Tourists return to Hawaii amid ever-changing COVID-19 pandemic rules

HONOLULU: Angela Margos was among the first passengers in San Francisco to get on a plane headed for Hawaii, where travellers who test negative for the coronavirus will no longer be required to self-quarantine for two weeks.

But gaps in the pre-travel testing programme coupled with increasing cases of COVID-19 across the US have raised questions about whether Hawaii is ready to safely welcome back vacationers. Kathleen Miyashita and her husband were among those who came to Hawaii Thursday without getting tested. They said they plan to quarantine at their family's farm on Oahu.

Hawaii's economy is almost entirely built around tourism and local families who rely on the sector to survive need to return to work. Toguchi Ryan joined Democratic Governor David Ige on Wednesday to talk about a new restaurant debit card that will give some unemployed Hawaii residents a US$500 to spend at local restaurants over the next 60 days. The US$75 million program is being funded by federal CARES Act money and is aimed at stimulating the local economy.

Kauai island Mayor Derek Kawakami said last week that his initial proposal for secondary testing was rejected by the governor.

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