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  1. RBS

    Why can’t people already here in quarantine take a test and be released from quarantine early if they test negative?

    1. Mike B.

      Aloha
      How could they leave their quarantine space. They are not allowed to rent a car and I don’t want to be on Maui bus with them.
      Maybe Uber , but puts our drivers at risk.
      Maybe a service can come to them.
      Some sort of health nurse.
      Mahalo

      1. Happy H.

        “but puts our drivers at risk.”

        Curious – are there any stats put out on percentage of people that were forced to quarantine over the last 6 months on Hawaii that turned out to actually have the virus?

        I get it – everyone arriving is treated as being unclean “just in case” (or to quote Casino: “why take a chance?”) .

        I read about these COVID “spikes” and “surges” on Oahu and Maui. Have these been traced to people in quarantine who took Uber or public bus before their sentence was served?

    1. Jeana

      Wow… doesn’t sound like they have this together at all. Conflicting info on what test you need, how long before and places like Cvs, don’t seem to know theg have some agreement for tests. And your article is correct. HI government does Not have the authority to demand a pretravel test like this. Why dont they open up more for their own residents first?

    2. Jo S

      Well, it has been feeling like that is Exactly the Point! This is the Big Push to figure out How Hawaii maintains, Without such a dependence on tourism. Thanx for your remark. I hope mines helps others to understand another point of view.

  4. Natalia S

    I am glad to hear that Hawaii will be open soon. I am Canadian, and I have a condo in Maui.Do to the quarantine policy I can not use this condo myself or rent to out state visitors. All Natasmall business are wiped out on Maui. It is going be very hard to rebuild pre-covid economy. The state should collect some fees in airports which will be
    passed to the hospitals to buy any additional equipment to help with Covid patients.

  5. david k.

    Bought hawaiian airlines tix for wife and toddler. Cant find anyone who will do covid test for kids under 12y/o. Also cant guarantee results by departure date. Pediatrician said no resources allocated for travel. cvs said they’ve never heard of partnership and on website cant sign up bc no symptoms. Kaiser said must be member which we are not. Had to cancel tickets. In japan they administer pcr tests (saliva) upon arrival. (But they also must self quarantine for 14 days.) We should administer before departure at airport. Wasnt looking forward to having kid take covid test though. It’s extremely uncomfortable, painful.

      1. RJ

        I just used the Pixel test 2 weeks ago and got results in 48 hours. Also the swab for the test was self administered and I only had to insert it partially up my nostril so it was not painful at all. I highly recommend the Pixel Lab Corps PCR tests.

    2. Kimberly G

      According to Green’s comments, Vault Health is a partner (which is the first I’m reading this). They provide at home tests AND will test children. This might be your only option to get tests for children under 12 years old. While Pixel by LabCorp also has at home tests, they are available only for people who are 18 years are older.

  6. Lillian M.

    I checked with CVS and Kaiser in California. Nobody seems to know about the rapid 72 hr pre-test. Couldn’t guarantee we’d get results so what’s up??

  7. Karen D

    So, if you’re a resident of the Big Island and go visit family on Kauai, and you are required to get tested….do you have to get tested again to go home???

  8. Roy D.

    I have noticed that COVID hospitalizations in Hawaii are still increasing daily as of today. I wonder What criteria might cause the government to suspend or abandon the testing protocol? Thanks.

      1. David D

        Please explain why Hawaii residence still need to wait, “a couple of more weeks”, but travelers from Japan or Canada may actually have approvals before October 15 ? Why not use this time as a “test/trial period”, see how testing is working, make evaluations, and then consider opening trans-pacific travel ? Isn’t it easier,and less costly to start with Inter-Island travel ? Oahu residents are, in essence, the only Hawaii residents required to quarantine when traveling Inter-Island. Why not lift that first ? Or, us it there some truth to statements that all of the Mayors, with support and approval from the governor, are agreeing to keep the “Travel from Oahu quarantine” in place ? Mahalo

        1. Beat of Hawaii

          Hi David.

          We keep hearing that the interisland quarantine will be lifted first, but can’t confirm that with certainty. Beyond that, we wouldn’t even try to make sense of some of the things that the state is proposing. Thanks.

          Aloha.

        2. Nancy D

          Common sense why they approve the people with lots of money and investments in Hawaii. The Japanese… lots of money they have in Hawaii the Japanese. They won’t stop them .

  9. Claudia S

    Aloha! I looked at Hawaiian’s rates, and it looks like they’re going up… any advice? Mahalo for everything you do!

  10. Cathy S

    We’re flying from Chicago to Honolulu to Lihue On October 17 on a United Airlines itinerary. Will that last leg – Honolulu to Lihue be considered inter island travel?

    1. Julie Dilley

      I would like to fly from Minnesota to Oahu and I only have 2 weeks. Will I have to quarantine?
      Oct 16 to 30.

    2. Susan B

      no, was there in July and all airlines were routed through Honolulu. It only counts as inter island travel if your departure originates in Hawaii.

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