[NAGDU] Hawaii

[Marianne Denning]

Thanks Cindy. I agree but I don't want to fight that battle when I get
there.

On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 4:30 PM, Cindy Ray via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> I don't see how that could hold up. It would exclude owner trained dogs.
> Jeannine Stanley might be able to help here. I think she was involved with
> making it possible to bring the guides into Hawaii way back. I could be
> misremembering but I can't remember what year that was. If it was after I
> got my first dog, that might have been shortly before the ADA was passed.
>
> Cindy Lou Ray
> cindyray at gmail.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> via NAGDU
> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 3:22 PM
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> Cc: Michael Hingson <mike at michaelhingson.com>
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Hawaii
>
> Hi,
>
> Here is the link to the web page that describes all requirements,
> http://hdoa.hawaii.gov/ai/aqs/animal-quarantine-information-
> page/guide-servi
> ce-dogs-entering-hawaii/. I am not seeing any differences between the
> entrance requirements for guide and other service dogs. A guide dog is
> defined as follows:
>
> ""Guide dog" means any dog individually trained by a licensed guide dog
> trainer for guiding a blind person by means of a harness attached to the
> dog
> and a rigid handle grasped by the person." I wonder if that definition
> would
> hold up under the ADA. I have seen in some articles where Assistance Dogs
> International has set itself up as the expert and may well have been
> involved in that definition.
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
>
> Michael Hingson
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Denning
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> Cc: Marianne Denning <marianne at denningweb.com>
> Subject: [NAGDU] Hawaii
>
> Our family plans a trip to Hawaii this summer. I was reading through the
> requirements and guide dogs are treated differently than service dogs. I
> would like to communicate directly with someone who has travelled to Hawaii
> recently to make sure I am doing the right things. My email is
> marianne at denningweb.com. Thanks for any assistance.
>
> --
> Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
> Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
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-- 
Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053