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Say goodbye to your two-week vacation in Hawaii!

Kelly McLaughlin
May 12, 2020

Tourists visiting Hawaii must quarantine for 14 days upon arrival to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Tourists who violate the quarantine face up to a $5,000 fine or a year in jail.

Police have arrested at least 20 tourists who they say violated the quarantine by going to the beach, leaving their hotels, or shopping at a grocery store.

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Police in Hawaii are arresting rogue tourists who are continuing to go to beaches and grocery stories without quarantining for 14 days after arriving.

In March, Hawaii's Governor David Ige signed an emergency stay-at-home order that said anyone arriving into the state thereafter would have to undergo a 14-day quarantine before they can re-enter society.

But Hawaii officials say some tourists aren't following the rules. Police have arrested at least 20 people on charges of violating quarantine, who all face up to a $5,000 fine or a year in jail

Repeat offenders who have had warnings about the quarantine, Sellers told CNN, will be arrested.

Police have arrested tourists so far at hotels, a Costco outlet, and in a grocery store parking lot.

According to the Associated Press, Hawaii's stay-at-home orders are the strictest of any state. As of Tuesday, Hawaii, which has a population of 1.416 million, has had 634 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 17 deaths from the virus.

The state's tourist quarantine rules state that people can't leave their hotels or residencies for any reason other than medical emergencies. For 14 days, quarantined visitors can't go grocery shopping, take walks, or use hotel services like housekeeping.

Airports and hotels have put strict measures in place in hopes of stopping quarantined tourists from making nonessential trips.

When people arrive on the island, they have to give the state's transportation department their contact information and information about where they'll be staying, as well as sign a document acknowledging they'll face arrest if they break quarantine. Health officials at airports also have to ensure peoples' phone numbers hotel reservations are valid.

The Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau and the Hawaii Tourism Authority have been told to call tourists to verify they're in quarantine once they reach their hotels.