Tovin Lapan- Tovin Lapan is a West Coast-based freelance journalist. He has covered Mexico, Las Vegas, California and other destinations for a variety of publications. His work has appeared in U.S. News & World Report, the Guardian US and Lucky Peach.: Travel Weekly

Tovin Lapan

Tovin Lapan has covered Hawaii, Mexico, Las Vegas, California and other destinations for a variety of publications. His work has appeared in U.S. News & World Report, the Guardian US and Lucky Peach.

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Sunset over the beach on Lanai.

Tourism interests urge Hawaii to adopt vaccine passport planState officials said they are working to incorporate a vaccine passport into the existing Safe Travels testing and screening...

The Thurston Lava Tube, also known by its Hawaiian name of Nahuku, has reopened to the public at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

A top attraction reopens at Hawaii Volcanoes National ParkThe Thurston Lava Tube, formed during a Kilauea eruption more than 500 years ago, has seen only brief periods of public access...

Kauai is offering visitors discounts at island businesses in exchange for volunteering for an extra layer of Covid-19 safety measures.

Kauai offers discounts to visitors who agree to extra Covid testThe Kokua Kauai Card, which unlocks discounts at more than 60 businesses on Kauai, is the reward for agreeing to take a second...

Sunrise over Hanauma Bay, on Oahu.

Hawaii eyes summer rollout of a vaccine passportThe passport will allow visitors to enter the state without proof of a negative Covid test and would exempt them from...

Southwest is the latest airline to offer preclearance for Hawaii passengersQualifying passengers bound for the Islands from five California gateway cities will receive a bracelet that enables them to...

United's Safe Travels screening at San Francisco Airport.

Advisors in demand to help visitors to Hawaii navigate entry rulesNew programs help clients meet Hawaii's Safe Travels Covid-19 screening program guidelines.

A sunset on Lanai. Hawaii's Safe Travels program could see some changes as a result of the CDC's latest guidance for travel.

Hawaii to consider changes to Safe Travels program after latest CDC guidanceA spokesperson for the state's lieutenant governor said an easing of protocols by May 1 could help boost summer travel to the...

Surfers and an outrigger canoers share the waves off Waikiki. The range of activities on Oahu is beginning to widen.

A wave of good news for Hawaii travelThe Aloha State has been enjoying a string of positive developments for tourism lately. Here are just a few of them.

Promotions at Outrigger, at the top and on the groundNew managers at four of the company's Waikiki properties are among the changes.

The Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum, home to the WWII-era submarine USS Bowfin, is now open after a $23 million renovation.

After a refit and a name change, submarine museum resurfaces in HawaiiThe Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum -- formerly the USS Bowfin museum -- charts the course of Navy undersea duty over the past...