HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Authorities from the Hawaii Attorney General’s office arrested two visitors from the mainland for allegedly attempting to skirt the state’s Safe Travels program.
The AG’s office said the travelers were arrested Sunday at the Daniel K. Inouye Airport. Investigators found they were allegedly violation of the travel rules for using fake vaccination cards to come to the islands.
Investigators were following up on a tip from a community member.
Falsifying a vaccination card carries a fine of up to $5,000 and/or a term in prison for up to a year. The travelers — identified as Norbert Chung and Trevor Chung — were charged and arraigned Wednesday morning.
“Attorney General investigators are committed to ensuring all such leads are investigated and thank the community for their assistance and support,” the AG’s office said in a statement.
“Along those lines, the Department of the Attorney General will investigate and prosecute those who cheat the Safe Travels program, which was established to keep our islands safe.”
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digitalSkeleton on August 14th, 2021 at 14:14 UTC »
This is only because someone they knew tipped off authorities. It is like drug smuggling: for every shipment you catch there are a hundred others that made it through undetected.
Axel927 on August 14th, 2021 at 14:09 UTC »
Just came back from a trip there. Hawaii is absolutely not screwing around when it comes to this, and with good reason - you only have so many hospital beds on each island, and it's a long flight to the next state over. A Covid explosion in Hawaii would be catastrophic.
galactic_punt on August 14th, 2021 at 13:17 UTC »
Haha, one of the guys arrested is named Norbert. All I can hear is Angry Beavers.