Hawaii to Visitors: We'll Pay You to Leave

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  1. the organization has sent 20 visitors to their airport of origin

  2. things are quieter

  3. that culture of generosity might extend to a free return ticket home

  4. including translation assistance and help with funeral arrangements

  5. though individuals may cross them either to swim, paddle or surf while observing social distancing

In Hawaii, the spirit of aloha normally greets visitors with warmth and welcome. Now, while the state has discouraged visitors by requiring them to self-quarantine for 14 days, .

With a $25,000 grant from the Hawaii Tourism Authority, the nonprofit Visitor Aloha Society of Hawaii (VASH) has instituted a Covid-19 flight assistance program to return travelers who don’t have the means to follow the mandatory 14-day quarantine — including paying for lodging and food delivery — required of incoming visitors.

Since launching the program on April 6, , including travelers from Guam, Los Angeles, Birmingham (Alabama), and Denver. “The majority of travelers we have sent back in my opinion have been irresponsible in traveling to Hawaii during the Covid-19 pandemic when they know we are trying to keep Hawaii safe from the spread of this disease,” said Jessica Lani Rich, the president and chief executive of VASH. The organization normally provides visitor support, .

Though visitor arrivals are down nearly 99 percent, some residents have reported seeing visitors on beaches despite quarantine restrictions and stay-at-home orders. All beaches in Hawaii are closed, .

In the smaller islands, . On Kauai, Judi Glass, a local travel adviser, praised the island’s mayor with enacting a nightly curfew on March 20, about a week before the state’s quarantine rule. Kauai has had 21 cases of Covid-19 and no deaths.

“We have none of the daily traffic, and it is so peaceful and quiet now,” she wrote in an email.

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