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TexasTowelie

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Fri Jun 18, 2021, 02:04 PM Jun 2021

Hawaii drops some pandemic rules for travel between islands

HONOLULU — Hawaii has loosened some of its pandemic travel rules.

The change is expected to drive more tourism to Hawaii and between the islands this summer, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Wednesday.

People can now fly between islands in the state without having to be vaccinated or tested for COVID-19. The new rules began Tuesday.

“It was so easy compared to when I went to Alabama and I had to look for my health code. They don’t need it anymore for Hilo,” Big Island resident Fabinita Franco said before leaving Oahu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport after a work trip. “I come from the Philippines, and I don’t have much knowledge of computers. I’m more confident to travel now. I was nervous before.”

Read more: https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2021/06/17/hawaii-news/hawaii-drops-some-pandemic-rules-for-travel-between-islands/

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