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Despite stating he’d make the change just weeks ago, Governor David Ige now says no booster requirement for Hawaii Safe Travels. In fact, the entire program is at risk of shutting down prematurely. The roughly year-old Hawaii Safe Travels program is a contentious topic. Cautious locals see the program as a way to help protect […]
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At-home COVID tests are more relevant than ever now thanks to the incredibly infectious Omicron variant. To-date, I’ve only had experience with the InteliSwab at-home test. However, recently, I gave the Abbott BinaxNOW COVID test a try. And I gotta say, it’s similar but different than the IntelliSwab. Rapid at-home antigen tests aren’t the most […]
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It’s no secret that Mayor Rick Blangiardi is vehemently against many pandemic control measures. Yet, Hawaii is amid its worst surge ever. So, the Honolulu Mayor implements a laughable new restriction in an attempt to appease naysayers. But, really, who is he kidding? On Wednesday, January 5, Oahu had a 7-day average of 2,095 new […]
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Yesterday, the State of Hawaii announced adjustments to its pandemic travel control measures. One of these changes halves the mandatory quarantine period. Plus, Hawaii Safe Travels eliminates its pesky questionnaire, easing the pre-departure process. As I’ve said before, the Hawaii Safe Travels program isn’t a challenging program to use. What it is, however, is unnecessarily […]
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Yesterday, the State of Hawaii announced adjustments to its pandemic travel control measures. One of these changes halves the mandatory quarantine period. Plus, Hawaii Safe Travels eliminates its pesky questionnaire, easing the pre-departure process. As I’ve said before, the Hawaii Safe Travels program isn’t a challenging program to use. What it is, however, is unnecessarily […]
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As previously announced, Governor David Ige issued a new emergency proclamation transferring rule-making authority to the county mayors. But only Honolulu announced its rule changes ahead of time. So let’s go over what Hawaii restrictions changed yesterday as the new emergency proclamation took effect. In my previous coverage, I went over changes being made to […]
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During a press conference on Tuesday, Governor David Ige made a surprise announcement – Hawaii is ending many statewide restrictions. From now on, county mayors will have the authority to set most of their own pandemic rules. Some things, however, aren’t changing. I didn’t expect Governor David Ige to make any significant changes to his […]
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Yup. That’s right. Hawaii Safe Travels is staying until Spring 2022, at minimum. Of course, this means that vaccine requirements or pre-travel testing will remain in place for anyone entering Hawaii that wants to avoid our 10-day mandatory quarantine. And, yes, the requirement continues to apply to both visitors and residents alike. Today, Hawaii is […]
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After remaining relatively consistent through most of 2021, the Hawaii entry requirements changed on November 8. Why? Because that’s the day the federal international travel band came to an end, introducing new rules and requirements. This made things a bit more complicated, so let’s discuss. When travel restrictions from abroad to the US ended, the […]
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Yesterday, Governor David Ige finally went over the Hawaii international traveler entry requirements. Additionally, Ige covered changes to both the Hawaii Safe Travels program and COVID-19 emergency orders too. But don’t get your hopes up; Hawaii Safe Travels is here to stay for the time being. On November 8, entry requirements for international travel go […]
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Yesterday, Mayor Rick Blangiardi held a press conference to announce that Honolulu further loosens restrictions. Sort of. This loosening of restrictions isn’t seeking to make significant changes. Instead, it’s adjustments to the existing set of rules. Earlier this month, Mayor Blangiardi made changes to Honolulu’s emergency orders. Those changes include: Outdoor seated events of up […]
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During an unusual announcement on Tuesday, Governor Ige welcomes back visitors to the islands two months after telling people to stay away. Not only was the announcement itself unusual, but so was the fact that there was no substance to his announcement either. Let’s discuss. Amid Hawaii’s awful Delta variant-fueled surge, Governor David Ige pleaded […]
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With infections and hospitalizations falling to levels not seen since before the Delta-variant fueled surge, the Valley Isle is now following Oahu’s lead. Yup, just as Hawaii’s most populous island, Maui loosens restrictions too. In an announcement made on Wednesday, Maui Mayor Mike Victorino announced updated restrictions approved by Governor David Ige. However, things aren’t […]
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Thanks to Oahu’s falling COVID-19 cases and hospitalization rates, Governor David Ige and Mayor Rick Blangiardi are ready to make some changes. Specifically, Honolulu relaxes restrictions in an effort to return to a little more normalcy. Hawaii, Oahu included, is doing far better today than it was a month ago. The number of cases and […]
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After our recent trip to Las Vegas and California (more to come!), Mrs. Island Miler and I were quarantined at a hotel in Waikiki. Towards the end of our self-imposed quarantine, we took an InteliSwab Rapid Antigen COVID-19 Test to ensure we didn’t bring an unwanted visitor back with us. Like many in Hawaii, Mrs. […]
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Two weeks ago, Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi announced Hawaii’s first internal vaccine pass program. However, he pushed implementation off for a bit to give people time to vaccinate. Well, implementation is now here, and Safe Access Oahu begins today. As I covered previously, Safe Access Oahu is a vaccine pass or testing program for “high-risk” […]
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In a first for the state, a Hawaii hotel operator announces a vaccine mandate for all employees, guests, and patrons. Company executives say Safe Access Oahu helped influence this decision, as did a desire to keep guests, employees, and their families safe. Vaccine mandates are becoming an ever more common thing across the US. Some […]
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A while back, the State of Hawaii began allowing vaccine passes from companies like CommonPass and CLEAR. Initially, though, at least, you couldn’t get CLEAR to link to Safe Travels. That seems to no longer be the case, though, as CLEAR finally works with Hawaii Safe Travels. Back in mid-July, I wrote about how Hawaii […]
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In response to absolutely skyrocketing numbers of infections on Oahu, Mayor Rick Blangiardi is implementing the first vaccine pass program in Hawaii. Called Safe Access Oahu, our program is kind of similar to those in San Francisco and New York. Oh and Safe Access Oahu begins on September 13. Like the rest of Hawaii, Oahu […]
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The State of Hawaii is currently riding out a terrible surge in COVID-19 cases. Nowhere is the surge worse, however, than on the islands of Oahu and Hawaii – at least for now. And with hospitals rapidly filling, Hawaii County implements new restrictions to, hopefully, help slow the spread. Here in Hawaii, the current is […]
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