So does this mean anything for those planning to travel to Hawaii? I'm just trying to figure out the reason for the change. Are NAAT tests easier to get? Why the change in the wording?
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Theoretically yes since PCR tests are a subset of NAAT tests. I would expect that those who made the change want to expand the field of tests that qualify.
This morning's nugget of non-news. The Star Advertiser reports that the Mayors of Maui, the Big Island, and Honolulu all support delaying reopening. The Mayor of Kauai refused to comment pending an update from Gov Ige (though the paper noted that Mayor Kawakami moved fastest to implement restrictions in the early days of the pandemic).
One of the issues Gov Ige and the Mayors are wrestling with is that there is currently no way to get test results back within 72 hours on the mainland. And that the fact you weren't positive 5-7 days ago means more or less bupkis if you live in most of the country. I've said it before but right now I *really* wouldn't want to be in Gov Ige's shoes.
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One of the issues Gov Ige and the Mayors are wrestling with is that there is currently no way to get test results back within 72 hours on the mainland. And that the fact you weren't positive 5-7 days ago means more or less bupkis if you live in most of the country. I've said it before but right now I *really* wouldn't want to be in Gov Ige's shoes.
Hawaii Gov. David Ige, mayors proceed with caution on reopening tourism
Hawaii’s battered tourism industry and myriad other businesses and workers who rely on it received little clarity Friday on whether the state’s pre-travel COVID-19 testing program that would allow arriving passengers to bypass the mandatory 14-day self-quarantine will launch Aug. 1 as planned.
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I read recently that 14 flight attendants for Hawaiian Airlines tested positive after recently attending training in Honolulu. This shows that some people will get Covid no matter how stringent the rules are regarding travel, testing, and quarantine. I haven't seen any updated information regarding how these people were exposed, but it will be very difficult to totally eradicate the virus anywhere.
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The flight attendants attended a training session which had no wearing of masks or social distancing.
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Just read on Hawaii News Now that the 14 day quarantine has been extended through at least the end of August.
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Was it closed the first time the state shut down? I don't know anything for sure, but I would think the airport would remain open, but possibly flights will be limited.
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Hawaii is delaying its plan to allow out-of-state visitors to the return to the vacation hot spot by a month due to an increase in coronavirus cases in the state and on the mainland U.S.
In late June, the governor's office announced that travelers could visit Hawaii beginning Aug. 1, no quarantine required, by presenting a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of boarding. Without one, passengers arriving from the mainland would have to strictly quarantine for 14 days, a policy in place since March that has scared away most tourists and decimated Hawaii's tourism industry.
Hawaii Gov. David Ige said at a news conference late Monday that the program won't begin until Sept. 1, a decision he said was not taken lightly.
In late June, the governor's office announced that travelers could visit Hawaii beginning Aug. 1, no quarantine required, by presenting a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of boarding. Without one, passengers arriving from the mainland would have to strictly quarantine for 14 days, a policy in place since March that has scared away most tourists and decimated Hawaii's tourism industry.
Hawaii Gov. David Ige said at a news conference late Monday that the program won't begin until Sept. 1, a decision he said was not taken lightly.