Category: News for Visitors

Hawaii Daily COVID-19 update coronavirus reports and statistics from government departments as of Friday, June 12, 2020 in the Aloha State. Governor’s Office: Governor Ige Provides Perspective on New Cases During his regular news briefing today, Governor David Ige said the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases was expected as normal activities resumed along with the reopening of many businesses.  He said, “Most importantly we have the capacity to handle... Read More

Yesterday, Thursday, June 11, 2020, Hawaii air arrivals totaled 1,655 people. During this same time last year, nearly 30,000 passengers arrived in Hawaii daily, including residents and visitors. Yesterday marked eleven weeks since the state’s mandatory 14-day self-quarantine started for all passengers arriving in Hawaii from out of state. The quarantine order was expanded on April 1st to include interisland travelers. This table shows the number of people who arrived by... Read More

With new coronavirus cases trending downward and states’ infection and death rates dictating the pace at which they can reopen their economies, new report released today provides latest information on the States with the Biggest Health Improvements During COVID-19. In order to determine where Americans’ health is recovering most from the COVID-19 pandemic, and thus where it is safest to reopen, report authors compared the 50 states and the District of... Read More

Hawaii Governor David Ige said, "The state is ready," to allow people to stop the interisland travel quarantine and not have to stay sheltered for 2 weeks. But he said we are not ready to allow people in from outside the state without a mandatory quarantine. So, the 14-day quarantine for trans-Pacific travel stands at least until July 31. Governor Ige explained that the state is still studying procedures and methods... Read More

Hawaii Daily COVID-19 update coronavirus reports and statistics from government departments as of Wednesday, June 10, 2020 in the Aloha State. Governor’s Office: Additional Detail on Resumption of Interisland Travel Revealed Today            At an afternoon news briefing, Governor David Ige announced further details on the reopening of interisland travel on June 16. Bottom line, the governor explained, travel will be different. Thermal screening at the airport will be required for all... Read More

Hawaii Daily COVID-19 update coronavirus reports and statistics from government departments as of Tuesday, June 8, 2020 in the Aloha State. Department of Health: Twelve New Cases Reported Since Friday Since the last reporting on Friday, June 5 at 12:00 noon there have been an additional twelve (12) cases of coronavirus reported in Hawai‘i. Today, DOH reports one (1) new case of an O‘ahu adult resident. Hawai‘i COVID-19 Counts as of... Read More