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- Jun 9, 2015
yes, it is possible that some of the tourist attractions may be partially open (with retrictions/etc.)...but its not a guarantee...the most likely to re-open in some capacity would be pearl harbor as thats more of a military decision, and would be more subject to federal orders. this is more to do with giving residents a few more activities and to test protocols and restrictions (similar to florida's proposed phasing for theme park reopening)Thank you for posting. I hope you won’t mind a few questions, we have Aulani booked mid -July. I want to make sure I understand, are you saying that tourist attractions may be partially open but there will still be a 14-day quarantine for tourists in June and July? I can’t imagine many would go, regardless if things are open, if you have to spend the entire time in your hotel room? When do you anticipate the quarantine being lifted. When I spoke with Aulani they were sure they would be open June 1st.
aulani (and any other hotel thats currently closed) can re-open at any time they want. hotels/motels were on the essential business list, so regardless of the visitor quarantine, they could open tomorrow if they wanted to. many hotels/motels never closed at all (tho many did make that choice).
there are still some that choose to come every day...the reasons for doing so can vary greatly from person to person...could be that they were unable to obtain a refund, and without it wouldn't ever be able to come to hawaii again...some may look at the infection rates in hawaii and think its safe (but compare infection numbers to number of ventilators and its a very different story)...others may not believe there is any danger at all...or it could be as simple as "anything is better than being stuck in my house/appt."
I would not anticipate any meaningful changes to the visitor quarantine being made until late may. much of it comes down to whats going to happen as several states try to ease lockdowns...as well as results from the numerous trials for treatments (vaccines are still many many months away from even having meaningful human trial results)...if it gets too close to the fall, and numbers haven't subsided elsewhere...I don't see many states not quickly pivoting back to stricter lockdowns to avoid what many health officials are now warning people about (possible flu and covid outbreaks happening at the same time.)