LIFE.
LIFE. I'M
LIFE. I'M YOUR HOST AUBREY AQUINO. IT'S WEDNESDAY.
WE'VE MADE IT TO THE MIDDLE
OF THE WEEK FOR MANY OF US.
VACATIONS ARE OFF LIMITS RIGHT
NOW AND EVEN IF WE WANT TO GET
OUT OF TOWN, THE OPTIONS OUT
THERE ARE LIMITED WITH TRAVEL
RESTRICTIONS WORLDWIDE.
BUT ONE PLACE THAT IS AN OPTION
IS THE LAND OF ALOHA TRAVEL MOM
HERSELF.
EMILY COFFIN IS FRESH OFF A
TRIP TO THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
AND SHE'S GOING TO TELL WHAT TO
EXPECT IF YOU'RE PLANNING TO
HEAD OUT THERE AND CATCH SOME
WAVES ANYTIME SOON.
HEY, EMILY OR I SHOULD SAY
ALOHA, ALOHA.
IT IS SO GOOD TO BE WITH YOU
GUYS BECAUSE WHEN THE TIME IS
RIGHT AND EVERYBODY FEELS READY
TO TRAVEL, WE NEED TO KNOW
CERTAIN THINGS BEFORE WE START
PLANNING A TRIP.
AND SINCE HAWAII IS SUCH
POSSIBLY A DESTINATION FOR
PEOPLE IN SACRAMENTO, I WANTED
TO SHARE SOME OF THE INS AND
OUTS ABOUT WHAT TO DO BEFORE
TRAVEL.
AWESOME.
TRAVEL. AWESOME. I THINK THAT'S GOOD GOOD
INFORMATION THAT WE ALL NEED TO
KNOW.
FIRST THOUGH, TELL US WHAT ARE
THE TRAVEL TRENDS THAT YOU'RE
SEEING RIGHT NOW DURING CAUVIN
?
WELL, RIGHT NOW DURING
COVERED THE TRAVEL TREND IS NOT
TRAVEL.
I'VE BEEN INVESTIGATING A FEW
PLACES SO I CAN GIVE A FIRST
PERSON NARRATIVE AND GUIDE
PEOPLE FOR WHEN THEIR TIME IS
RIGHT TO TRAVEL.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE SEEING A BOOM
WITH ROAD TRIPS AND ARV'S AND
PEOPLE REALLY ARE STILL
STICKING CLOSER TO HOME.
ONCE THIS VACCINE COMES IN IT'S
GOING TO CHANGE TRAVEL GIVNG.
THAT'S TRUE.
I'M SURE YOU HAVE A GOOD POINT
THERE.
NOW GETTING BACK TO THE LAND
OF ALOHA.
HOW DOES IT WORK IF YOU WANT TO
TRAVEL TO HAWAII RIGHT NOW?
WELL, THEY ARE REQUIRING
NEGATIVE HOVIG TESTS FROM ONE
THEIR TRUSTED PARTNERS BEAT
WASHINGTON ABOARD YOUR FLIGHT.
OTHERWISE YOU HAVE TO HAVE A 14
DAY WARRANTY AND YOU NEED TO
FILL OUT A QUESTIONNAIRE AT KGO
HAWAII DOT COM TO HELATH
QUESTIONNAIRE TO SEE WHERE
YOU'VE BEEN AND WHAT YOU'VE
BEEN UP TO AND SOME OF THE
TRUSTED PARTNERS THAT THEY'RE
WORKING WITH OUR PLACES LIKE
WALGREENS, CBS AND YOU HAVE TO
HAVE THAT NEGATIVE PROVIDE JUST
72 HOURS BEFORE YOUR ARRIVAL IN
HAWAII.
NOW I WAS ON THE ISLAND SO WHY
AND WHY IS A FLUID INMOTION
SITUATION RIGHT NOW?
THEY ARE NOT ACCEPTING ANY
VISITORS WITHOUT A 14 DAY
QUARANTINE IF THEY SIMPLY DON'T
HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO
SUPPORT IF KOVIK COMES TO THE
ISLAND.
IT'S
IT'S OUT
IT'S OUT OF RESPECT TO ALL OF THE PEOPLE IN THE HAWAIIAN COMMUNITY AS WELL AS KEEPING
ALL OF THE VISITORS SAFE.
THAT'S A GOOD POINT.
AND WHAT ABOUT WHEN YOU GET
THERE YOU'VE GOT YOUR NEGATIVE
TEST?
YOU MAKE IT TO THE ISLANDS.
WHAT ABOUT THOSE ACTIVITIES?
OBVIOUSLY WE'RE USED TO OUT AND
ABOUT IF YOU'RE IN HAWAII, LOU
OWL'S SNORKELING BOAT RIDES.
I MEAN ARE THEY BEING ADJUSTED
BECAUSE OF KOVIK?
EVERYTHING'S BEING ADJUSTED
BECAUSE OF COPING WITH LIMITED
NUMBERS OF PARTICIPANTS AS WELL
AS SOCIAL DISTANCING AND MASKS
REQUIRED EVERYWHERE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU GET
IS A QR CODE ONE SPORT ENTERED
INTO THE SYSTEM AT BOTH WHYGUY
DOT COM AND YOU MUST PRESENT
THAT NEGATIVE TEST IN ORDER TO
RENT YOUR CAR.
I DID A SAILING WITH BLUE
DOLPHIN CHARTERS UP JUST TO THE
NEPALI COAST.
WE HAD TO SHOW OUR NEGATIVE
TEST BEFORE WE BOARDED THE BOAT
AND MASKS WERE REQUIRED ON THE
BOAT.
I STAYED AT THE GRAND HYATT
UNPOLITE AND WHAT THEY
IMPLEMENTED IN TERMS
OF PROTOCOL IS OUTSTANDING.
I DID NOT FEEL UNSAFE THERE AT
ALL.
THE RESORT IS GORGEOUS,
SPECTACULAR REAALY SPREAD OUT.
SO YOU'RE NOT UP AGAINST A LOT
OF PEOPLE BUT STILL YOU'RE
REALLY SETTING THINGS UP FOR
SUCCESS THERE.
WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT FOR YOU.
YEAH.
AND IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S NOT AS
EASY AS THIS PACK YOUR SWIMSUIT
A TOWEL AND GETTING ON THE
PLANE.
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA
PLANNING THAT GOES INTO IT AND
RESEARCH ESPECIALLY IF YOU WANT
TO DO CERTAIN THINGS YOU'VE GOT
TO GIVE YOURSELF TIME AND PLAN.
ANYTHING ELSE THAT PEOPLE
SHOULD EXPECT AND BE AWARE
OF IF THEY WANT TO TRAVEL
THERE?
>> WELL, THERE'S SOMETHING
INTERESTING THAT THEY'RE DOING.
IT'S CALLED MYELOMA.
I MIGHT BE PRONOUNCING THAT
WRONG BUT IT'S THE ACT
OF GIVING BACK TO THE EARTH FOR
OURSELVES AND EACH OTHER.
AND SEVERAL TOP RESORTS AND THE
HAWAII VISITOR CONVENTION
BUREAU HAVE TEAMED UP TO CREATE
AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE YOU CAN
HAVE A FREE HOTEL STAY IF YOU
DO COMMUNITY SERVICE AT ONE
OF YOUR STRUCTURED THINGS,
WHETHER IT'S PLANTING TREES ARE
CLEAN BEACH OR MAKING BLANKETS
FOR THE ELDERS.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO BE
MINDFUL AND TO GIVE BACK.
AND SPEAKING OF GIVING BACK,
ONE OF THE WAYS I PUT THAT IS I
GIVE TRIPS AWAY AND ACTUALLY
GIVING AWAY A TRIP TO THE GRAND
HYATT.
UNCLE JYE RIGHT NOW WITH THE
SAILING UNDER BLUE DOLPHIN
STRUGAR I LET YOU KNOW AS WELL
AS WHYGUY BUT SO FAR I WANT TO
MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS I'M
NOT ENCOURAGING YOU TO GO RIGHT
NOW AND SAY WHEN WE'RE READY.
THE TIME IS RIGHT.
HAWAII WILL BE BREATHING WITH
LOTS OF ALOHA HAVE THE PRICE
HAS BEEN AFFECTED AT ALL?
I MEAN I'M SEEING CHEAP AIRFARE
,YOU KNOW, REALLY INCENTIVE TO
FLY.
BUT WHAT ABOUT WHEN YOU GET
THERE?
I MEAN HAVE THE PRICE HAS BEEN
ADJUSTED TO COMPENSATE FOR SOME
OF THE EXTRA SAFETY GUIDELINES
AND THINGS LIKE THAT?
THE PRICE IS NOT INCREASED
THERE.
THEY'VE HELD THEIR OWN PRETTY
MUCH REMEMBER HAWAII IS AN
ECONOMY THAT'S DEPENDENT ON
TOURISM.
SO RIGHT NOW THERE'S NOT A BIG
DISCOUNT TO TO GET PEOPLE TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTIVITIES
WE ARE SEEING THE PACKAGES
WE'RE SEEING THE FREE NIGHT
FREE WITH THE MAHLUM UP PROGRAM
AND AIRFARES ARE RIGHT NOW WITH
LOWER PLACE THAN THEY'VE EVER.
VERY GOOD.
WELL, EMILY, WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO HAVE YOU BACK ON ITS
START OF THE YEAR AND WE'LL
TALK ABOUT FORECASTING THE NEW
YEAR AND 2021 TRAVEL.
I APPRECIATE YOU SHARING THIS
INFORMATION WITH US ABOUT
HAWAII