Originally Posted by
HawaiiSailor
No one is stopping anyone from moving to Hawaii tomorrow. For the purposes of the form though you’ll just be classified as a visitor until you get a Hawaii ID or otherwise prove residency. But this distinction doesn’t change anything about your quarantine requirement currently.
Exactly. As much as I disagree with quarantining people who are presumed healthy, there is no illegal discrimination here because both new and returning residents are required to quarantine for 2 weeks. In fact the only people who are likely to visit now are new or existing residents as most of us don't plan to spend our vacations locked up.
Originally Posted by
DJ_Iceman
Isn't Hawaii basically on a path to be closed to visitors forever? Because if their goal is to have no new cases on the islands, and they are going to force a 14-day quarantine to maintain that, they will essentially never be able to allow anyone in. Insanity.
Exactly. Just like our Santa Clara Health Officer who was the first one to issue a quarantine order. She said the lockdown continues so long as there are any new cases. Which of course means forever until there is a vaccine or cure.
Interesting how Iceland is able to re-open with instant testing and contact tracing apps but Hawaii is not.