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Thursday, December 10, 2020 |
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Next Boondoggle: 3 Finalists Named for Aloha Stadium Project
By News Release @ 4:44 AM :: 4811 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Higher Education, Rail, Tourism
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... This RFQ includes the new Aloha Stadium complemented by a mix of developments that will connect to the rail station ....
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Wednesday, December 9, 2020 |
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COVID: Honolulu biggest increase in preference for short-term leases
By Selected News Articles @ 11:56 PM :: 3109 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, COVID-19
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... Since July, 26.8 percent of users searching in Honolulu from somewhere else in the country were looking for a short-term lease, up significantly from 14.9 percent at this time last year....
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Wednesday, December 9, 2020 |
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Maui County seeks bar closures
By News Release @ 11:16 PM :: 3233 Views :: Maui County, Small Business, Tourism
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"...The Maui District Health Office reported that numerous positive cases are tied to close interactions among patrons in bar settings...."
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Sunday, December 6, 2020 |
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Maui County Has The Highest Jobless Rate In America
By Selected News Articles @ 9:14 PM :: 4691 Views :: Maui County, Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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... With a population with a strong demographic base, what has happened to the job situation which makes it so high? The answer in a word is “tourism” ....
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Tuesday, December 1, 2020 |
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House Leaders: Safe Travels Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It
By News Release @ 2:39 AM :: 3487 Views :: Small Business, Tourism, COVID-19
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... Business leaders, legislators urge Gov. Ige to walk back changes to travel plan ....
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Monday, November 30, 2020 |
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State to Pay 50 'Remote Workers' to Move to Hawaii
By News Release @ 5:34 PM :: 8588 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...50 Remote Workers Will Be Accepted into the First Cohort of the Program and Receive a Free Round Trip Ticket to Hawai‘i....
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Saturday, November 28, 2020 |
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Ige Approves -- Kauai to Opt-out of Tourism Reopening
By News Release @ 12:33 AM :: 4055 Views :: Kauai County, Tourism, COVID-19
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...Effective Dec. 2 at 12:01 a.m., all transpacific and intercounty travelers arriving in Kaua‘i are subject to the 14-day quarantine regardless of testing....
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Tuesday, November 24, 2020 |
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Ige issues 16th COVID-19 emergency proclamation
By News Release @ 9:49 PM :: 3968 Views :: Law Enforcement, Tourism, COVID-19
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...tightening restrictions for trans-Pacific travelers heading to Hawai‘i....
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Tuesday, November 24, 2020 |
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Expedia, Airbnb, Caldwell Announce Short-term Rental Agreement
By News Release @ 9:36 PM :: 3449 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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... Under the agreement, Airbnb will create two new fields on its listing—one for the City-issued Tax Map Key (TMK) number and another for the Transient Accommodations Tax License Number (TAT) ....
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Tuesday, November 24, 2020 |
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October: Tourism Down 90.4%
By News Release @ 4:58 PM :: 3424 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, COVID-19
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... slightly more travelers arrived in Hawaii than in previous months, when testing was not an option ....
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Friday, November 20, 2020 |
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Ige "COVID-19 testing results must be in hand prior to departure"
By News Release @ 11:04 AM :: 2887 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...If test results are not available before boarding the final leg of the trip, the traveler must quarantine for 14 days or the length of the stay, whichever is shorter....
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Wednesday, November 11, 2020 |
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Blaisdell Audit: Only 7% of Ticket Sales Open to General Public
By News Release @ 2:18 AM :: 4244 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Small Business, Tourism
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...Insider holds and presales reduce the number of tickets available to the general public and restrict accessibility for local residents....
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Sunday, November 8, 2020 |
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A Ham-Fisted Way of Getting Folks Back to Work
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3562 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Tourism
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... The proposal is called Bill 80 ....
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Wednesday, November 4, 2020 |
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Post Arrival Tests Show Less than 1 in 1,000 Tourists Positive
By News Release @ 1:29 AM :: 2672 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...10 confirmed positives out of 11,027 tests conducted for a positivity rate of .091%....
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Monday, November 2, 2020 |
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Ige Seeks More 'Trusted Testing Partners'
By News Release @ 6:42 PM :: 2942 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...seeking additional trusted testing partners for domestic transpacific travel as part of the state’s pre-travel testing program....
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Friday, October 30, 2020 |
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Federal PVSA is pilau
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:43 PM :: 3456 Views :: Jones Act, Tourism
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... As Hawaii struggles to rebuild its economy following the COVID-19 lockdown, we are faced with big questions about the future of our tourism industry. ...
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Thursday, October 29, 2020 |
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September: 18,686 Visitors
By News Release @ 6:37 PM :: 2812 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...In September 2020, a total of 18,868 visitors traveled to Hawaii by air service, compared to 736,155 in September 2019....
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Thursday, October 29, 2020 |
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Who Needs DoT? Private Management Can Take Over Dillingham Airport
By News Release @ 6:23 PM :: 3631 Views :: Small Business, Tourism
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...three management companies have been identified that could take over airport administration from the Department of Transportation....
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Tuesday, October 27, 2020 |
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Hawaii COVID Travel Testing Expands to Japan
By News Release @ 11:22 PM :: 3119 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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... State announces 21 trusted testing partners in Japan ....
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Sunday, October 25, 2020 |
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Hawai'i Tourism Reopening Strategy: Make COVID Positivity Numbers Look Good
By Andrew Walden @ 10:08 PM :: 4555 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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... on Oct 7, the HawaiiCOVID19.com ‘dashboard’ added 131,999 new tests to the total ....
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Friday, October 23, 2020 |
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Rail and Bill 80 two peas in a pod
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:43 PM :: 4313 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Rail, Tourism
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...Two examples of the old way of thinking, both in Honolulu....
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Wednesday, October 21, 2020 |
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Old federal maritime law holds back Hawaii tourism, new report shows
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:53 PM :: 3702 Views :: Jones Act, Tourism
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...Ocean cruising has been suspended during the coronavirus lockdowns, but when it resumes, the industry needs more freedom to benefit Hawaii....
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Monday, October 19, 2020 |
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Bill 80 Imposes Rehiring Formula on Hotels
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:03 PM :: 4180 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Tourism
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...rehire employees according to a strict formula based on an occupancy ratio....
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Sunday, October 18, 2020 |
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Ige Announces Testing Partners for Inter-Island Travel
By News Release @ 3:57 PM :: 2983 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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... Travelers register on and upload their test results to the Safe Travels Hawaiʻi account and inter-county travelers must have the test result with them upon arrival ....
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Saturday, October 17, 2020 |
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How to diversify Hawaii's economy
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:35 PM :: 4060 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, Tourism
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“...If all of us had to go back and work in the agricultural sector, we’re not as productive in that, and we would lose income....”
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Saturday, October 10, 2020 |
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COVID Rules: Rejected, Kauai Tries Again
By News Release @ 5:43 AM :: 3731 Views :: Kauai County, Tourism, COVID-19
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...“In light of Kaua‘i’s post-arrival testing program (Rule 18) being denied by the Governor earlier this week, we have continued to work with our health officials and other partners to take a phased, responsible approach to reopening our economy while keeping our island safe.”....
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Thursday, October 8, 2020 |
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COVID Tourism: Ige Announces Pre-Travel Testing Partners
By News Release @ 12:03 PM :: 4009 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...the state does not expect an immediate flood of travelers....
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Thursday, October 8, 2020 |
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Great Lockdown Crash of 2020 is wake-up call for Hawaii lawmakers
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:57 AM :: 3924 Views :: Economy, Tourism, COVID-19
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...Hawaii’s leading industry, tourism, has virtually disappeared; unemployment is at historic highs; hundreds, if not thousands, of businesses have permanently closed; state and county tax revenues have evaporated....
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Thursday, October 8, 2020 |
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COVID Tourism: Maui to Attempt 'Voluntary' 2-Test System
By News Release @ 3:46 AM :: 3479 Views :: Maui County, Tourism, COVID-19
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...to urge transpacific travelers to voluntarily take a second test after they arrive in Maui County....
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Monday, October 5, 2020 |
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Ige Rejects Kauai 2-Test COVID Plan
By News Release @ 9:44 PM :: 3389 Views :: Kauai County, Tourism, COVID-19
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...Mayor’s Emergency Rule 18 would have established a post-arrival testing program for all incoming travelers to Kaua‘i....
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Sunday, October 4, 2020 |
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UHERO: Tourism bounce back will be slow
By UHERO @ 4:48 AM :: 3887 Views :: Economy, Tourism, COVID-19
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...UHERO report illustrated a dark forecast—worse than the aftermath of 9/11—for travel and tourism in Hawaiʻi, across the U.S. and around the world....
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Monday, September 28, 2020 |
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Hawaii visitor arrivals down nearly 98% in August
By News Release @ 7:50 PM :: 2911 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism
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...In August 2020, a total of 22,344 visitors traveled to Hawaii by air service compared to 926,417 visitors during the same month a year ago....
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Thursday, September 24, 2020 |
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Ige Proclamation Allows Oct 15 Tourism Reopening
By News Release @ 5:54 AM :: 2972 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...the proclamation also empowers the counties to adopt a negative test exception process for travelers subject to the inter-island travel quarantine....
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Tuesday, September 22, 2020 |
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Kauai on a Slippery Slope with New COVID Bracelets
By Rep Gene Ward @ 2:32 AM :: 4973 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...they’ve got to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet, which will be tracked by participating resorts....
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Saturday, September 19, 2020 |
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Caldwell Signs Bills to Delay TVR Registration, Ease Building Permit Requirements
By News Release @ 4:29 PM :: 3926 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Tourism
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...Bill 48 elevates the exemption threshold of home repairs from $1,000 to $5,000....
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Thursday, September 17, 2020 |
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Ige: COVID pre-travel testing program will start October 15
By News Release @ 6:13 AM :: 3106 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...Pre-travel testing enables travelers to avoid a mandatory 14-day quarantine if they are tested no earlier than 72 hours before their flight arrives....
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Wednesday, September 9, 2020 |
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Senators: Allow Travel Between Sister Isles with COVID Test
By News Release @ 4:21 PM :: 2790 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...Pilot Program testing sites for exclusive travel between neighbor island counties (e.g. Maui-to-Kauai, Kauai-to-Big Island), with the possibility of including O‘ahu interstate travel once the surge in cases subsides....
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Monday, September 7, 2020 |
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Cult Expelled from Kauai--Flees to Colorado after failed attempt to establish base on Maui
By News Release @ 6:33 PM :: 8004 Views :: First Amendment, Law Enforcement, Religion, Tourism, COVID-19
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...Carlson, Castillo and Lamboy were contacted at the Kahului airport by Officers of the Maui Police Department. While filling out their travel forms, screeners discovered they had reservations at a non-approved location....
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Saturday, September 5, 2020 |
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45 Companies--13,701 Layoffs Since Aug 1
By Selected News Articles @ 10:17 PM :: 5165 Views :: Economy, Labor, Tourism, COVID-19
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...These notices only represent announcements by companies in the state that have 100 or more employees....
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Friday, August 28, 2020 |
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Hawaii Visitor Count Understates Actual Numbers
By UHERO @ 11:26 PM :: 4058 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, COVID-19
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...How Many Visitors Are Coming to Hawaii During this Pandemic? Making Sense of Hawaii’s Visitor Arrival Data....
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Thursday, August 27, 2020 |
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Tourist arrivals down 98% for July
By News Release @ 5:26 PM :: 3505 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Tourism, COVID-19
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...In July, a total of 22,562 visitors traveled to Hawaii by air service compared to 995,210 visitors during the same period a year ago....
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Friday, August 21, 2020 |
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COVID Screening: 133 cameras operational at 5 Airports Statewide
By News Release @ 8:25 PM :: 3315 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...phase two of the new thermal temperature screening equipment installation has been completed....
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Saturday, August 15, 2020 |
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Friday, August 14, 2020 |
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N Shore Kauai: DLNR Contractor Chased off Worksite by Saboteurs
By News Release @ 7:21 PM :: 3676 Views :: Kauai County, Tourism
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...Dozens of people have drowned in the Hanakapiai Valley over the years, and KFD personnel have numerous stories – myself included – on the precarious positions we put ourselves in whenever we perform rescues in this area....
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Friday, August 7, 2020 |
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Ige Reinstates Inter-Island Quarantine
By News Release @ 3:01 AM :: 2915 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...the inter-island travel quarantine will be reinstated, in part, on Tuesday, Aug. 11....
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Thursday, August 6, 2020 |
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Temperature screening equipment now active at Five Airports
By News Release @ 11:23 PM :: 2749 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...Phase 2 of the project will install the temperature scanning equipment at the remaining gates by Aug. 20....
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Thursday, July 30, 2020 |
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June Tourist Arrivals Down 98.2%
By News Release @ 5:42 PM :: 2742 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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... In June, a total of 17,068 visitors traveled to Hawaii by air service compared to 951,628 ....
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Monday, July 27, 2020 |
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Japan Reopens Travel to Hawaii
By News Release @ 6:44 PM :: 3621 Views :: Tourism, COVID-19
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...Hawaii included on an exclusive list of 12 countries and regions to resume safe international travel with Japan....
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Tuesday, July 21, 2020 |
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Hotels Sue to Block San Francisco’s Daily Cleaning Mandate
By Court House News @ 10:08 AM :: 3778 Views :: Homelessness, Tourism, COVID-19
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...the industry groups say the law will endanger guests and employees by increasing the frequency of cleaning staff in guest rooms, creating more opportunities to catch and spread the Covid-19 virus in a confined space....
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Saturday, July 18, 2020 |
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Follow-Up Survey to Gauge the Business Impact of COVID-19
By News Release @ 1:48 PM :: 4105 Views :: Economy, Small Business, Tourism, COVID-19
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...which measures changes in employment and employee wages, monthly revenue and revenue sources, current state of operations and plan for trans-Pacific tourism opening, impact of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and business outlook....
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