Mahalo to Chanon Pathomsarp for sharing this Aloha Friday Photo. We titled this one
“Night time Rainbow” due to this neat night shot dealing with Hilton Hawaiian Village’s Rainbow Tower.
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Hawaii Journey Replace
As we shared yesterday, Hawaii’s governor expressed confidence in the October 15th start of the pre-travel testing program. As a reminder, the plan will enable guests to be exempt from the 14-day quarantine, if they supply proof of a destructive COVID-19 take a look at taken at a licensed testing associate inside 72 hours of the ultimate leg of their flight itinerary. (See hawaiicovid19.com/travel for extra particulars.)
Even though the idea of pre-testing to bypass quarantine has been recognized for the reason that original announcement on June 24th, just lately a number of the island/county mayors are reluctant to maneuver ahead with the plan. They don’t consider the plan is robust sufficient. Ideally, they’d like a second take a look at at arrival and/or 48 to 72 hours after arrival with quarantines whereas awaiting take a look at outcomes.
As of this morning, which is simply six days previous to implementation, Oahu and Maui plan to proceed with the pre-travel testing plan. Kauai and Hawaii (Huge) Island are uncommitted to the pre-travel testing plan as is.
Kauai proposing system of tiers to manage quarantines
Yesterday, Kauai Mayor Kawakami proposed a tiered system that permits or prevents pre-travel examined vacationers to bypass quarantine primarily based on a seven-day rolling common of COVID-19 circumstances. This tiered plan has been submitted to the governor for approval.
Right here’s the outline of the tiers from the mayor’s announcement of this proposed system.
“Mayor Kawakami’s proposed Emergency Rule 19 offers a four-tiered system to outline allowable companies and actions, primarily based on the present illness outlook on Kaua‘i at the moment.
• Tier 1 is essentially the most restrictive tier. It goes into impact if there’s a one-week common of eight or extra each day COVID-19 circumstances. No pre-testing quarantine exemptions shall be allowed.
• Tier 2 assumes that the seven-day common of each day COVID-19 circumstances is between 5 to eight circumstances. Transferring into this tier would mechanically set off Kaua‘i to decide out of the state’s pre-travel testing program and proceed a 14-day obligatory quarantine for incoming vacationers.
• Tier three assumes a weekly common of two to 4 each day COVID-19 circumstances. At this degree, transpacific vacationers will have the ability to pre-test out of quarantine, per the state’s journey plan. Restrictions reminiscent of additional limiting the dimensions of gatherings and receptions could be put in place.
• Tier four is the least restrictive, and is the present degree on Kaua‘i: a median of lower than two each day lively circumstances. It permits almost all companies and actions to function with minimal restrictions. It makes use of the state’s 72-hour pre-arrival take a look at program to permit transpacific vacationers a quarantine exemption.”
Our largest query relating to Kauai’s proposal is – whether it is denied, will Kauai decide out altogether?
Hawaii (Huge) Island participation in pre-travel testing plan nonetheless unclear
Earlier this week, Hawaii Island Mayor Kim acknowledged that Hawaii (Huge Island) County could be opting out of the pre-travel testing program. (For sources, see this link to a Star Advertiser article and this one to Big Island Now.) On the Wednesday press convention, which we covered here, the governor mentioned he had not been knowledgeable. By means of end-of-day Thursday, there was no new replace.
