After shutdowns, curfews, roadblocks, and more. At last some return to normancy.
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After shutdowns, curfews, roadblocks, and more. At last some return to normancy.
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We’re flying in on the 22nd so we’ll officially need to test to go 😩 WE MISSED IT BY THREE DAYS!! Oh well… We did it in 2021, I guess we’ll do it one more time. At least we’ll be able to go to restaurants without testing. I guess there’s that!
Dear Jennifer, I’m planning my trip for 2024!! I’m super excited & it has been my lifelong dream vacation trip 😍 🛩📅🛍🍍🐢🥥🐠🌺🌈🏖✈🌍❤💕🕶🌞 I’m dreaming of the day when I will be sitting on ✈ traveling to Hawaii🌺
Aloha, Can you please explain what that means for Canadian travellers?
Hi Carol.
It’s is the same no matter where you enter the US and those rules are found here. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/noncitizens-US-air-travel.html.
Aloha.
You have to get a rapid test the day before you travel and you have to get another the day before you travel back to Canada. You also have to show proof of vaccination to board the aircraft.
Oh goodness,so we fly to the Big Island the day before. Really dont want to pay for testing our family if literally the next day we won’t have to.
Are you not vaccinated?
Re unvaccinated residents, can we use state offices and the library without showing proof of vaccination now?
You haven’t been able to use a tax payer funded service if you haven’t been vaccinated? That is wrong. If you pay taxes, then they shouldn’t be restricting your ability to use the library.
FWIW, Kauai just dropped all county imposed covid restrictions, so at least Kauai libraries should no longer require vax card checks. Not sure about the other islands. But, you are still stuck with masks, since that is state imposed.
Cue all the “It’s too soon!” comments in 3 – 2 – 1….
its about dam time, we have had enough
Thank you for all of your timely updates!
Darn, we arrive on the 25th. No big deal as we have already uploaded everything (with Clear Pass) so we already have our green QR code. Hoping for no masks after the 25th—that would make our vacation perfect!!
Hi Deborah.
The tone in his voice said you may have something good coming in that regard, although no one can say for sure.
Aloha.
Of course they’re lifted! The primaries are coming up this month and the mid-terms in November and the whole COVID situation has been a blunder that will cost many people their elected positions!
“Political Science” !!! You will see the final Hold-outs of States-Yeah, I live in CA for a few more months (4th generation Californian and Everyone I know is leaving asap)- returning to “Normal” just in time for the Mid-terms..but, wait until the virus which will be with us like forever returns after November of 2022- You think they will let go of the “emergency powers” that easily? we shall see…Thanks once again BOH for being on it!!! I refer people to BOH all the time
Hi Nita.
Thanks. We appreciate your more than 100 comments.
Aloha.
Now we just need the FAA/TSA to get rid of masks on air travel.
the fights onboard stop when relaxed.
As long as you’re actively eating or drinking, you don’t need to wear a mask 😉
Just flew back from Lihue to Bozeman via LAX and Vegas yesterday and today. Probably had the mask on 20% of the time on the planes. ABED (Always Be Eating or Drinking). This was on Southwest. The flight attendants either didn’t notice or didn’t care.
The key word is “actively”. This does not mean you can set a class of water on your tray and remain maskless for 6 hours.
I went with everying from water to coke to coffee to beer (in-flight beer is back!) on my tray. Plus assorted snacks etc.
It worked just fine.
Your flights may vary
I put a sucker in my mouth for the whole trip. NO Mask!
Clever! I’ll throw a couple of tootsie pops in my computer bag in case the feds still haven’t canceled the airport/flights mask mandates in time for our next flights. I can envision the more mask-inclined flight attendants not going for it, but that’s OK. Still have my ABED system.
It’s about time! Girls trip already booked for April. Although it wasn’t horrible in October. Just annoying. Thanks for all the updates!
Hi Starla.
Thanks. Have a great time in Hawaii.
Aloha.
I’m sure we will. My mom, daughter and myself. Maybe Oahu better watch out! Thanks again for all the updates. I found you by accident a year ago when I was scouring the web for updates. Even after we had been to Maui and back I was still reading the articles. Like so many other people we love Hawaii and the people and wanted to keep updated. This current trip was totally an unplanned celebration that we might not have booked if not for your site.
Hi Starla.
Thanks so much! We’re glad you had a great time in Hawaii.
Alpha.
Dear Starla, I will be going to Oahu in 2024 & I’m super excited!! It has been my lifelong dream vacation trip 🌺✈🌞🕶💕❤🌍🏖🌈🐠🥥🐢🍍🛍📅😍 have a fun & safe trip!
It is not the mask mandate causing fights onboard flights, it is the crazy people that think they are beyond following rules they don’t like. Selfishness is running rampant. So sad. Longing for true Aloha again.
The rest of the world seems to manage wearing masks without fighting. Seems to be an American thing not a mask thing.
my last Southwest flights from California to Maui and back were Amazing!!! Only “one” initial mention of masks, then the crew ignored the topic and had Fun, so did everyone on the flight!!! Yeah, Normal-town again!….note that both flights were not full, so maybe just that fact and the natural distancing that we all sat with made the often masks chill…but Southwest is Always Chill, unlike my nightmare Alaska Air trip I also recently took where they did not shut up One Minute about masks
YEEHAW!!