#Safe Travel Program
Hawaiʻi Senate Special Committee on COVID-19 Updated by Department of Health Leadership
Dr. Libby Char, Director of the Hawaiʻi Department of Health, updated the Hawaiʻi State Senate Special Committee during a recent hearing about prevention and containment of COVID-19 clusters, vaccine distribution and new CDC recommendations regarding second tests for travelers and shorter quarantines.
Letters to the Editor: Nov. 8, 2020
Letters to the Editor for Nov. 8, 2020. Woman thinks Maui County’s mandate to wear masks at beaches and pools has gone too far; returning residents praises Kahului airport for smooth Safe Travel Program inspection; and Canadian says COVID-19 restrictions prevent her family from coming to Maui this year but they will be back in 2021.
Hawaiʻi’s Safe Travel Program is Luring Tourists Back, But Very Slowly
As state officials expected, the launch of Hawaiʻi’s Safe Travel Program on Oct. 15 has led to only a modest increase in tourism in the early stages. An average of 6,300 trans-Pacific travelers have come to Hawaiʻi per day — up from about 1,900 per day before the program started, but way down from the 25,000 per day average in October 2019.
