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Sheila Beal

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Sheila Beal is the founder and editor of Go Visit Hawaii. You can connect with Sheila Beal on Twitter, Go Visit Hawaii on Facebook, or Instagram.
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Hawaii’s pre-travel COVID-19 test plan is still “under construction” as Hawaii cases increase

  • Sheila Beal
  • July 13, 2020
UPDATE: The pre-travel test plan that was due to start August 1, 2020, will be DELAYED. Gov. Ige held press conferences on July 6 and 7. (You can view the…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Sunrise a Kahala Beach, Honolulu

  • Sheila Beal
  • July 3, 2020
Mahalo to Valerie Smith for sharing this glorious sunrise shot with us for Aloha Friday Photos. – FYI, we continue to await the details of the pre-testing plan to bypass…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Rocks or honu?

  • Sheila Beal
  • June 27, 2020
Mahalo to Val Lardent from Lakewood, Colorado for sharing this neat Aloha Friday Photo with us. Val took this shot at Ho’okipa Beach Park on Maui while visiting in February…
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Starting October 15th, travelers with a negative COVID-19 pre-test can visit Hawaii without quarantine

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 16, 2020
Update – after multiple delays, the Hawaii will begin the pre-travel testing program on October 15th. See this update regarding the revised date and further details. On June 24, 2020,…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Blue Surf

  • Sheila Beal
  • June 19, 2020
Mahalo to Shirley Ho for sharing this neat surf shot with us for Aloha Friday Photos. We love all the bright shades of blue in this surfing scene. When Hawaii…
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Hawaii inter-island travel opens smoothly without quarantine

  • Sheila Beal
  • June 17, 2020
Yesterday, June 16, Hawaii inter-island travel opened without a quarantine. This reopening appears to have gone very smoothly. Along with this opening, new screening procedures were implemented. These new steps…
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Aloha Friday Photos: Going Down Koko Head

  • Sheila Beal
  • June 12, 2020
Mahalo to JM Lacanlale for sharing this shot with us for Aloha Friday Photos. JM’s photo is of the view going down from the Koko head summit on the Koko…
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Hawaii’s governor extends out-of-state traveler quarantine through July 31, but…

  • Sheila Beal
  • June 26, 2020
… Hawaii’s lieutenant governor still says that they’re working towards opening up travel to/from the mainland with testing. From his summary video on June 10, he said, “You all know…
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Hawaii closer to “Travel with Aloha” plan for pre-tested tourists to visit without quarantine

  • Sheila Beal
  • June 26, 2020
Lieutenant Governor Josh Green posts a short, but informative COVID-19 summary video every day on his Facebook page. For would-be travelers to Hawaii, the June 9th video had some hints…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Holoholokai Beach

  • Sheila Beal
  • June 5, 2020
Mahalo to Bob Lafond for sharing this beautiful shot with us for Aloha Friday Photos. Bob took this shot while visiting the Big Island of Hawaii in September. This area…
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Interisland quarantine to be lifted, while trans-Pacific travel quarantine remains in effect

  • Sheila Beal
  • June 26, 2020
We continue to keep on the look out for signs of Hawaii reopening tourism. While we don’t have any specific dates yet, there’s some progress in that the interisland quarantine…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Maui sunset silhouette + Coronavirus travel restriction update

  • Sheila Beal
  • May 29, 2020
Mahalo to Chris Hill for sharing this lovely shot with us for Aloha Friday Photos. Chris took this photo on Maui during a visit in January 2019. — Hawaii Coronavirus…
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