HONOLULU — Two visitors from U.S. mainland were arrested for allegedly using fake vaccine cards to travel into Hawaii.
HONOLULU — Two visitors from U.S. mainland were arrested for allegedly using fake vaccine cards to travel into Hawaii.
Officials with the Hawaii Attorney General’s office arrested the visitors at Honolulu’s international airport, a spokesman for the agency said in a statement.
Investigators said the two were in violation of the state’s travel rules which require travelers to produce either a negative coronavirus test or proof of vaccination to avoid quarantine when entering the state.
Violating the state’s COVID-19 mandates, including falsifying a vaccination card, is a misdemeanor that can result in a fine of up to $5,000, up to a year in prison or both.
The visitors were arraigned Wednesday after being arrested over the weekend.
Authorities responded to a tip from a community member.
“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.
The agency said that while there may be other cases pending with other Hawaii law enforcement divisions, this was the first arrest by the Department of the Attorney General for allegedly falsifying vaccination cards.
“As reports of falsified card usage increases, as does enforcement,” the AG’s office said in an email to the Associated Press. “(F)alsified CDC cards are a federal offense and depending on local laws, a state offense.”
Tattle tale.
They will just get a slap on the hand and sent back home. That’s why no fear of committing crime anymore……no real repercussions. Make it 10 thousand and they gotta work it off in year stay in jail working a chain gang.
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So they were caught….good. Were the violators allowed to remain in Hawaii, quarantined, fined, jailed or what?
It is time to enforce to a high degree the penalties for violating the federal and state laws that are meant to protect the general population of our country. We are not dealing with a simple virus; we are dealing with an evolving, more dangerous variant that can lead to serious heart and lung problems, even death. I am pleading with those refusing to be vaccinated and then lying about it for selfish reasons, to either stay in their own bubble or to grow up and get the vaccine. Face it, you probably have already been vaccinated many times: to get into school, to travel, to join a military service, to avoid being a victim to pneumonia, shingles, tetanus, etc. I wonder, if there were a vaccine tomorrow that would keep us from getting any form of cancer, would you refuse that too because you didn’t trust what was in it and because your “freedom” was at stake.
Totally agree Nancy, Start with a minimum 2 weeks in jail ( average vacation time ) and a minimum $5000 fine per person. Make it all the same fair for everyone.
I think we are in a democratic economy. We have a sports surfing mayor. So most times, off the hook and got free this time around. Warning!
Thank you Nancy, well stated!
But if you go from Los Angeles, California to Las Vegas, Nevada, they don’t have these silly laws prompting people to inform on each other the way Hitler did. Achtung !
It is still a federal crime to purchase or use a fake vaccination record card. Check it out as well as the penalties. This is not a silly law, any more than the virus is “silly”.
What the Associated Press (and the Garden Island) conveniently omit from the coverage was that the two tourists were Chinese-Americans. I’m sure most people reading this article came away thinking that those awful White people were at it again, coming into our state and breaking our rules.
It is still a federal crime to purchase or use a fake vaccination record card. Check it out as well as the penalties. This is not a silly law, any more than the virus is “silly”.