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| Above, an evening view of Waikiki Beach. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
The pandemic, or at least the measures put into place by the Hawaii state government controlled by Democrats, has left the state's tourism industry in ruins.
But there may be a light at the end of the tunnel as a pre-travel testing program started Thursday will allow tourists who have passed a pre-travel coronavirus test into the state.
CBS News reported:
Angela Margos was among the first passengers in San Francisco to get on a plane headed for Hawaii, where travelers who test negative for the coronavirus will no longer be required to self-quarantine for two weeks.
"Vacation, peace of mind," said Margos, a nurse from San Carlos, California, of why she's flying to Hawaii. "I need time to relax, unwind."
The pre-travel testing program began Thursday and allows visitors who test negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours of their arrival in the islands to avoid quarantine — a measure that's been in place for all arriving passengers for most of the year.
Officials had touted the mandatory quarantine rule as an integral part of Hawaii's early success in keeping the coronavirus at bay. The new testing program is an effort to stem the devastating downturn the pandemic has had on Hawaii's tourism-based economy.
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