands. Not worth the headaches of knowing or not.
Hi Michael.
Thanks.
Aloha.
Us as well, Michael P. I feel like our world has fallen apart in so many ways!
Our 2 week vacation May-June, three island trip was cancelled due to the lockdowns. We are now scheduled for 2 islands in December and 3 days less. Considering we have NEVER required tests for the flu and have never known how many people in the USA or any other country have been diagnosed or have been a carrier and yet can’t be positive of how many deaths were caused by the flu.
Sorry, but I think that the media with their 24 hour news-cycle have created a monster and must keep feeding it. Is it worse than the flu, according to the news for those over 80 probably, will more people die, no doubts.
Better question will giving people more money to not work, destroy the work ethic of our country? Absolutely no doubt and yet that seems to be the fate of our country.
Great comments. What we need to maybe accept is that this whole virus thing is no worse than the flu, and if it were not an election year, maybe it would be a non issue.
Accept away if you like – Death rate way higher than the flu. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/coronavirus-disease-2019-vs-the-flu
Really Beat of Hawaii? You accept Trump disinformation and conspiracy theories over facts? Good to know.
Exactly!!! Read this science article on the “12 deadliest Viruses” …see how many have no “cure”, have higher fatalities & yet the world did not shut down! Humankind has been living & battling viruses probably since man walked the earth…we take risks every single day…people die everyday of all kinds of things..& avoidable ones like smoking, obesity, etc…. the cure is worse than the virus!
https://www.livescience.com/56598-deadliest-viruses-on-earth.html
Aloha,
Car accidents are not contagious.
Diabetes is not contagious.
Obesity is not contagious.
Second hand smoke may kill but…not in a matter of days or weeks after exposure.
Hospital are able to handle emergency room visits – and provide routine care if they are not overwhelmed by people infected with a highly contagious virus.
The flu does not:
cause survivors to get double lung transplants
https://www.livescience.com/double-lung-transplant-covid19-home.html
cause the same level of acute liver injury – which results in the need for dialysis
https://www.kidney.org/news/covid-19-patients-are-becoming-kidney-patients-most-americans-unaware
cause acute profound sensorineural hearing loss (the flu can cause temporary loss due to congestion in the ear)
https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(20)30596-6/pdf
And the unlike the flu, COVID causes brain damage.
https://www.beingpatient.com/study-of-brain-damage-in-covid-19-patients-reveals-a-rise-in-rare-brain-inflammation/
Please do not confuse the USA’s inability to deal effectively, unlike New Zealand, with this virus with the effects of the virus itself. COVID is not the flu.
Mahalo,
Liz
My family has a trip planned for November but it’s not likely we’ll go. It’s unlikely Hawai’i will reopen on September 1st. Even when it does reopen, resorts will require masks and too much restrictions to actually enjoy a vacation. Maybe we’ll try Hawai’i next year when things calm down.
You’ve got that right, no enjoy in masks,
Not really. Why spend top dollar on any vacation right now, when your experiences are so limited? And might I add the fact that travelers will still not be as welcome to the islands because of the fact you still might spread coronavirus while there? Forget it. 2 years out? Maybe.
The Islands can be enjoyable with bare minimum open. Nature cures the soul. Worse case, I just spend two months there…I guess that’s one benefit of being semi-early retired (flexible with time) and having timeshares.
Our trip this past April to meet up with our son and his family on Maui fell through due to COVID-19. My son rescheduled it for December, just before Christmas. I sincerely hope we can get there. We have a new grandson we’ve never seen. We’ve never been to Hawaii and have so looked forward to it. Thank you.
Hi Anne.
Thanks. We hope so too.
Aloha.