People Are Being Arrested In Hawaii For Engaging In Tourism Within 14 Days Of Arrival - View from the Wing

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People are being arrested in Hawaii for tourism, strictly speaking for leaving their hotel rooms within 14 days of arrival in the islands. Grocery shopping is not even permitted.
A newlywed California couple left their Waikiki hotel room repeatedly, despite being warned by hotel staff, and were arrested. Others have been arrested at a hotel pool, loading groceries into a vehicle outside a Costco and bringing take-out food back to a hotel room.
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