Hawaii airports planning to mandate 14-day home quarantine

Honolulu Star-Ad ^ | March 19, 2020 | Kristen Consillio

[LeoWindhorse]

Hawaii airports will begin mandating a 14-day quarantine for both residents and visitors coming to the islands, according to Lt. Gov. Josh Green.

Green told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser Thursday that the Airports Division of the state Department of Transportation is working up a plan to “only allow individuals to come in who will have to home quarantine for 14 days,” with the exception of essential and health care workers.

“This is something now that can no longer be denied. We have to have a plan that is stricter than we have especially when we see the number of sick individuals in Italy,” Green said, adding that the policy should extend at least until April 30. “As the health care coordinator on this matter, we have to be safe for our kupuna. Anything short of that would be negligent.”

[kaehurowing]

Totally needed.

[decal]

If I show up on a disease-ridden cruise liner am I OK to roam around?

[alancarp]

Sure hope that the birth-tourism industry is shut down, too.

[dblshot]

It’s going to be pretty quiet on Waikiki Beach with Honolulu City Lights turned off.

[tomkat]

Heads Up .. sounds like this national insanity may disrupt your plans   :-((

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I'll go stay in Hawaii by myself for two weeks! Drop me off near Waimea Canyon on Kauai with a pack of supplies and come back for me in 14 days.

It's the LEAST I can do to help out fellow Freepers in Hawaii! ;)

[Sgt_Schultze]

CNN viewership plummets!

[doorgunner69]

Not letting them dock.

[silverleaf]

Each night Honolulu City Lights
Bring me back, again

Someday...

https://youtu.be/akNbC7hcblw

[BipolarBob]

I’d rather go to the North side of the island. Near Wainihi, take the trails of the Na Pali Coast or spend the day at Allerton Botanical Gardens and finish up at the Koloa Rum Co. and sample their rums. The Koloa Gold and Reserve are especially good. Take a snorkel trip and enjoy the wild tropical fish in the wild.

[GingisK]

The TSA will hire one person per passenger just to sit on their stoop in order to enforce this rule.

[Jyotishi]

Did you hafta publicize all those places?

[LeoWindhorse]

Great photo . Be sure and bring a water purifying device(s) and you are good to go with the streams. Water purifiers must be able to handle leptospirosis ( always something , isn’t there!?) That’s the main issue with streams back in the bush. (rats spread it) AND try and sneak in some kind of .22 to scare off the wild pigs with.

[bigbob]

Friend’s family has been thru the Honolulu airport in the past week, no temperature checks, no questioning, no nothing.

On a scale of zero to Pelosi, Hawaii officials are an 11.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Thanks for the tips!

[BipolarBob]

No, but I sure did enjoy them. The best vacation I've ever had. I doubt I'll ever go back, though unless I win the lottery.

[doorgunner69]

Hawaii “officials” are possibly the most corrupt and inept in the country.

[American in Israel]

Zero Tourism money... For a flu.

Insane.