Category: News for Visitors

Hawaii Daily COVID-19 update of coronavirus reports and statistics from government departments as of Monday, October 12, 2020 in the Aloha State. Office of the Governor:  Free Meal Program Extended for Students at 203 Hawai‘i Dept. of Education Schools  Hawai‘i DOE’s free Grab-and-Go meal program is being extended for students at 203 schools from today through Dec. 18, 2020. The announcement comes after the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture announced it would... Read More

In the latest COVID-19 cases report from the Government of the Aloha State, 42 new Hawaii COVID-19 cases were reported bringing the total to 13,514. The newly-reported cases break down by island as: Hawaii Island     953 Oahu                     12,068 Kauai                     59 Maui                      397 Of those total cases, 37 were residents diagnosed out of state, 939 required hospitalization, and 10,781 were released from isolation. Deaths stand at 169. CURRENT TRAVEL ADVISORY People coming... Read More

Hawaii Daily COVID-19 update of coronavirus reports and statistics from government departments as of Friday, October 9, 2020 in the Aloha State. Department of Health:  Two Deaths and 155 Additional Coronavirus Cases Reported Today   Hawai‘i’s COVID-19 death toll rises to 166 today with the deaths of two O‘ahu residents. One was a man 50-59 years old with underlying conditions who had been in the hospital. A woman, 80+ years-old also had... Read More

In the latest COVID-19 cases report from the Government of the Aloha State, 155 new Hawaii COVID-19 cases were reported bringing the total to 13,300 with 2 more deaths. The newly-reported cases break down by island as: Hawaii Island     911 Oahu                     11,896 Kauai                     59 Maui                      397 Of those total cases, 37 were residents diagnosed out of state, 911 required hospitalization, and 10,651 were released from isolation. Deaths stand at 166. CURRENT... Read More

Rebuilding.travel, a global platform for tourism leaders in 120 countries, invited Maribel Rodriguez, Vice President of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), today to explain how the travel and tourism industry can survive the coronavirus crisis. Chaired by Dr. Taleb Rifai, former Secretary-General of UNWTO, and Juergen Steinmetz, Publisher of eTurboNews and founder of rebuilding.travel, the planned 45-minute discussion lasted well over 90 minutes with dozens of questions not yet... Read More

Hawaii Daily COVID-19 update of coronavirus reports and statistics from government departments as of Thursday, October 8, 2020 in the Aloha State. Department of Health:  One Death and 101 Additional Coronavirus Cases Reported Today   Another death has been reported today, raising Hawai‘i’s COVID-19 death toll to 164. The latest case involved a female, between 50-59 years old who had underlying conditions and was hospitalized at the time of her death.  ... Read More

Hawaii Daily COVID-19 update of coronavirus reports and statistics from government departments as of Wednesday, October 7, 2020 in the Aloha State. Governor’s Office:  Pre-travel Testing Program Begins Oct. 15  Hawaiʻi’s pre-travel testing program requires passengers five and older to take a Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT) from a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) certified laboratory within 72 hours from the final leg of departure and produce a negative result in... Read More

In the latest COVID-19 cases report from the Government of the Aloha State, 110 new Hawaii COVID-19 cases were reported bringing the total to 13,045. The newly-reported cases break down by island as: Hawaii Island     852 Oahu                     11,702 Kauai                     59 Maui                      396 Of those total cases, 36 were residents diagnosed out of state, 894 required hospitalization, and 10,573 were released from isolation. Deaths now stand at 163. CURRENT TRAVEL ADVISORY People... Read More

Hawaii Daily COVID-19 update of coronavirus reports and statistics from government departments as of Tuesday, October 6, 2020 in the Aloha State. Department of Health:  Three Deaths and 83 Additional Coronavirus Cases Reported Today  The deaths of three (3) women from O‘ahu, raise Hawai‘i’s COVID-19 death toll to 160. All three women had underlying conditions. Two were 80+ years-old and both died at home. The third woman was 60-69 yrs. of... Read More

In the latest COVID-19 cases report from the Government of the Aloha State, 83 new Hawaii COVID-19 cases were reported bringing the total to 12,937 with 3 new deaths. The newly-reported cases break down by island as: Hawaii Island     834 Oahu                     11,613 Kauai                     59 Maui                      397 Of those total cases, 34 were residents diagnosed out of state, 889 required hospitalization, and 10,526 were released from isolation. Deaths stand at 160. CURRENT... Read More

Hawaii Daily COVID-19 update of coronavirus reports and statistics from government departments as of Monday, October 5, 2020 in the Aloha State. Department of Health:  One Death and 52 Additional Coronavirus Cases Reported Today  A woman from O‘ahu, who was older than 80-years-old is reported as the 157th death in Hawai‘i since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. She had underlying conditions and had been in the hospital. DOH is reporting... Read More