Now that the each day variety of COVID-19 instances is within the single digits and as soon as even at 0, Hawaii’s authorities has began its first section of opening some parks and retail outlets for native residents. Eating places are nonetheless closed for dine-in service. Salons are additionally closed. So, there’s nonetheless a methods to go for the Hawaii financial system to confide in the state’s residents.
Reopening Hawaii’s journey business stays a significant unknown when it comes to when and the way it will open.
The Star-Advertiser hosted a Q&A with Hawaii’s Lieutenant Governor, Josh Inexperienced, on Could eighth. On this Q&A, he shares a imaginative and prescient for the method to reopen tourism. He described the next coverage which is being favored proper now:
Incoming guests must take a look at adverse for COVID-19 previous to vacationing in Hawaii. Right here’s the way it may work:
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- Ideally, guests would go to a nationwide mainland pharmacy, for instance CVS, for a take a look at simply previous to their trip. The take a look at outcomes would both be entered and accessed by a database or with a doc in “home customs” upon arrival in Hawaii.
- If the customer didn’t get a take a look at previous to their flight, they must be examined on the airport in Hawaii. This course of may take a number of hours. The customer may probably have to enter quarantine for a day, till their outcome signifies adverse for COVID-19.
Lieutenant Governor Inexperienced additionally indicated one other issue that’s vital for reopening Hawaii for guests. He stated that they are going to be watching the COVID-19 charges from the US Mainland, which is Hawaii’s largest customer market by far. If the charges are low, they shouldn’t have a lot hassle opening tourism.
You possibly can watch and hearken to the Q&A within the embedded video. Word that the speak about tourism begins at across the 11-minute mark.
So, that’s what one in all Hawaii’s high authorities officers is favoring. Will this proposed coverage be the one that’s carried out? We should wait and see.
When may tourism be reopened? That’s an enormous query for now! If what the lieutenant governor described is carried out, the processes, tools and logistics of establishing the testing will not be one thing that may shortly be put in place.
We’ll proceed to observe the state of affairs and report back to you when there are additional indicators of reopening tourism in Hawaii.
For now, simply as a reminder, the 14-day necessary quarantine (described here) continues to be in place. This isn’t a time to be visiting Hawaii.
What do you consider the proposed coverage?
