This is the news many frequent visitors to the Islands have been waiting for. Hawaiʻi Gov. David Ige announced today that out-of-state travelers with negative COVID-19 test results may be able to skip the 14-day mandatory quarantine upon arrival in the Islands starting Oct. 15. This much-anticipated pre-travel testing program—first announced back in June and postponed […]
The latest plan was to start a pre-arrival testing program to reopen tourism in Hawaiʻi on Oct. 1. That might get postponed again. After a surge in new COVID-19 cases, primarily on Oʻahu, the state implemented another stay-at-home, work-at-home order, with strict guidelines on what businesses can open and restrictions on gatherings and the use of public beaches, trails and
Hawai‘i is a vacationer’s paradise. Beautiful rooms and top-notch service are the cherry on top of Hawai‘i’s breathtaking views, perfect weather and idyllic beaches. Planning the perfect Hawaiian vacation should be exciting, not stressful. On the pages ahead, we’ll show you some of Hawai‘i’s best properties so you know you’re getting the most of your
By the time you read this, things will have already changed. (In fact, I’ve had to update this letter since it was originally published in our Summer 2020 issue.) By late March, COVID-19 was widespread and this summer it only got worse . There are nearly 200,000 deaths around the world and more than 10,000 confirmed cases in Hawai‘i.
Hiking alone isn’t something I’d recommend to just anyone. You have to know the trail well, be in great physical shape, venture out in optimal conditions, pack enough water and snacks, and have a charged cell phone handy. It’s always, always safer to hike with other people. But in the case of the latest stay-at-home, work-at-home order issued
This is the fourth blog in a series about how Hawai‘i neighborhoods have changed since the spread of COVID-19. Read what O‘ahu’s Waikīkī, Kailua and Hale‘iwa look like now. Popular Scandinavian Shave Ice is still open—but workers now use face shields when preparing and serving its shave ice. Photo: Laura Dornbush With a mandatory 14-day
This story originally appeared on the website of our sister publication, HONOLULU Magazine. If you’ve always wanted to see a volcano from above …Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park The National Parks Service teamed up with Google Arts & Culture to create multimedia tours of five of America’s difficult-to-get-to (even without stay-at-home orders) parks. And of course Hawai‘i Volcanoes
Starting at 12:01 a.m. Thursday for two weeks, Oʻahu will be under another stay-at-home, work-at-home order to slow the surge in COVID-19 cases. There were 215 new coronavirus cases today, 201 of which were on Oʻahu. The new order is similar to the statewide shutdown back in March. Only essential workers and businesses—grocery stores, banks,
Earlier this month, Neighbor Island counties were considering the idea of “resort bubbles,” where out-of-state visitors to Hawaiʻi could stay in self-contained, full-service resorts during their mandatory 14-day quarantine. That means they could leave their hotel rooms and enjoy the resorts’ spas, golf courses, restaurants and shops—but that’s it. Today, at a press conference, Hawaiʻi Gov. David
I was hiking along Kuliʻouʻou Ridge Trail in East Honolulu when I got the text. “Aaand they just closed Nā Ala Hele trails.” Last week Hawaiʻi officials launched restrictions to travel and outdoor activity as a way to combat the recent surge in COVID-19 cases, primarily on Oʻahu. Beaches, parks, playgrounds, campgrounds, skateparks and other outdoor
A series of satellite images taken from 11 a.m. Thursday through 12:50 a.m. Friday shows the progress of Hurricane Douglas as it heads toward the Hawaiian Islands. Credit: Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration If it’s not a pandemic, it’s a hurricane. Hawaiʻi is bracing its for the first big
This is the second of three blogs about how O‘ahu neighborhoods have changed since the spread of COVID-19. Read what Waikīkī looks like here and Haleʻiwa here. Just after I graduated last December I met up with friends, and we took a day trip to Kailua. We drove from town through the Ko’olau Mountains, stopped for food at
