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Aloha Bruce and Yaling Fisher are back in the studio for our latest Hawaii Vacation Connection Podcast. For this episode, our hosts talk about the latest developments in the reopening of Hawaii’s tourism industry during the COVID-19 global pandemic. As Hawaii’s economy begins to slowly reopen, Bruce notes that the question Hawaii Aloha Travel gets […]
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The History of Hawaii Tourism – Remembering Hawaii Calls
17:12|Then Vacation Connection Podcast gets away from the constant stream of information and concern about COVID-19 in Hawaii on our latest episode. Aloha Bruce and Lanai Tabura talk about the “Hawaii Calls” tourism campaign in the islands from days gone by. Bruce says he ran across an old video while researching in his free time […]
Say YES to Hawaii – Booking Your Hawaii Vacation in advance
16:09|Aloha Bruce is joined by his wife Yaling Fisher for a Hawaii Vacation Connection Podcast COVID-19 global pandemic update. There remain many questions about travel to Hawaii during this time, and our hosts discuss some of the concerns residents and visitors alike have. Bruce pushed back against the idea that Hawaii residents want tourists to […]
Sharing Aloha will always be part of your Hawaii Vacation
00:00|Aloha Bruce is back in the studio with Lanai Tabura for the newest Hawaii Vacation Connection Podcast (with a full canoe paddle between them for obvious Hawaii COVID-19 social distancing reasons). Bruce and Lanai get right to the question of what “aloha” and Aloha Spirit means to Hawaii visitors during a pandemic. Lanai likens the […]
Hawaii Tourism Ban Update – May 7, 2020
00:00|The Hawaii Vacation Connection Podcast is posting comments about the Hawaii Tourism Ban made by Hawaii Governor David Ige at his Wednesday, May 6 news conference, specifically regarding the lifting of the mandatory 14-day quarantine required of all Hawaii air passenger arrivals. The current restrictions are scheduled to be in place until May 31. Aloha […]
Hawaii Vacation Planning – Facebook Live Replay
00:00|In addition to our podcast, Hawaii Aloha Travel does regular vacation planning sessions on its Facebook page. These sessions are designed to help folks plan vacations to the islands and answer questions about traveling to Hawaii. The feeds happen at random times so it’s hard to catch them live but you can be notified when […]
Next steps for reopening Hawaii – Tourism to rebound very slowly
00:00|Aloha Bruce is delighted to welcome co-host Lanai Tabura back into the recording studio (at a safe 6-foot distance, of course!) to talk about the Next steps for reopening Hawaii for the newest Hawaii Vacation Connection Podcast. Our hosts riff on the term “social distancing” and discuss what it means for Hawaii as the Aloha […]
Re-thinking Hawaii Tourism
00:00|On the newest Hawaii Vacation Connection Podcast, Aloha Bruce and Yaling Fisher share the latest developments and insight into the effect of coronavirus restrictions and quarantine requirements on Hawaii Tourism. Bruce makes the point that Hawaii’s statistics on confirmed cases of coronavirus and other telling metrics are far lower than mainland states. Bruce also mentions […]
Hawaii shows signs of opening back up – Tourism still on hold for now
00:00|The newest Hawaii Vacation Connection Podcast has Aloha Bruce and Yaling Fisher discussing the possibility of reopening Hawaii’s tourism economy during the coronavirus global pandemic. Bruce notes that a whole month has passed since the shutdown began on March 26 and that a brief but necessary visit from a friend recently provided a “semblance of […]