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
As the number of active COVID-19 cases continue to grow on Oʻahu, Governor David Ige and Mayor Kirk Caldwell hosted a joint media briefing today, Aug. 18, to announce additional restrictions on Island residents and visitors to curb infection rates. The hardest-hitting news is for those looking to travel to the Islands via the pre-travel testing
It’s impossible to escape the COVID-19 news cycle, and Cat and Kevin have a lot to discuss in regard to Oʻahu’s latest COVID-19 shutdown this week’s episode of the “Have Aloha Will Travel” podcast. The first talking point Cat and Kevin hit is clearing up some of the misinformation about the shutdown being posted by community members
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
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. There were 152 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, raising the statewide total to 3,498. Sunday marked the seventh day in a row of triple-digit counts. SEE ALSO: Oʻahu Parks and Beaches
It’s happening again. Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell announced today at a press briefing that the closure of state parks and beaches will start at midnight on Saturday, Aug. 8, and will extend through Sept. 5. In addition, all five Oʻahu botanical gardens, hiking trails within state parks, lookouts and other gathering places on Oʻahu will be closed for
This is the third of three blogs about how Oʻahu neighborhoods have changed since the spread of COVID-19. Read what Waikīkī looks like here and Kailua here. It’s a weird feeling, walking through a relatively empty Haleʻiwa. It’s not a bad feeling, but it isn’t right. Being born and raised in the area—I’m from Pūpūkea,
Cat, Kevin and Kyla recently visited Waikīkī, Kailua and Haleʻiwa, and they’re here with updates on the iconic Oʻahu towns. If you have topics you would like us to cover in a future podcast, feel free to email us at media@hawaiimagazine.com or tag us on social media and use #HaveAlohaWillTravel. Also, have you seen our
It’s almost 11 a.m. and my friend and I don’t have much time to find out way back to the entrance of the Harold L. Lyon Arboretum in Mānoa. This 200-acre botanical garden, founded in 1918 and run by the University of Hawaiʻi, recently reopened to the public for two-hour visits. And we’re getting really
Visitors to Hawaiʻi will continue to have to self-quarantine for a mandatory 14 days through the end of August, period. Last month, Hawaiʻi Gov. David Ige announced plans to end the quarantine on Aug. 1 for trans-Pacific passengers who test negative for COVID-19 before arriving in the state. But with a recent uptick in coraonvirus
This is the first of three blogs about how Oʻahu neighborhoods have changed since the spread of COVID-19. Read what Kailua looks like here and Haleʻiwa here. Growing up on Oʻahu, there were only three reasons I ventured into Waikīkī: to go to a wedding or prom, to surf, or to celebrate a special occasion at a fancy
