MFtraveler

I noticed the same thing yesterday. My test is also with CityHealth Urgent Care in San Francisco, and it's tomorrow since I travel this weekend. I am a little freaked out and scrambling to see if I can get tested somewhere else (like Color) as a backup.

I am hoping that this really won't be an issue in Hawaii since "CityHealth Urgent Care" was originally listed as a partner. I also see that the San Francisco center has language on its site which still seems to confirm their tests work for Hawaii. Fingers crossed the results don't specifically call out San Francisco or Oakland—I know this is the case with other facilities.

sincx

For what it's worth, I emailed CityHealth to ask and they responded Hawaii will accept results from the CityHealth SF location.

Weatherboy

The surveillance program is optional; you can get a gift card to participate.

Whereas the cases on Kauai are people getting sick and exhibiting symptoms once they're here. It is interesting that they do have people actually getting sick; on the Big Island, the number of visitors who get sick is low and I'm not aware of any visitor that needed to be hospitalized like Kauai.

Yes, it is possible...but with the optional post-travel test done 3 days after arrival on passengers that tested 3 days before arrival, symptoms or at least enough virus load should pop up in a test within that 6 day gap of tests to show something on the second one.

Lefleur

Thanks for the reassurance re: Vault.

just to clarify: the 72 hour mark is from the departure time to Hawaii, in the local time of the place of departure. So if one is flying DEN-KOA, and the flight leaves DEN at 12:30 PM Mountain time, it’s 72 hours from the 12:30 PM Mountain time... right? NOT 72 hours from the local departure time in Hawaii time (so 12:30 PM Hawaii time)... (and yes I understand that 12:30 PM mountain time is equivalent to 9:30 AM Hawaii time)

Doppy

It's 72 hours from the time the flight to Hawaii departs - that's the same time no matter what the time zone. If your flight departs at noon pacific, it's 3PM eastern or 10am Hawaii. If you're on the west coast you can get a test at noon, if you're on the east coast, you can get a test at 3pm.

Red '74 TR6

I emailed them as well asking about my upcoming test at SF location which is the day before we leave for OGG. Wanted them to clarify that we would actually be getting the rapid test (as opposed to the 48-72 hr results) but never heard back. Does anyone know if you can request the rapid test when you get there?

sincx

The SF location does not offer the rapid test that's valid for Hawaii. PCR only in SF.

MFtraveler

I took my test at CityHealth Urgent Care SF this morning and while they weren't aware of the change to the Hawaii Trusted Partner site (changing from City Health UrgentCare to CityHealth Urgent Care at Oakland Airport), they were adamant that the SF test is valid for travel to Hawaii. They assured me and just about any other person who asked about Hawaii.

The testing center actually had a separate check-in process for Hawaii travelers that they said allowed for quicker processing and also ensured the documentation included everything the state of Hawaii was requiring. I was told results were taking 1-3 days but they were all doing their best to push things through quickly given the pre-travel requirements. No rapid test at the SF location but the website states it does offer same-day results for an additional fee of $120. That being said, this was not offered to us or included in any material we were provided.

(Still feeling a bit nervous about the change in language to the site, so we may do walk-in testing at Color but still on the fence about that.)

Weatherboy

Starting Tuesday, you must have your results in hand prior to boarding your flight to Hawaii. If you don't, you are subject to mandatory 14 day quarantine and you cannot test out of it.

Another change: Canadians may test through AirCanada and WestJet and visit Hawaii, exempting out of the travel quarantine like other US mainland and Japanese travelers. However, Americans still cannot fly back to Canada, so this corridor is only open to Canadians. Canadians are subject to 14 day quarantine upon return, but may be able to test out of that using pilot tests in some cities like Calgary.

Red '74 TR6

Although this is our backup test next week, if anyone is going to the SF downtown location could you please check out whether they offer the rapid result test for $120. Thanks...

bluedemon211

Hmmmm, that could be interesting to enforce. So if I log on to wifi en-route or just log on when I land in Hawaii and have a valid test result to upload to the site you're saying they won't accept it? Are they going to block the site from uploading the test after a certain time? If not, it's going to up to the screeners to determine if the test is "late". I don't see any positive to pi$$ing off visitors who did everything correctly on the mainland and get punished by slow processing by one of Hawaii's "trusted partners". Seems like a bad idea.

EDIT: Weathboy; per the attached link to the Advertiser article, your info is a little off. As of Tuesday, tests that are still pending will result in the 14 day quarantine. If you get your negative result before landing, you're fine. This makes sense based on the level of positives on the mainland.

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/11/19/breaking-news/pre-arrivals-testing-program-tweak-will-stop-travelers-with-pending-covid-19-tests-from-bypassing-quarantine/

MFtraveler

Does anyone have experience traveling to Hawaii with a negative test that only shows the date of the test but omits the time of the test? My sister took a test at Color, which is an approved test partner. She just received her negative test but nowhere on the paperwork does it note the time of collection; it only shows the date. She uploaded it to the Hawaii Safe Travel site and it shows the status as a "negative test" but wondering if we'll run into trouble when they check her paperwork at the airport.

Artagnan

Anyone have any experience scheduling a rapid test in the Bay Area (not through United)? Flying in two weeks ... seems like a lot of the standard tests are taking longer than 72 hours to turn around, which would be problematic. As far as I can tell, no Walgreens in the area offer rapid tests, and I can't seem to find an appointment at OAK or SFO for a rapid test. Am I missing something here?

Weatherboy

That is the issue they're trying to prevent now: there's too many people coming in hoping they have a negative test by the time they land and it's taking the state 2-4 days to process these test results after flight departure time. So if you're lucky enough to get a print-out of your tests in-flight or as you land, you will be OK to pass through. But yes, the governor made it very clear you -will- be punished by slow processing of one of Hawaii's trusted partners. If you're flying without test results in-hand and something out of your control prevents you from getting results during/after flight, you will be stuck in the lesser of 14 days or the duration of your planned trip locked up in quarantine at your expense. His advice: do -not- board a flight without results in hand and reschedule your flight for when they are in-hand.

What wasn't clear from today's press conference is if Canadians must have a test prior to boarding. The reps from AirCanada/WestJet said today that gate agents would make sure each passenger has a Hawaii-issued QR code prior to departing the Canadian airport. I know the FAA won't allow mandatory testing of domestic travelers, but I wonder if that's not the case for these international travelers from Canada.

In today's press conference, he also said his own children are flying in to see him from the mainland for the holidays. He said he has them doing a 14-day quarantine on the mainland, going out only to test 72 hours prior departure for Hawaii, prior to their flights in.

Doppy

I think the policy of (essentially) forcing people to have a negative test before they fly is good, the issue seems to be that the non-rapid partners aren't making any guarantees about turnaround time, and it's very difficult to get a rapid test. Need some better options.

Did you make an appointment or was it walk in?