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TexasTowelie

(116,876 posts) Wed Jul 1, 2020, 12:13 AM Jul 2020

State forges ahead with plan to reopen tourism with testing, despite potential loophole

HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - The plan to relax quarantine restrictions and reopen Hawaii’s tourism industry starts in about a month, but many say a big loophole still exists.

Come Aug. 1, travelers who come to Hawaii with proof of a negative COVID-19 test ― taken no more than 72 hours before arrival ― won’t be subject to quarantine.

But there’s no clear plan to make sure those who don’t get tested actually isolate themselves.

State Attorney General Clare Connors did say a new database for law enforcement should be ready once the new regulations take effect.

Read more: https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2020/06/30/despite-potential-loophole-state-forges-ahead-with-plan-reopen-tourism-with-testing/

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State forges ahead with plan to reopen tourism with testing, despite potential loophole (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jul 2020 OP

Hmmm. I am not a resident of that state. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #1

PoindexterOglethorpe

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1. Hmmm. I am not a resident of that state.

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Wed Jul 1, 2020, 02:02 AM

Jul 2020

I was there on a cruise in early March, probably among the very last tourists allowed in. They should remain isolated, in my opinion. Behave like New Zealand to keep the virus from rampaging their state.

I do understand that they are heavily dependent on tourism. I live in Santa Fe, New Mexico, which is likewise heavily dependent on tourism. We've already cancelled the Opera season, all of the summer art markets, and I don't even know what else. This is a state that closed down early and has been cautious about re-opening. We need to remain cautious.

As does Hawaii.

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