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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.

SAFE TRAVELS PROGRAM

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/

Data on where COVID-19 hotspots are in Hawaii: https://health.hawaii.gov/coronaviru...ion-in-hawaii/

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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State of Hawaii "Safe Travels" Program 5-Day Quarantine (Ends March 25, 2022)

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Oct 1, 2020, 10:30 pm

#736

Weyland Yutani Corp

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Quote:

Originally Posted by COSPILOT

Its super confusing and I live here, but my understanding is that you can take no test on the mainland and do the 14 day quarantine on arrival. A positive before you fly is a no go.

But if you take no test and opt for the 14-day, how can you be positive? So they are going to intermix tested's and not-tested's on UA flights to HI? Seems really idiotic.

I mean, that's how we fly now domestically right now anyway. You get asked a few questions and you're on your way. People with symptoms may opt to fly anyway out of desperation. What a mess.

Oct 1, 2020, 10:33 pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by tattikat2

I'm going to ask again, can you provide a link to this statement?

https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2020...UY5isAi28Ou0CQ

At this point it is just a request of Hawaii's mayor. Lots of negotiating going on and nothing for sure yet.... other than a pretty firm "maybe" that as of 10/15 you can get out of 14-day quarantine with a negative Covid test (per governor Ige). I know this isn't the answer anyone wants right now but nothing is going to be clear until the last minute at best.

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Oct 2, 2020, 8:37 am

#738

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Originally Posted by mtofell

Thanks mtofell for taking the time to reply

Oct 2, 2020, 12:29 pm

#739

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Tremendous uncertainty about what the final program may be. See this link for current details about differing mayoral plans including "sandwich testing."

https://www.mauinews.com/news/local-...c-travel-plan/

Oct 2, 2020, 2:14 pm

#740

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Originally Posted by LAXOGG

The sandwich test is interesting and would be quite a blow to anyone wanting to vacation. Very few are going to spend 3 days of their vacation sitting in a room they are paying for. As a part-time resident I would be disappointed but it sure is better than 14-days.

Oct 2, 2020, 2:48 pm

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The Gov. controls the state so Ige will decide. Can't have different rules for each county. That's mutiny.

Oct 2, 2020, 3:07 pm

#742

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Originally Posted by philemer

The Gov. controls the state so Ige will decide. Can't have different rules for each county. That's mutiny.

Well, they are doing exactly that. Even within a county they have done restrictions. Hana wasn’t accessible for a period of time for the rest of us on Maui.

I don’t agree with what they are doing, but they are doing it.

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Oct 2, 2020, 4:16 pm

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Originally Posted by mtofell

I'm thinking of 2-3 week trip, and I definitely wouldn't spend three days of even a relatively long vacation in quarantine. If they want to do a second, rapid test on arrival (assuming it has a very low rate of false positives and they have a plan to retest/resolve positives), that sounds fine to me.

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Oct 2, 2020, 5:58 pm

#744

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Quote:

Originally Posted by philemer

The Gov. controls the state so Ige will decide. Can't have different rules for each county. That's mutiny.

There are different rules up now. There isn't even a coordinated process or form for interisland travel now; Ige left it up to each mayor/island to figure out their own.

With Kauai and Hawaii being so vocal about their angst against not only the interisland quarantine, but the 10/15 start date to pre-travel too, I don't know if this will work for LIH, ITO, or KOA at all anytime soon.

Oct 2, 2020, 8:20 pm

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Originally Posted by Weatherboy

..... but the 10/15 start date to pre-travel too, I don't know if this will work for LIH, ITO, or KOA at all anytime soon.

If they don't make the rules the same for entry (i.e. a negative Covid test w/in 72 hrs of arrival or face 14 day quarantine) to the 4 major Islands the visitors will be very slow to return. Ige can make this happen if he has the "right stuff".

Last edited by philemer; Oct 2, 2020 at 8:29 pm

Oct 2, 2020, 8:27 pm

#746

LIH Prem

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Doppy

I've had two COVID tests and neither reports the time of sample collection.

Mine does, it shows collection time and date and several other time/dates. (order, received, published)

-David

Oct 2, 2020, 9:55 pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Weatherboy

With Kauai and Hawaii being so vocal about their angst against not only the interisland quarantine, but the 10/15 start date to pre-travel too, I don't know if this will work for LIH, ITO, or KOA at all anytime soon.

I don't see anything to substantiate this statement.

Oct 2, 2020, 10:07 pm

#748

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More traction on a second COVA-19 test. This time from Kauai mayor.

HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami said he wants to require travelers who test negative for COVID-19 before arrival get tested again days after they land.

ETA: More here.

https://www.khon2.com/coronavirus/te...for-travelers/

This does not look like it will end well on October 15th.

Last edited by LAXOGG; Oct 2, 2020 at 11:28 pm

Oct 3, 2020, 1:36 am

#749

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Quote:

Originally Posted by tattikat2

I don't see anything to substantiate this statement.

Surprisingly, now Maui Mayor Victorino supports the sandwich testing too...which means you would be subject to a 3 day quarantine after arriving into Maui aftet 10/15.

This leaves HNL as the only airport that has committed to the 10/15 pre-travel testing program.

Maui Considering Additional Testing Requirements

Oct 3, 2020, 2:32 am

#750

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Quote:

Originally Posted by VTrain

According to the updated guidance today, NO you will not have to quarantine:

What happens if the inter-island travel quarantine is still in place?

If you have just a layover in Honolulu then the negative test result is good through to your final destination. If your break in Honolulu is more than a layover, then you are captured by the interisland quarantine.

https://hawaiicovid19.com/travel/#travel-FAQs

The mayor of Kauai said this may not be true for LIH arrivals, where an additional test on landing and 3 day quarantine could be required.