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  1. Zach W

    Am I reading correctly that you’ll have to have reservations to go to a beach? If so, we may rethink the whole thing. Would I have to wear it while hiking an isolated 11 mile trail?

  2. Tim W.

    Aloha! Masks on the beach? I haven’t heard that anywhere here in California. Just need to keep our proper distance.
    Do you really think they will require a mask while on the beach?

  3. Wanda G

    Aloha,

    I would be willing to wear a mask if I can find cheap flights. I’m hoping I can travel by September. I’ll continue to monitor this site for the cheapest time to fly. Mahalo!

  4. Shelly H

    Hi, I love absolutely love getting your emails! I have learned so much from them. Thank you so much!! My daughter moved to Honolulu a year ago and is a special education teacher there. My husband and I are coming to visit her this summer (first time visiting Hawaii)and are looking for a place to stay July 22 through the 27th. We would love to find somewhere near her. She lives right by the Ala Moana Center. We would like to only pay a total of $1000 for lodging-$200 out the door per night. We are very open to hotels or VRBO. Do you have any recommendations? It would just be for two people as my daughter will be staying in her own condo. Thank you, in advance, for any advice you can offer.

    1. Beat of Hawaii

      Hi Shelly.

      Thanks! We don’t get into recommending specific accommodations. It is all online and should be easy to find.

      Aloha.

  5. Zach W

    We’re scheduled to be there July 25-Aug 1. We were going to hike the Kalalau trail(2nd attempt since last time it was washed out). We currently can’t get permits. We’re still on the fence about canceling our lodging and flight because of the very reason this article talks about . It could be an awesome vacation due to no crowds.

  6. Bonnie

    We were coming to Kona in 2021 and rebooking for our missed May trip in May 2020. After everything we’ve heard and read we’re not coming. The things I fell in love with seem to have evaporated. Someone said Aloha goes both ways. Well so does racism. Haole go home and signs on yards with yelling at tourists on Maui? I’m still shocked. I hate racism of any form and always have since I was a very young girl. This haole is changing it up and just booked 2 weeks next May in Freeport Bahamas. I hear the people there are some of the friendliest in the world. Be careful what you wish for. Being friendly and kind is free. Hopefully Hawaii pulls it together as a community. We’ve always respected the islands and the people who live their with the highest standards. Why spend hard earned money to be treated inferior?

    1. Ron O

      Hi or Aloha,
      I absolutely love Hawaii, went to high school in Honolulu, lived on Maui for a short period as well.
      I can’t wait to go back.
      I will say though it’s the only place I have ever been where I felt racism because I’m a white guy, it’s true, but I will still go back.

  7. Mark Z.

    Wow, can this be done by August. Our trip is already scheduled and no one will tell us one or the other. Looking for Guinea Pigs… Let us Come !

  8. Dee

    I would love to bring my family back to Hawaii but masks are a deal breaker for us. It’s such a shame because we loved our visit last year with our 5 kids and the hubs and I have been 4 times just us. It’s just too expensive and too far to travel to be required to wear a mask. I do hope Hawaii comes back to the beautiful place we love! Mahalo!

      1. Donna C

        I would have loved to keep my reservation for Maui in August, but as Dee said wearing a mask is a deal breaker for me. I can’t imagine walking around in the heat and lately the humidity and trying to breathe with a mask on.ugh No thank you.

        Also reservation for beaches??? That’s just silly.

        I miss Maui! I’ve gone every year for 22 years.But until I can go and enjoy myself I’ll be looking for other places to vacation.

        Hopefully by next year everything will settle down and all the restrictions removed.

        Mahalo Beat of Hawaii for all the updates and info.It’s very helpful

        1. Beat of Hawaii

          Hi Donna.

          We can’t say with certainty where and when masks will remain required. As for beach reservations, that has already been implemented in other places. How can beaches like Waikiki work with inherent overcrowding?

          Aloha.

    2. Jan D

      Well said. We wouldn’t return with the must wear mask stipulation either. Glad we were there in March. I had hoped to return in September.

  9. Robert P

    We are passing on 2020 but are hopeful for 3/21. Every experience we have had with the locals has been positive and we have been visiting since 2005. Mostly Kauai but a few trips to Maui also. Thank you for all the information you have provided, especially on cheap flights! Take care and be safe! Robert P

  10. Esmerelda W.

    Hi there,
    Fanatical reader of your newsletter! But curious what makes you think airfares will be so low. I’ve read nothing but dire predictions about the airline industry as the pandemic has decimated the travel sphere. Airlines will now be concerned only with profit and revenue. Why then would they offer such cheap fares? Especially when they will likely be required to not fly at capacity for social distancing. Cheap fares exist during competition, which I imagine has been wiped out thanks to the pandemic.

    1. Beat of Hawaii

      Hi Esmerelda.

      Thanks for being a fanatical reader! We didn’t say they will stay low, but we are clear they will need to start low. None of the primary Hawaii carriers plans on throwing in a towel, and that is just what it will take to get things started. Longer-term, as we’ve said before, we have prices going up, to Hawaii and everywhere.

      Aloha.

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