I read the ‘Maderna’ fake vaccine story. OMG everything on the card was wrong. What a full blown idiot And they are paying $400 to get these fake vaccination cards on Facebook or whatever. People, just get tested if you refuse to vaccinate. That’s just not fair to Hawaii residents
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Or just do the easiest and least expensive thing, which is to get vaccinated…
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I’m very impressed that HI officials nabbed a few of these fakers. Fine then! Big time. And then… Ban them from ever entering the state! More Hawaii for the residents and those tourists that appreciate what the locals do for them so they can enjoy the palms and the sand.
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We had a April 2020 once-in-a-lifetime trip to Hawaii planned for H and 2 young adult kids and their SO. Of course we had to cancel. Planned to try again in May 2022. We’re a timeshare family, so I’ve had to do lots of advance planning to save enough points to book this trip again. Plus scheduling this with so many is challenging because some are in school, so working around semester breaks and summer research/internships. But I can make it all happen for May 2022.
My H thinks we should postpone it again due to travel restrictions. We thought for sure that by next Spring it would be safe to travel to HI. I need to move on to a Plan B for all my saved timeshare points, so I need to decide fairly soon. Ugh!
Things have to be better in 8 months, right??? How much longer can this go on? I really want to go to Hawaii in May! But I want to be wise and follow whatever the future travel recommendations will be. What do you locals think?
We are all vaccinated.
Depends on what you plan to do. We live in East Honolulu and know very, very few people who have had any covid. Those cases we hear are mostly due to travel, working with visitors, or healthcare. Of course college kids going to football games pre-VAX too.
My crystal ball isn’t as clear as I’d like but for folks that are careful, travel can be done pretty safely. My S has made multiple trips during covid and never contracted it. He’s been vaxed for his most recent trips but wasn’t before.
I have made a fully refundable reservation for a hotel in SF for 5/2022, so my fingers are crossed too.
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Not a local but a frequent traveler. Make sure your reservations are fully refundable or creditable towards future travel. Keep an eye on the Safe Travels website and follow those instructions precisely. We traveled to Hawaii several times since the state opened back to visitors last fall. November 2020 was our first trip to Oahu during the pandemic. We stayed put at the resort, kept out of the locals’ way, cooked our breakfast and lunch at the condo, and did takeout or outdoor dining for dinner. Tipped well. Those folks feeding us deserved it.
Are you looking at Marriott properties? If so, the Oahu one is awesome.
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Yes, if you come to our state, please follow our rules and laws exactly. The vary by county snd change over time. People have been arrested and charged when they violate, especially when false documents and/or information provided to authorities is involved.
I personally would always want fully refundable lodging during these covid times, especially because things can change so quickly with covid. In June, we were only double digit cases. Now, we are maxing out our hospitals and can’t ask folks to go to next state for medical care.
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Part of our hesitation is that we don’t want our once-in-a-lifetime trip to be compromised. Of course we would follow the local policies and recommendations, so we don’t want to arrive and not be able to do all that we have dreamed about. If most restaurants and outside destinations are closed, it would be very disappointing. We will do things mostly outside, but want to leave the resort. Plans are for Oahu and Maui.
And while we could get our timeshare points back, the points would expire a few months later and it would be hard to use all of them that I’ve stockpiled for this trip…availability at other destinations would be very limited if I cancelled Hawaii even a few months before intended travel. We wouldn’t be out money, but we’d miss out on a vacation.
One of my coworkers just returned this week from a trip to Hawaii. It was his family with their 2 small kids, his parents, grandmother and aunt and uncle. They rented a large house with a pool and were also allowed access to the hotel across the street from the house and all of their amenities. Everyone was vaccinated except the kids who are too young.
They did not rent a car and spent all of their time at the pools and beaches at the house/hotels. They said it was very quiet since kids are back in school. They had groceries delivered for the week and did all of their own cooking. They did not eat out at all. He said he felt very safe since everything they did was outside. They took a taxi to and from the airport and on another day when some of their party went on a catamaran to snorkel.
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You should be fine for a Hawaii trip in 2022. Worst case, you plan some meals in your lodging. Just make sure to reserve ahead for restaurants you want to go to
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If you travel anywhere in the next 12-18 months, I suspect your trip will be best if you remain flexible and try not to have an ironclad list of “musts.” Things may be closed, out of business, have capacity limits, feel/be unsafe, have no more space/reservations/weather may be awful, etc. If folks can’t travel being flexible with covid and weather disasters, etc, it’s best not to travel, imho.
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