Recently in the news there have been reports of visitors who were fined for touching and harassing endangered species in Hawaii. This really hurts my heart as these marine animals are defenseless and the videos were posted on their social media accounts.

A quick overview of current events that affect our Hawaii paradise.  I have fantastic news to share!  As always, please check the Hawaii Safe Travels website…

The state of Hawaii has evolving entry requirements to make traveling safe for our visitors. This is just a summary from information as of December 28th, 2020, of what you need to know.

Here’s a quick news up date. As of March 26th anyone flying into Hawaii will be issued a mandatory 14 day quarantine. This includes visitors and residents.

With over 218,827 cases to date, the novel Coronavirus is an ever evolving global situation. “Governor Ige urges visitors to stay away for 30 days.”

There is a lot of great information on the interewebs, but this is my distilled list mixed in with some personal experience, thoughts, and tips. Social distancing – the new way to show aloha during this time of crisis is to keep at least a 6ft space around others…

I’ve been getting messages from Coordinators, Friends, and Family asking if I’m doing OK in lieu of all the volcanic activity that has been happening. The short answer is, YES. I am doing fine. =)

The long answer is we are experiencing some volcanic activity on the Big Island of Hawaii.