(AP) — More tourists travelled to Hawaiʻi on Saturday, March 13, than the state has seen in a single day since the start of the pandemic. About 26,400 trans-Pacific and inter-island travelers were screened by the state’s Safe Travels program on Saturday, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Tuesday. That’s Hawaiʻi’s busiest day since coronavirus restrictions caused travel to plummet last year. Data compiled by the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority showed that about 18,700 travelers were flying on Saturday for vacation or pleasure. The Transportation Security Administration said Friday was its busiest screening day since March 15, 2020, with nearly 1.36 million people going through checkpoints in the United States.

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