Governor: Japan’s tough COVID restrictions hindering Hawaii tourism rebound

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Gov. David Ige just lately traveled to Japan and he says many Japanese wish to come to Hawaii, however returning to Japan is a large trouble as a consequence of COVID.

Ige stated Japan is requiring post-arrival testing, which frequently causes lengthy wait instances for vacationers.

“It took us two hours to get by the airport. You needed to take a PCR check. They didn’t launch us till we received a detrimental consequence,” he stated.

“Speaking with lots of our journey companions, it’s typical that vacationers could be within the airport for 5 hours or extra till they might get examined and clearly individuals don’t wish to journey in the event that they don’t wish to put up with that.”

Regardless of being a public official, Ige stated he needed to be within the airport for almost two hours.

State leaders say restoring tourism from Japan is important to Hawaii’s financial restoration.

On Monday, flights from Japan introduced simply 408 individuals to Hawaii. Previous to the pandemic, Hawaii noticed greater than 4,000 individuals a day from Japan.

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