[NAGDU] Hawaii

[Michael Hingson]

Exactly. 


Best Regards,


Michael Hingson

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Thanks Michael. I have the information from that website. It says a a person
traveling with a guide dog must have proof the dog came from a certified
training program. The requirements are different for "service animals." I
think it is interesting that they treat the two differently.

On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 4:22 PM, Michael Hingson via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org
> wrote:

> 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
>
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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.
>
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> Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
> Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
> (513) 607-6053
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Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053
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