[RAW] A look at Honolulu International Airport during coronavirus pandemic

A mandatory 14-day self-quarantine for interisland travelers starting Wednesday comes as Hawaii begins to address a shift in COVID-19 cases from mostly travel-related to more localized.

Travel accounted for at least 80% of Hawaii’s COVID-19 cases until about a week ago, State Department of Health Director Bruce Anderson said at a press conference this afternoon.

“These were individuals who had traveled from other places where COVID-19 was widespread or came into contact with a traveler,” Anderson said. “Recently we’ve had more cases where there is no travel history…clearly we are moving away from travel-related cases and focusing more now on cases that are locally transmitted.”

Gov. David Ige started a quarantine March 26 for passengers, residents and locals, arriving on trans-Pacific flights. Since the quarantine order, travel counts have dropped dramatically and a majority of hotel’s across the state have suspended operations.

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