![]() Mufi Hannemann, president and CEO of the Hawaii Lodging & Tourism Association, said the advantage of first easing restrictions for kamaaina travelers is that it allows residents to see that tourism is for their benefit. “We still aren’t where we need to be, but hopefully this will make people more comfortable with travelers.” ![]() There’s lots of people staying and eating at Grandma’s house,” he said. “Interisland travel spending is way less by nature. Keith Vieira, principal at KV & Associates, Hospitality Consulting, said, “it’s a positive step that Hawaii is moving in the direction of a vaccination passport and that it’s happening on all islands.” Still, members of Hawaii’s visitor industry said Tuesday that they viewed the state’s limited vaccination exemption program as a good start that hopefully will create a pathway to ease trans-Pacific travel restrictions before summer bookings are lost. without getting tested for the coronavirus or going into quarantine. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its travel guidance to say fully vaccinated people can travel within the U.S. Ige’s decision came more than two weeks after the U.S. ![]() David Ige announced Tuesday that Hawaii will begin accepting a vaccination exemption on May 11 for interisland travelers who received their vaccination in Hawaii and have completed the required 14-day waiting period. Traveling between the Hawaiian Islands will get easier next month for people who have been vaccinated in Hawaii, but a major bump in travel demand isn’t likely to come until the entry process for trans-Pacific travelers becomes less complicated.
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