Tourism

...the court scheduled a hearing for Thursday, July 2, 2020....

...Rep Gene Ward today sent a letter to Governor Ige and the Department of Transportation – Airports Division questioning why the State is installing facial recognition cameras at Hawaii's airports....

...mandatory TMK field on its listings....

... Can we afford to take the risk of building a new stadium with an entertainment center that may become a financial white elephant like our convention center? ....

"...thermal screening cameras and facial imaging tracking system...."

...The court also ordered plaintiffs to respond to the Governor's virus pre-check program....

...Transpacific travelers to Hawaiʻi will be able to bypass the 14-day quarantine starting on August 1, if they first show proof that they were tested for COVID-19 with negative results....

...UPDATE ... Judge: Feds Can’t Intervene In Quarantine Challenge....

...Hawaii AirBnB occupancy rates are running far below those of other US destinations....

...Anyone flying to the Aloha State’s golden shores is supposed to remain in self-quarantine for two weeks....

...ineffective, unnecessary, rife for abuse, expensive, potentially unconstitutional, and, in a word, “terrifying”....

...an initial assessment of the economic impacts of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 on the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau....

...how long can democracy be suspended?....

...Pooled testing would allow the state to test more travelers using fewer tests....

...Ige strongly encourages people to fill in the form before they get to the airport....

...recommend that individuals who clear a temperature and symptom screening, and a COVID-19 test in their departure city will not be required to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival to Hawaiʻi....

...to allow Hawai’i to impose a pre-board test requirement on passengers destined for Hawai’i to protect visitors and residents from COVID-19....

...New Study Highlights Hawaii, Montana, and Vermont Among Top 10 Best Places for Seniors to Live During the Pandemic....

...Although travelers’ fascination with sunny getaways fell 60% compared to one year ago, Hawaii beaches are still trending, taking five spots on our top 10 most resilient beach destinations....

...Hawaii’s case is likely the most extreme to date....

...claims are clustered in zip codes where the tourism industry is a particularly important source of employment....

...It allows all traveler information collected through the current processes to be integrated into its ArcGIS database....

...Assume visitor industry will start opening in September 2020 and will recover 30 percent of arrivals (from same month in 2019) in September and 45 percent in December 2020....

...“Promises quicker and safer opening of our economy”....

...Double Nat'l Unemployment at Height of Great Depression....

...Protocols for testing, along contact tracing and quarantine as needed, are key components in UHʻs plans to resume in-person instruction at UH....

...Fully one-third of our economy has evaporated. We need to rectify this, at least partially, immediately....

...Hawaii has a 5,000 test per day capacity, yet access to testing is restricted and day after day only a few hundred tests are performed....

“I encourage state leaders to move at the speed of the virus and establish a contact tracing program that is fully operational as soon as possible. There’s simply not any time left, but there is plenty of money to get this done,” said Senator Schatz....

...that'll stop the virus....

...He Says Hawai’i Shouldn't Have To Rely On Ineffective Post-Arrival Quarantine....

...there is no such thing as non-essential business when it comes to generating jobs and taxes for the state....

... measures that must be taken now before "irreparable damage" is done to Hawaii's economy ....

...Friday’s ruling says the agencies must bring 23 national parks into compliance with commercial air tour regulations.... 

...To rebuild tourism the Governor should amend his emergency order to exempt from quarantine any visitor who can show a negative COVID test....

...FROM THE HONEYMOON SUITE TO CELL BLOCK....

...New petition urges lifting of lockdown so Hawaii residents can get back to work....

...A total of 434,856 visitors traveled to Hawaii....

...Hawai‘i Tourism Authority surveys found resident attitudes about tourism becoming more negative as the number of visitors increased....

...If the person refuses to provide a phone number that can be answered on the spot, law enforcement is contacted and they are subject to citation and arrest....

...When asked why the cases tied to the restaurant had not been disclosed earlier, Hauptman said that the incident had proven not to warrant public concern....

...The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on many of America’s “non-essential” industries....

...HDOT Airports Division has notified tenants of Dillingham Airfield the termination of their permit at the facility has been rescinded due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic....

...Safe Hotels, Safe Hawaii Operational Guidelines for Safe Hotel Operations in Pandemic Conditions....

...Hawaiian Airlines March and First Quarter 2020 Traffic Statistics Reflect Effects of COVID-19....

...HTA is a destination management organization and not strictly a destination marketing organization....

...The Hawaii Legislature suspended its 2020 session in early March because of the coronavirus situation, but eventually it will get back to business....

...The Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) has announced that the Honolulu Zoo was granted accreditation by AZA’s independent Accreditation Commission....

...Herd Immunity or Containment through Test and Trace?....

...life before COVID....