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,
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State of Hawaii "Safe Travels" Program 5-Day Quarantine (Ends March 25, 2022)
Nov 10, 2020, 4:22 pm
#1156
formerly wunderpit
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: ONT-SNA-LAX
Programs: UA1K-HHDiamond
Posts: 1,343
If you think a few extra hoops will stop the tourism, it won't. People will play by the rules and tourism will slowly improve. Everyone else can stay home.
Last edited by FlyinHawaiian; Nov 10, 2020 at 4:40 pm Reason: multi-quote
Nov 10, 2020, 6:12 pm
#1157
Join Date: May 2005
Location: SEA
Programs: AS; Hyatt Globalist; Hilton Gold; NEXUS
Posts: 979
My suggestion to the OP - connect from Europe through either the bay area or SEA and get a test at one of the partners there. I am taking the Carbon test with Alaska in Seattle tomorrow - a friend took it today and the turnaround time for results was 20 minutes. You should be able to take one of the rapid tests and if you happen to land in the morning, you have a decent shot of being able to take an evening flight to Hawaii with results in hand.
I'm not excusing the bureaucratic hoops that you have to jump through, just presenting a rapid alternative.
I'm not excusing the bureaucratic hoops that you have to jump through, just presenting a rapid alternative.
Nov 10, 2020, 7:41 pm
#1158
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Seattle
Programs: DL DIA/MM AS MVPG75K Bonvoy Plat
Posts: 59
My suggestion to the OP - connect from Europe through either the bay area or SEA and get a test at one of the partners there. I am taking the Carbon test with Alaska in Seattle tomorrow - a friend took it today and the turnaround time for results was 20 minutes. You should be able to take one of the rapid tests and if you happen to land in the morning, you have a decent shot of being able to take an evening flight to Hawaii with results in hand.
I'm not excusing the bureaucratic hoops that you have to jump through, just presenting a rapid alternative.
I'm not excusing the bureaucratic hoops that you have to jump through, just presenting a rapid alternative.
Nov 10, 2020, 10:33 pm
#1159
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Denver, CO
Programs: UA 1K 25 years/2MM, Honors LT Diamond, AVIS & Hertz Prez Club
Posts: 4,754
Took my Vault test on Monday, for a flight on Thursday. Late Tuesday night got my negative result.
Now, I got an email with a receipt, full of very technical info and an email which basically says negative. And then told to go to the Vault website to "download your results" but there's really nothing to download, just a line item saying negative without any test particulars.
Do folks print to PDF the detailed receipt and use that on the Hawaii portal, or something else?
Now, I got an email with a receipt, full of very technical info and an email which basically says negative. And then told to go to the Vault website to "download your results" but there's really nothing to download, just a line item saying negative without any test particulars.
Do folks print to PDF the detailed receipt and use that on the Hawaii portal, or something else?
Nov 11, 2020, 6:13 am
#1160
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Traveling the World
Posts: 6,075
HI Pre Teavel Carbon Health
Our Medical Plan lists Carbon Health El Camino Medical Group as a Provider and we only have to pay $15 Co Pay vs $185 with Vault. I made an appointment fir my Parents and I at their Cupertino Valco Mall location for Bointume which is within the 72 hour margin on Nov 24rh Tuesday for our Friday 7 AM Flight. just in case of any delays on arrival and these were the open times for all three.
Just to Confirm we will be fine as we fly on SW from SJC to Mauit r/t. I chose Travel as the reason for the tests.
We all filled out the Pre Travel Online Form..Do we just show a printed copy of our test results with the QR Code?
Mahalo
Just to Confirm we will be fine as we fly on SW from SJC to Mauit r/t. I chose Travel as the reason for the tests.
We all filled out the Pre Travel Online Form..Do we just show a printed copy of our test results with the QR Code?
Mahalo
Nov 11, 2020, 6:21 am
#1161
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Traveling the World
Posts: 6,075
As a Hawaii resident it’s all getting a bit exhausting. The fact the State needs “approved partners” is frustrating, when any CLIA lab should count.
I also travel to Europe from HI and I can see no way to do that without planning several day long layovers on the East Coast to try and get an appointment at a CVS, who don’t let you schedule more than 3 days in advance, to get back to work.
It’s incredibly frustrating for us islanders I’m not going to lie; especially as a lot of these in-airport tests are landslide. It makes it almost impossible to book a trip to/from Europe or anywhere internationally. (Immigration restrictions are not applicable). Even business meetings or weekend trips on the Mainland are now out as no-one can get their ducks in a row. It’s easier for tourists at this point. Our State needs to open it to any CLIA lab, who are Federally recognized with rigorous standards. The fact they want partners is absurd.
I also travel to Europe from HI and I can see no way to do that without planning several day long layovers on the East Coast to try and get an appointment at a CVS, who don’t let you schedule more than 3 days in advance, to get back to work.
It’s incredibly frustrating for us islanders I’m not going to lie; especially as a lot of these in-airport tests are landslide. It makes it almost impossible to book a trip to/from Europe or anywhere internationally. (Immigration restrictions are not applicable). Even business meetings or weekend trips on the Mainland are now out as no-one can get their ducks in a row. It’s easier for tourists at this point. Our State needs to open it to any CLIA lab, who are Federally recognized with rigorous standards. The fact they want partners is absurd.
Nov 11, 2020, 6:24 am
#1162
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Traveling the World
Posts: 6,075
My suggestion to the OP - connect from Europe through either the bay area or SEA and get a test at one of the partners there. I am taking the Carbon test with Alaska in Seattle tomorrow - a friend took it today and the turnaround time for results was 20 minutes. You should be able to take one of the rapid tests and if you happen to land in the morning, you have a decent shot of being able to take an evening flight to Hawaii with results in hand.
I'm not excusing the bureaucratic hoops that you have to jump through, just presenting a rapid alternative.
I'm not excusing the bureaucratic hoops that you have to jump through, just presenting a rapid alternative.
Nov 11, 2020, 9:58 am
#1163
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: LAX/SMF/PDX/HNL
Programs: Hilton-lifetime diamond, Southwest A+, companion pass
Posts: 1,751
Took my Vault test on Monday, for a flight on Thursday. Late Tuesday night got my negative result.
Now, I got an email with a receipt, full of very technical info and an email which basically says negative. And then told to go to the Vault website to "download your results" but there's really nothing to download, just a line item saying negative without any test particulars.
Do folks print to PDF the detailed receipt and use that on the Hawaii portal, or something else?
Now, I got an email with a receipt, full of very technical info and an email which basically says negative. And then told to go to the Vault website to "download your results" but there's really nothing to download, just a line item saying negative without any test particulars.
Do folks print to PDF the detailed receipt and use that on the Hawaii portal, or something else?
Nov 11, 2020, 11:05 am
#1164
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Traveling the World
Posts: 6,075
I just got off the phone with Carbon Health and confirmed that the Test will work for travel to Hawaii. Our Insurance covers it with a $15 Co Pay which is very reasonable vs the $180 Mail In Test. The agent said that we would get the results more than likely before our Flight as they will try to prioritize travel tests.
Nov 11, 2020, 12:08 pm
#1165
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: New York / Hawaii
Programs: UA Global Services, HH Diamond
Posts: 5,178
No, I haven't seen this yet. The Governor would need to amend his emergency order to make that change and I've yet to see evidence of that happening yet. However, the change could be implemented very quickly and enforced the following day he makes the order.
Nov 11, 2020, 2:20 pm
#1166
Join Date: Mar 2020
Posts: 72
Just returned from Honolulu on Southwest.
Process was very easy - did the Walgreens rapid test on a Monday morning for a Wednesday afternoon departure from OAK -> HNL. Had results within 30 minutes. Uploaded to the Safe Travels site and was automatically deemed "Covid Negative".
Upon landing - took 1 minute for rep to scan QR code and verify ID and quarantine exemption status was updated immediately.
As a perk, there were 8 people out of 175 on the return flight from HNL to SJC! Plenty of room to social distance!
Process was very easy - did the Walgreens rapid test on a Monday morning for a Wednesday afternoon departure from OAK -> HNL. Had results within 30 minutes. Uploaded to the Safe Travels site and was automatically deemed "Covid Negative".
Upon landing - took 1 minute for rep to scan QR code and verify ID and quarantine exemption status was updated immediately.
As a perk, there were 8 people out of 175 on the return flight from HNL to SJC! Plenty of room to social distance!
Nov 11, 2020, 2:57 pm
#1167
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: San Francisco
Programs: UA MM Plat, UA 1MM, Hilton Lifetime Gold, Marriott Gold, Hertz Gold, CLEAR, AS MVP Gold
Posts: 3,622
Well just sticking with the original plan, you stay in quarantine until your test results are available and presumably negative. Up until recently you were rechecked at some Hawaii airports as well. Although I would add that some hotels won't let you in until you show BOTH your pre departure test AND your arrival results.
Nov 11, 2020, 5:24 pm
#1168
Join Date: May 2004
Location: HNL
Posts: 124
Does anyone how Hawaii is handling COVID-19 testing in different time zones. As an example, my flight departs at 2:00 p.m. from LAX, after connecting from ORD. If I test at the 72 hour mark in Chicago (12 noon Central), would they take into account the 2 hour difference between the central and pacific time zones?
Nov 11, 2020, 6:14 pm
#1169
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: No. California
Programs: UA MP HH LTD
Posts: 2,042
Does anyone how Hawaii is handling COVID-19 testing in different time zones. As an example, my flight departs at 2:00 p.m. from LAX, after connecting from ORD. If I test at the 72 hour mark in Chicago (12 noon Central), would they take into account the 2 hour difference between the central and pacific time zones?
Nov 11, 2020, 7:21 pm
#1170
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Seattle
Programs: DL DIA/MM AS MVPG75K Bonvoy Plat
Posts: 59
72 hours from the SCHEDULED departure time of your flight that leaves an airport that is not in the state of Hawaii and lands at an airport that is in the state of Hawaii. 72 hours. You can figure out what time that is in your home time zone as it might be different from that one that your flight to Hawaii leaves from if you have a connetion.
Does anyone how Hawaii is handling COVID-19 testing in different time zones. As an example, my flight departs at 2:00 p.m. from LAX, after connecting from ORD. If I test at the 72 hour mark in Chicago (12 noon Central), would they take into account the 2 hour difference between the central and pacific time zones?
Last edited by FlyinHawaiian; Nov 12, 2020 at 4:23 am Reason: consecutive posts merged