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Vaccinated Travelers Can Skip Maui Arrival Test

Written by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel

Maui is about to implement a post-arrival testing program. However, Mayor Mike Victorino recently announced that vaccinated travelers can skip the Maui arrival test. That should help save a lot of time upon arrival. As previously reported, Maui County plans to implement a post-arrival test requirement soon. When? They say the first week in May, […]

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Hawaii Allows $30 Million in COVID Tests to Expire

April 23, 2021 COVID-19, COVID-19 testing, Hawaii, Hawaii COVID-19, Hawaii Pandemic Travel, Island Miler, pandemic travel, Travel, Travel Blogging, Travel News

Written by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel

Not long ago, I reported that the State of Hawaii has a large stockpile of unused COVID-19 tests. Those tests, they say, can only be used for community testing, despite a lack of community testing. Well, they never did find a use. As a result, Hawaii allows $30 million in COVID tests to expire. The […]

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Intra-Hawaii Vaccine Passport Launching May 11

April 21, 2021 Hawaii, Hawaii Pandemic Travel, Hawaii vaccine passport, Island Miler, pandemic travel, Travel, Travel Blogging, Travel News, Vaccine passport

Written by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel

After weeks of discussing it, state officials have finally given us the low down on the Intra-Hawaii vaccine passport launching May 11. Yup, the vaccine passport is for travel exclusively within the state for the time being. Oh, and you have to have gotten your vaccinations in Hawaii for this to work too. Intra-Hawaii Vaccine […]

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Skip Big Island Post-Arrival Test With Vaccination

April 19, 2021 Big Island, Hawaii, Hawaii County, Hawaii Pandemic Travel, Island Miler, pandemic travel, post-arrival testing, Travel, Travel Blogging, Travel News

Written by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel

Since the state won’t allow the Big Island to use its stockpile of tests, and with mounting costs, Hawaii County officials have been considering canceling its post-arrival testing program. But, it seems like they’re going a different way – for now. That’s because you can now skip the Big Island post-arrival test with vaccination cards. […]

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The Hawaii Car Rental Apocalypse

April 14, 2021 Car Rental, Car Rentals, Hawaii, Hawaii car rental apocalypse, Hawaii car rentals, Hawaii Pandemic Travel, Island Miler, pandemic travel, Travel, Travel Blogging, Travel News

Written by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel

When visitors came flooding back into Hawaii, we weren’t prepared. And we’re still not. Restaurant reservations are hard to get, take-out lines are chaotic, and Waikiki, in general, feels pre-pandemic crowded. The worst problem of all, though, appears to be the Hawaii car rental apocalypse. So let’s talk about that and how to get around […]

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Hawaii to Pilot Vaccine Passport with Inter-Island Travel

April 13, 2021 Hawaii, Hawaii Pandemic Travel, Hawaii vaccine passport, Island Miler, pandemic travel, Travel, Travel Blogging, Travel News, Vaccine passport

Written by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel

Lieutenant Governor Josh Green says that Hawaii to pilot vaccine passport with inter-island travel. However, Hawaii’s plan for its vaccine passport has degraded quite a bit. In fact, I question whether the program will even be effective anymore. Previously, we learned that Hawaii is in the process of creating a vaccine passport system with the […]

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Maui Plans to Implement Post-Arrival Testing

April 12, 2021 COVID-19 testing, Hawaii COVID-19, Hawaii Pre-Travel Testing, Hawaii Safe Travels, Maui, pandemic travel, Travel, Travel Blogging

Written by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel

Though Hawaii County is thinking of terminating its traveler testing program due to mounting costs. However, due to increasing rates of infection, another county is grasping for ways to bring things under control. As a result, Maui plans to implement post-arrival testing. It’s no secret that Oahu has the highest rates of infection in all […]

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Honolulu to Remain in Tier 3 – For Now

April 8, 2021 Hawaii, Hawaii Pandemic Travel, Honolulu, Honolulu reopening strategy, Island Miler, oahu, Oahu Reopening Strategy, pandemic travel, Travel, Travel Blogging, Travel News

Written by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel

As predicted, Honolulu couldn’t dig itself out of backsliding into Tier 2 territory of its reopening strategy. However, thanks to an eleventh-hour agreement between Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi and Governor David Ige, Honolulu is to remain in Tier 3 – for now. On Wednesday, the City & County of Honolulu recorded its weekly 7-day averages […]

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Hawaii Taps Two Companies for Vaccine Passport

April 7, 2021 Hawaii, Hawaii Safe Travels, Hawaii vaccine passport, Island Miler, pandemic travel, Travel, Travel Blogging, Travel News, Vaccine passport

Written by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel

Hawaii is working towards loosening restrictions on visitors – especially in light of new CDC guidelines on travel. And to help, Hawaii taps two companies for vaccine passport development. One of these companies will likely be very familiar to many of you. In case you missed it, the CDC says it’s ok for fully vaccinated […]

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Honolulu Mayor is Dead Set Against a Return to Tier 2

April 6, 2021 Hawaii, Honolulu, Honolulu reopening strategy, Island Miler, oahu, pandemic travel, Travel, Travel Blogging, Travel News

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Hawaii, particularly Oahu, has been seeing a steady upward trend in its COVID-19 case counts. Despite this, Honolulu Mayor is dead set against a return to Tier 2 of our reopening strategy even though he acknowledges the risks associated with the new variants. Honolulu’s Reopening Strategy As you’ll recall, Honolulu’s former mayor, Kirk Caldwell, implemented […]

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Hawaii Pre-Clear Expands to Six Airlines

March 30, 2021 Hawaii, Hawaii Pre-Clear, Island Miler, pandemic travel, Travel, Travel Blogging, Travel News

Written by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel

Though parts of the US are relaxing their travel rules, Hawaii isn’t. In fact, things are, more or less, staying the same for the time being. However, traveling with those restrictions is getting easier as Hawaii Pre-Clear expands to six airlines in total. As you all know, Alaska Air launched the Hawaii Pre-Clear program late […]

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The Crowds Are Back in Waikiki!

March 23, 2021 COVID-19, Hawaii, Island Miler, pandemic travel, Travel, Travel Blogging, wear a mask

Written by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel

This past weekend we did another Waikiki staycation. However, things were markedly different compared to our last few stays during the pandemic. The biggest difference, of course, being that the crowds are back in Waikiki! It was crazy, though nowhere near as bad as Miami. I’ll get around to reviewing our recent staycation soon. For […]

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Hawaiian Airlines Expanding Hawaii Pre-Clear Coverage

March 17, 2021 Hawaii, Hawaii Pre-Clear, Hawaii Pre-Travel Testing, Hawaii Safe Travels, Hawaiian Air, Hawaiian Airlines, Island Miler, pandemic travel, Travel, Travel Blogging, Travel News

Written by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel

Earlier this year, Hawaii’s largest airline rolled out Hawaii’s pre-clearance program at select US Mainland gateway cities. Now, however, Hawaiian Airlines is expanding Hawaii Pre-Clear coverage across much of its network, including to international cities. Late last year, Alaska Airlines piloted Hawaii’s Pre-Clear program, which allows Hawaii-bound travelers to skip on-arrival screening by completing their […]

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Hawaii Bans Use of Test Stockpile at Airports

March 8, 2021 Hawaii, Hawaii Pre-Travel Testing, Island Miler, pandemic travel, Travel, Travel Blogging, Travel News

Written by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel

As with anywhere else, there’s a lot of stupid that happens at the government level in Hawaii. But, this recent bit of information really stands out. Hawaii bans use of its test stockpile at airports for post-arrival screening. Oh, and get this, the entire stockpile expires at the end of March! When Hawaii launched its […]

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