61 thoughts on “Sadly, New Hawaii Tourism New Video Fails to Alleviate Confusion”

  1. Information on issue
    IATA’s new position was not decided lightly, but there really is no choice. Yet it will be very difficult to implement and there are many unanswered questions. First, where and when will the tests be conducted and who pays for them? IATA believes the availability of viral antigen screening tests that are quick to give results (less than 15 minutes), cheap (less than $10), can be administered by a non-medical official and are highly reliable (around 98% valid result) will soon be widely available. That will make it possible for the tests to be conducted at departure airports, but this will require considerable work to administer in a way that does not cause crowding on the land side of terminals, which would be undesirable both from a distancing and a security point of view. IATA hopes that governments will foot the bill for tests, but that may be optimistic and problematic for states where taxpayers don’t see why they should “subsidize” those who choose to fly.

    1. please tell me why hawaii is not allowing covid tests from places in ca that are very infamous, ie: stanford,ucla, ucsf, etc.and how about mayo clinic or john hopkins? cvs and walgreens are a joke. thanks, nancy

      1. Hi Nancy.

        The state indicated that they felt they could only control this “initially” using a trusted partner program. We can’t comment on that logic but that is the situation.

        Aloha.

  2. Looks like they shot 20 seconds of video with masks and added 30 seconds of stock footage they had lying around. Any average PR person can tell you that this is very poor messaging. I’m not in PR or tourist industry, but can tell you this is par for the state.

  3. Agreed- The video does not seem preventative; If this is in response to seeing a need for alerting tourists to mask-up after 5000 citations had been issued, it does not seem to get that point across. In fact it is more along the lines of “behave like *this* and you may get a citation.”

  4. Yes, that was confusing.
    So what are the rules?
    Do you need an mask on anytime you are outside? On the beach? Hiking with no one else around? In the ocean or at a pool?

  5. HI Guys

    Today was my should have been annual travel day from Sacramento to Maui. We would have landed at 10:30am your time retrieved our rental mini van picked up goodies from Costco then headed over to Kihei to enjoy some fish tacos at the original Coconuts. I like the original location better then the newer location located a littler farther down the road towards Wailea. We’d then head over to Grand Wailea get an early check in and a nice room upgrade in the Lagoon wing close to Humi Humi and the third pool from the top. It would be nice if I scored a first floor room the stairs at GW are a killer. By now we’d had unpacked jumped in our suits and did our annual cannonballs into the pool. We’d slide down to the Grotto bar and enjoy our first Mai Tai…..of…our…vacation.

    Oh wait you want to know about the video? It was a beautifully shot video full of Aloha Spirit, but what Luau or Restaurants was the ad for and could give me the location of the hiking trail and tide pool.

    Any ways we usually have a 5:30pm reservation at Humi Humi on the first night would you like me to forward you some of our past beautiful sunset pictures from our table.

  6. That is a poorly produced video. Looks like they took stock footage rather than shooting new video of the real Hawaii. Very misleading. This needs to be redone, stat! And as always, Mahalo for your information.

  7. Beautiful visual video of island Aloha, with a “do as I say” not as you just saw message. You can’t make this stuff up! Actually the message I got was if you live there and you’re working there and you’re a local- no mask; and by the way if you’re visiting please put a mask on. Huh???

  8. This is HORRIBLE and gives completely the wrong impression. I counted approximately 15 scenes/cuts where based on the instructions given by Hawaii that people should have been wearing masks. However, there were only 2 (maybe 3) scenes showing masks being worn. Definitely NOT a good start to the kickoff (unless the goal was to be confusing….if so, great job! 🙁 )

  9. Sigh, I have read and seen so much conflicting information. Does anyone know for certain, do I have to wear a mask while on the beach or not? Do I have to wear one as I am walking down the street or hiking on a trail outside? I’m at the point where I need to decide one way or the other if I’m going to keep my travel plans for December or cancel everything. Thank you to anyone with the wisdom to decipher all this information!

    1. Hi Cindy.

      Oahu at this time is more restrictive, and our read is that you do need masks virtually everywhere there, except when going in the water. It wasn’t clear to us whether with social distancing that isn’t the case. Our theory, for now, is to wear a mask all the time unless there is a clear indication and information to the contrary.

      Aloha.

      1. Thank you BOH for that info, our travel plans are for Maui only. Are there further restrictions for Maui that you might know of? I have no problem wearing masks on the plane, in businesses and in more populated areas. I would have a major problem being asked to wear a mask outside on the beach however. From a clinical standpoint that makes zero sense whatsoever. That would be the deal breaker for me and my family, several of which work in the medical field. Again I thank you for keeping your followers as enlightened as possible with everything!

        1. Hi Cindy.

          Thanks. No other restrictions beyond those mentioned, at least at this time. Enjoy your time on Maui!

          Aloha.

  10. In the video, everyone except the chef is correct in not wearing a mask – each is more than 6 feet from anyone else (there is one couple together at a tidepool, but likely from the same household).

    If they wanted to show the need for masks, then show families masked while ordering food from masked servers at a restaurant. Show customers and employees masked while shopping at a store. Show everyone masked while enjoying an art museum. Show the audience socially distanced and masked while watching a luau.

    I think they made the video mostly from stock footage, with the intent to show the welcoming Aloha spirit.

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