Mar 22, 2020, 4:26 am
Last edit by: FlyinHawaiian
Comprehensive Overview, With Questions and Answers:
https://www.gohawaii.com/travel-requirements
CURRENT POLICIES
List of Hotels that are currently closed:
https://www.gohawaii.com/special-alerts-information
For interisland travel:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hawaii/2041823-interisland-travel-unrestricted-starting-june-15th.html
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https://www.gohawaii.com/travel-requirements
CURRENT POLICIES
- JULY 8 - Fully vaccinated U.S. travelers flying domestically — including island residents returning home — will be allowed to bypass Hawaii’s quarantine and pre-travel restrictions, as long as they upload their vaccination records to the state’s Safe Travels website and arrive with a hard copy of their vaccinations records. https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hawaii/2044877-those-fully-vaccinated-anywhere-us-eligible-bypass-quarantine-july-8th-new-post.html
- JUNE 15 - Fully vaccinated travelers who received the vaccine in Hawaii are now exempt from Safe Travels
- JUNE 15 - Regardless of their vaccination status, travelers are allowed to fly between islands without having to take a COVID test or quarantine.
- AFTER JANUARY 3, 2022 The mandatory 5-day quarantine is required for all unvaccinated passengers (visitors and returning residents) arriving into the state of Hawaii.
- Additionally, operations, including peer-to-peer platforms or sharing services, may not rent vehicles to any person who is subject to a 5-day traveler quarantine order unless an exemption is granted.
- Travelers flying into Hawaii are required to register personal information into the Safe Travels application; the information will be used to aid officials in contacting travelers via phone, email, and SMS. It does *not* currently enable GPS-tracking of travelers via their mobile devices.
- Travelers are exempt from the mandatory 5-day quarantine if testing is completed no more than 72 hours before the departure time of the final leg of your flight to Hawai‘i with proof of a negative result.
- The state of Hawai‘i will ONLY accept Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT) from a certified Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA) lab test results from TRUSTED TESTING AND TRAVEL PARTNERS. A negative COVID-19 test result is required prior to departure to avoid quarantine in Hawai‘i.
- If results are not available by time of arrival, quarantine necessary until test results received.
- All travelers (returning residents and visitors) of all ages subject to pre-test requirement.
- Individuals are responsible for testing costs.
- Travelers (returning residents and visitors) are not able to test upon arrival in Hawaii because this is a pre-travel testing program.
- No commercial COVID-19 NAAT testing will be provided upon arrival at the airport. Travelers without the pre-test will be in quarantine.
- https://hawaiicovid19.com/travel-partners/
List of Hotels that are currently closed:
https://www.gohawaii.com/special-alerts-information
For interisland travel:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/hawaii/2041823-interisland-travel-unrestricted-starting-june-15th.html
//TOPIC CHECK - STAY ON TOPIC//
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Mahalo,
slippahs, Hawaii forum co-moderator
State of Hawaii "Safe Travels" Program 5-Day Quarantine (Ends March 25, 2022)
Jun 24, 2020, 6:43 pm
#286
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 148
So... how do we go to CVS to get that test
Jun 24, 2020, 6:47 pm
#287
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: San Francisco
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Time to book flights for August. And figure out when exactly to get that covid test. 72 hours for administering the test, or getting results? On departure or arrival? And will the test results come back in time?
Jun 24, 2020, 6:50 pm
#288
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Jun 24, 2020, 7:19 pm
#289
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Location: san francisco.
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Jun 24, 2020, 7:35 pm
#290
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Location: Colorado
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Mine was in the ER in Maui (long story), but my understanding is that CVS which also owns Longs Drugs can do it. I’ll assume Walgreens and others have this.
I suggest calling your insurance or Primary Care office to find local places beyond what I mentioned, not that this is covered as far as I know, but they will know where to go.
I suggest calling your insurance or Primary Care office to find local places beyond what I mentioned, not that this is covered as far as I know, but they will know where to go.
Jun 24, 2020, 7:40 pm
#291
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Location: san francisco.
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Mine was in the ER in Maui (long story), but my understanding is that CVS which also owns Longs Drugs can do it. I’ll assume Walgreens and others have this.
I suggest calling your insurance or Primary Care office to find local places beyond what I mentioned, not that this is covered as far as I know, but they will know where to go.
I suggest calling your insurance or Primary Care office to find local places beyond what I mentioned, not that this is covered as far as I know, but they will know where to go.
Super excited that we "may" get to visit a place that is so dear to our hearts.
Jun 24, 2020, 7:44 pm
#292
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: HNL & SFO
Programs: UA MM/Gold
Posts: 292
I have a HNL-SFO-HNL flight July 23-30. as soon as Ige's announcement came out, I went to the UA website to rebook my HNL return flight for August 1. The fare for Saturday/Sunday return was crazy high - $680 for that leg. I went with the Monday 8/3 return for a less painful $220. At least there was the no change fee in effect. I would think these fares will just continue to go up, as people plan on visiting HI from 8/1 onwards.
Jun 24, 2020, 7:55 pm
#293
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Location: Colorado
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I have a HNL-SFO-HNL flight July 23-30. as soon as Ige's announcement came out, I went to the UA website to rebook my HNL return flight for August 1. The fare for Saturday/Sunday return was crazy high - $680 for that leg. I went with the Monday 8/3 return for a less painful $220. At least there was the no change fee in effect. I would think these fares will just continue to go up, as people plan on visiting HI from 8/1 onwards.
Jun 24, 2020, 8:16 pm
#294
Join Date: Jan 2013
Programs: UA, Some Others
Posts: 286
Hoo hah! Not perfect, but a reasonable step. Im heading to OGG in early July; I'll quarantine. But this may work. And there is pent up demand for people to head to Hawaii.
I just got off the phone with a friend who said "da hui is gonna be pissed". And I think he is right; this silly quarantine, which obviously can be avoided with testing, was mostly politicians pandering to a base. Now, with the economics looking so bleak (the end of PPP, unemployment benefits grinding to a halt, the economic report suggesting that state workers would have to be furloughed). So now we test; which could have been done all along.
I just got off the phone with a friend who said "da hui is gonna be pissed". And I think he is right; this silly quarantine, which obviously can be avoided with testing, was mostly politicians pandering to a base. Now, with the economics looking so bleak (the end of PPP, unemployment benefits grinding to a halt, the economic report suggesting that state workers would have to be furloughed). So now we test; which could have been done all along.
Jun 24, 2020, 8:31 pm
#295
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: SFO
Posts: 3,881
Anyone know if test is required for children? Age requirement?
Jun 24, 2020, 8:43 pm
#296
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Location: RBKC
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) and am a long-time member. We are doing social spacing at the bar but the drinks are cheap, the view is amazing, and we are doing limited food service.....
Jun 24, 2020, 8:51 pm
#297
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Alright then! August in Maui looks like a possibility for my family & me. We've been following all the shelter/mask rules for three months now here, and we would do so there.
Jun 24, 2020, 9:04 pm
#298
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Location: New York / Hawaii
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Jun 24, 2020, 9:05 pm
#299
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Jun 24, 2020, 9:06 pm
#300
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it’s pretty easy and you will get used to it. Each car has a variety of masks in it depending on my preference, so far I only catch crap when I wear my Denver Broncos mask, all in good fun of course.