U.S., Sept. 29 -- The COVID-19 pandemic considerably impacted visitor arrivals to the Hawaiian Islands in August 2020. Visitor arrivals dropped 97.6 percent compared to a year ago, according to preliminary statistics released by the Hawaii Tourism Authority's (HTA) Tourism Research Division.

All passengers

arriving from out-of-state during August were required to abide by a mandatory

14-day self-quarantine. Exemptions include travel for essential reasons like

work or healthcare. On August 11, a partial interisland quarantine was

reinstated for anyone traveling to the counties of Kauai, Hawaii, Maui, and

Kalawao (Molokai). The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

continued to impose the "No Sail Order" on all cruise...