* On November 16th, the governor issued a brand new emergency proclamation to make clear the statewide masks mandate. Scroll to Exhibit J in the proclamation document to learn the total particulars of the masks mandate. The crux of it’s that face coverings have to be worn over the nostril and mouth when in public. There are some restricted exceptions, so please learn Exhibit J to grasp the principles.
* Hawaii has added 11 new trusted testing companions for the pre-travel testing program. Some of the notable, new companions is Costco/AZOVA, which presents an noticed at residence take a look at. See the information launch with the brand new testing parters here and the entire listing of trusted testing companions here. As a reminder, Hawaii solely accepts take a look at outcomes from their listing of trusted testing companions. Study extra particulars here.
* Kauai’s mayor is pushing for brand spanking new guidelines that may require vacationers to have their take a look at outcomes earlier than arrival to the island. This new proposal comes after at the least 9 vacationers who took half within the pre-travel testing program arrived in Kauai solely to be taught that their take a look at outcomes had been optimistic. See this KHON summary for extra data.
* It’s possible you’ll recall that Kauai has a tier system that applies further restrictions primarily based on their seven-day common variety of new COVID instances. Kauai stays in Tier 4, which is the least restrictive tier, at lower than 2 instances and take a look at positivity fee of lower than 1%. The latest common is 1.71 instances and 0.9% positivity, so it’s inching nearer to Tier 3. Per the mayor’s emergency rule 19, at Tier 2, Kauai is not going to enable bypassing 14-day quarantine with a detrimental pre-travel take a look at. For extra details about these restrictions and to maintain observe of Kauai’s “tier tracker” see this link.
* Honolulu Journal announced the 2020 Hale Aina award winners for the most effective eating places within the state. There are lots of award classes by kind of delicacies and by island. Sadly, at the least one of many award winners, Alan Wong’s, has closed.
* Hawaiian Airways has a brand new sweepstakes to giveaway 160,000 HawaiianMiles which may be redeemed for flights to Hawaii. See this link for entry particulars and extra data.
* Hawaii tourism companions have created a Malama (look after) Hawaii initiative. Per their website, “In an effort to encourage aware journey, business companions and volunteer organizations throughout the state have come along with an initiative that encourages guests to go away Hawaii higher than after they arrived. Volunteer tasks vary from reforestation and tree planting to self-directed seashore cleanups, ocean reef preservation, and creating Hawaiian quilts for our Kupuna (elders). By making a optimistic influence, you’ll have a extra enriching journey expertise and might even take pleasure in a free further night time from collaborating inns.”
