![]() ![]() Total visitor days also were down almost 90% compared to January 2020. In January, visitor spending on Kauai was $10.2 million, a drop of nearly 95% from the same month in 2020. In January, the year-over-year drop in visitor arrivals on the rest of the islands ranged 72% on Maui to 79% on Hawaii island to nearly 85% on Oahu to almost 97% on Kauai. But those changes did little to recover Kauai tourism, which has lagged the rest of the state due to its stricter travel requirements. 5, Kauai ended the monthlong tourism shutdown by allowing interisland passengers to participate in Hawaii Safe Travels and introducing its own trans-Pacific entry program. 2, requiring all travelers to Kauai to undergo a mandatory 10-day quarantine with no option to test out. Travel to Kauai plummeted after Kawakami opted out of the Safe Travels program, effective Dec. The request also marks the first glimmer of hope for many tourism-dependent businesses on Kauai. House Bill 1286 says, that Ige’s decision to allow a county to opt out of the safe travels program entirely “has ultimately resulted in a patchwork of requirements across all counties that are difficult to navigate for visitors and residents alike and, as such, is compounding the economic impact of the pandemic on the state.” Kawakami’s request comes as Hawaii lawmakers are considering a measure requiring that the Hawaii Safe Travels program be made consistent statewide. “They have also obtained more equipment and have COVID testing and treatment options available to respond to any increase in COVID-19 cases.” Our local hospitals are working closely together and have surge plans in place for additional ICU capacity, if needed,” he said. “Case counts across the state and on the mainland are stabilizing. Kawakami said more than 24,000 doses of vaccine have been administered on Kauai, and by April he’s confident that employees in the hospitality and food service industries will be offered vaccines. “Over the past few months our community’s efforts have allowed us this opportunity to safely rejoin the state’s Safe Travels program.” “Kaua‘i remains one of the safest places in the United States throughout the pandemic, thanks to the efforts of our community-minded residents and health-focused travel restrictions,” Kawakami said in a statement. David Ige approves Kawakami’s proposed Emergency Rule 25, trans-Pacific travelers who successfully participate in state’s Safe Travels pre-travel testing program could begin exempting the island’s 10-day quarantine on April 5. Kawakami is seeking to rejoin the state Safe Travels Hawaii program, which would make it unnecessary for Kauai’s out-of-state visitors to stay in a resort bubble or spend time on another Hawaiian island to qualify for a quarantine exemption. ![]()
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