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Hawaii Traffic Hard Hit During Covid Crisis
Like most places, aviation traffic to Hawaii's main gateway of Honolulu has dropped preciptiously over the past month.
Passenger traffic to Honolulu's Daniel K. Inouye International Airport has seen a precipitous drop amid the Covid-19 crisis and its resulting quarantine regulations. (Photo: Curt Epstein)
Passenger traffic to Honolulu's Daniel K. Inouye International Airport has seen a precipitous drop amid the Covid-19 crisis and its resulting quarantine regulations. (Photo: Curt Epstein)

Amid increasing quarantine violations by visitors to Hawaii during the Covid-19 crisis, the state’s Department of Health has increased its surveillance. On March 26, authorities imposed a mandatory 14-day quarantine period for anyone arriving on the island, yet there have been several arrests and “deportations” after authorities found visitors breaking quarantine, in some cases flagrantly. While the number of daily commercial passenger arrivals to the vacation paradise has dwindled from the usual 30,000 a day to a tiny fraction of that total, officials are now confirming hotel reservations before allowing them to leave the airport. Newly-arrived visitors and residents will also be subject to random calls to make sure they are not violating the quarantine.