Originally Posted by
JNelson113
If Hawaii is trying to keep covid entirely out how does that influence its major source of income, tourism? We are now looking at a 3.5 month period without tourists (assuming most people can't/won't quarantine for 14 days). Will Hawaii just continue that indefinitely? I don't see how that's going to be economically viable.
I think the Vienna/Iceland model could be started much sooner than that. It could start tomorrow.. bring proof of a negative test that’s less than 72 hrs old, and you skip quarantine. It’s just a policy, no equipment etc. needed.
Longer term, if this works to keep the islands mostly Covid-free except for small clusters that can be traced and handled, that could be a big plus for Hawaii tourism for as long as Covid remains a global concern.