– Yesterday, Gov. Ige introduced that beginning November sixth, Hawaii will welcome vacationers from Japan with a 72-hour pre-test from a trusted testing companion. This Hawaii News Now segment gives a abstract of that announcement.
– In yesterday’s press convention, the governor shared the next useful picture to elucidate all of the testing necessities primarily based on the place journey originates to and inside Hawaii.
– One of many larger confusions/complaints/controversies we’re seeing because the October 15th re-opening is about masks. Some lawmakers are calling for a transparent, statewide masks mandate. Guidelines can fluctuate by county, however mainly individuals are anticipated to put on masks anytime they’re exterior of their residence/lodging — even on the seaside when not swimming.
– Attributable to a latest surge of COVID-19 instances on the island of Lana’i, the island is now on stay-at-home orders. The island went from no instances because the starting of the pandemic to over 80 instances in only a week. All vacationers to the island should quarantine for 14 days.
– If you happen to’re planning to go to some common state parks in Hawaii, you’ll must pay extra. New fees for out-of-state visitors went into effect earlier this month. The brand new charges replicate a 100% improve — principally from $5 to $10 per automobile. Hawaii residents are allowed free entry. The charges for walk-up entry modified from $1 to $5 per particular person. The parks the place new charges are in impact are:
– Winter has come early for Hawaii Island on Monday with the season’s first snowfall on the tall summit of Mauna Kea per Hawaii News Now. If you happen to’re planning a winter journey to Hawaii, don’t fear. You’re not going to want your winter coat, until you propose to go to the upper elevations like Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa or Haleakala. (See these frequently asked questions about a winter vacation in Hawaii.)
– One other sign that winter is coming is the arrival of the humpback whales. The primary sighting was on October eighth off the coast of Maui per the Maui News. Congratulations to Jack Fitzpatrick who’s the winner of our 11th annual contest to guess the first humpback whale sighting. Jack accurately guessed that the primary sighting could be on October eighth. Apparently he had some insider data as a result of he stated that Nemo informed him.
