Another wild tale from those who discovered firsthand what happens for not following Hawaii COVID protocols.
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RIP Hawaii tourism. People will hear these stories and go elsewhere. Plenty of nice weather in other parts of the world without the hassle.
very true… You may hear stories of a quicker than expected rebound in tourism. But it is still 40% below normal. Research the Recession and the far less drop in tourism back then. Then extrapolate to today.
If they lifted all this nonsense, Hawaii would bounce right back. Much like Florida.
Hawaii is in big trouble 1-2 yrs down the road.
The Marriott Ko Olina was 98% occuppied when we were there for two weeks end of april beginning of May. Restaurants were swamped. We coulnt even get a table at Monkeypod. Maybe because it’s time shares and we were told “use it or Lose it”. We always come this time of year and honestly it didnt seem any different than previous years. The only exception was the cove at Turtle Bay was a ghost town with the hotel closed for renovations. All the other beaches we frequent were packed. Interestly, I was surpised by the number of Canadians we met and chatted up. Some told us they had to drive into the US to catch a flight.
Hawaii, specifically Oahu, is severely missing international travelers. Overall, hotel occupancy is not as high as many believe. ( maybe at a few certain times over spring break they were packed) Travelers are mostly in short term rentals.
Less restaurants ( closed for good) mean more people crammed into what is left open.
HI unemployment still closer to 10%. While other large tourist destination States are below 5%.
My neighbors ( 3 generational family in 1 home) just had to move to Vegas because of work.
It is a statistical certainty. Crap will definitely hit the fan soon. Remember, evictions an foreclosures are still banned.
I believe the latest number was 14,000 behind on their rent. Local.news just today finally highlighted Kauai and its struggling economy.
Anybody noticing Fauci and his apparent role in Covid? Skyrocketing inflation, gas prices, cost of all goods…
Welcome to the new normal…
Hi BOH!
I have a question or two
So we have our negative results all uploaded in the Hawaii safe travels website, health questionnaire filled out, confirmed flight, checked in for departure date of 6/4. My question is do we for any reason need to use common pass? I cannot get uploaded anything on there. From what I read having our results in safe travels is all we really need and that we will show our qr code at the airport this will enable us to get wrist bands so we don’t have to go thru additional health screening at the airport upon arrival correct? And should breeze right thru? From everything I have read from other posters we should be just fine upon arrival at the air port with just the hawaii safe travels info uploaded. Can you confirm? Thanks! Yes getting everything uploaded and ready has been stressful but will be well worth it! I cannot wait to get there! Paul
Hi Paul.
No, you do not need CommonPass. You should be good to go with your information uploaded to Safe Travels and a backup copy in hand. Let us know how it goes and have a great time!
Aloha.
Aloha Paul, I’m going to Oahu next year & i can’t wait also!!♡♡♡ I’m going to enjoy every second on my time on the beautiful 🏝
I thought that the purpose of quarantine was to stop the spread of the virus. What was done to those visitors was, in my opinion, cruel. The officials knew that they weren’t infected yet chose to punish them. They could have, at least, offered them the opportunity to pay for a test on the Island.
I would not plan any big event in Hawaii such as a wedding, business conference,or even plan on attending events such as the Iron Man Marathon, if I was qualified.
There was a time, earlier in the pandemic, that I would have understood why very strict rules were imposed, but at this point and in the cited examples, I believe that such treatment by the State should be criticized in the media for being unreasonable.The traveling public should be made aware of the State’s attitude towards visitors.
Agreed!!! It’s about our safety and even though these too didn’t understand or do their research to learn “the process”, they were vaccinated and had negative tests results!!! This is where I think it’s no longer about safety and about someone making a buck.
These experiences by Hawaii travelers ae why my husband and I decided to cancel our trip to Oahu and Maui this year. As fourth generation former residents, this hurts. Getting back to both islands is like coming home. But now the hassles of trying to get there is not worth it. To be fully vaccinated yet still not know if we’ll face 10 days of quarantine is not worth the stress and expense of the trip.
My party of 6 recently returned from Kona. Some left from different cities with different travel itineraries to get to Kona (direct flights vs. connecting flights in Honolulu). With a lot of coordination and communication between us, everything worked perfectly with the exception of one of my party–we kept getting an error message when trying to upload his negative COVID test results. Nothing we did helped–the same error message came up. I contacted the Carbon Health site where we got tested and asked for advice, they recommended I email info @ gohawaii.com and ask them to help solve my problem. While they did email me back, the only thing they said was that they were too busy solving other peoples’ problems to help me prior to my flight. We got to Alaska Air check-in and got our pre-clearance wristbands–problem seemed to have been solved. If a problem like this comes up, use the email I listed, it can help get you to the islands….
I have no idea how many people have arrived on the islands only to find out they will have to quarantine. I am an avid reader and subscribe to the Honolulu newspaper, so I’ve been following how Covid has affected the islands and was aware of the precautions in place by island. Find it puzzling that people would not be certain of the rules before they fly to Hawaii. Due to the cost and time spent getting to Hawaii (from the Midwest), we made sure we knew the rules before we went last November. Too many people rely on social media for guidance as to what the rules are. Or maybe they fly airlines other than Hawaiian Airlines–I have found HA’s website to be very informative with respect to the Covid rules.
Anyway, can’t wait to get back on the Big Island for 3 months next winter!
Hi Mary, I’m going to Oahu next year & I’m very excited & can’t wait!!♡♡♡ 🏝 my lifelong dream vacation trip will finally be happening!
Talk about overkill. The daily moving average deaths has been at 0, zero, nada, zilch for over 3 months. Same time period daily positives down 45% to 58. The policies are not science. They are repression and Hawaii businesses and citizens are the ones who are paying.
tale, please
Explain to me why they need to test again before they fly back to North Carolina? They didn’t leave the US.
They need to be tested before they leave Oahu to go to Maui; there is no testing requirement for them to return to North Carolina.
As I’ve reported before, we went to Maui in February. Despite our apprehension, it couldn’t have been easier given the current circumstances. It was not difficult at all to just do a little research from trusted sources (Mahalo, BOH!) and follow the rules! It amazes me, that after all this time people still ask if they need to test because they are vaccinated! Jeez people, just do a little reading. I don’t understand why there is so much confusion….
See you again in September!
Hi Ed.
Thanks. With the number of people arriving, it is clear that albeit confusing and cumbersome, Hawaii’s system is working for most visitors.
Aloha.
Hi Ed, I’m very excited for my life long dream vacation trip to Oahu next year!!♡♡ it definitely will be well worth the wait for me! 🏝 making one of my dreams come true:)