Hawaii Travel: Now Is Not A Good Time, Says Governor

Above, inside the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The governor of Hawaii asks that people curtail travel to the islands for now, or at least until the end of October.

This is in fear of the delta variant of the coronavirus that seems to be spreading. 

According to the Seattle Times:

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s governor asked Monday that visitors and residents reduce travel to the islands to essential business only while the state struggles to control COVID-19 as the highly contagious delta variant spreads in the community.

Gov. David Ige wants to curtail travel to Hawaii through the end of October.

“It is a risky time to be traveling right now,” he said.

He said restaurant capacity has been restricted and there’s limited access to rental cars.

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