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  1. Jeanette M.

    To confirm, If I am traveling from the Mainland to Hawaii I need to provide a negative test within 24 hours of departure?

    Thank you!

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      1. Karen M

        Jeanette, if you’re not vaccinated then re-think your trip. Most restaurants and venues in Hawaii require proof of vaccination. A lesser number require a test within 48 hrs of the event. You’d be testing to go to a luau, etc.
        This is what no one tells the unvaccinated visitors before they arrive. I live here and I’m appalled at all these restrictions.

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      2. Andrea S

        I uploaded a Negative antigen test and my medical evaluation that showed my temperature and oxygen rate to show I had no symptoms. I even received my qr code as well. Nothing I presented was accepted. It was either quarantine or fly back to California to do another nasal swab. For 10 days of our vacation I was on a different island than my fiancee.
        But now Hawaii might start accepting the very tests that caused me to quarantine. And my test clearly showed I was negative. Totally unfair

        1. Rich

          The State publishes the rules, you follow the rules or you don’t. What throws many is you have to use a Hawaii State approved partner for tests at present. It is done to protect Kama’aina, Malahini Military and Visitor. After 9/11 TSA and security was set up to protect us and I think following Covid we will all have to get used to additional steps to fly. There is currently a move to have all US air travel to comply with common health rules.

          1. Karen M

            Lol. Rich some of the Hawaii chosen vendors, CVS and Walgreens, can’t guarantee a 72 hour turnaround! My kids took the tests at Walgreens and their flight was in 2 1/2 days and neither test came back before their flight from LAX to HNL. They were forced to quarantine even thought the tests came back as negative. All that money for nothing.

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          2. Randy R

            Hawaii doesn’t realize they need to expand the Testing capacity Base, as what worked in June of ’20, is not the return of Tourism in 2021-2022! A free plug for Infusable Care of Phoenix-Scottsdale, I required a Negative Test for my Annual Physical with-in 72 Hours, had scheduled 24 Hours ahead, and all knew in 15 Minutes, with same Nasal Swab as was done at the Hospital before a Surgery in May ’20!

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  2. Thad K

    How about consideration of good old natural immunity that provides broad based and robust immunity? Especially if someone could provide the positive antibody test! 😊

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  3. Diane M

    You all need to stop . My months I have been receiving information that Hawaii doesn’t want visitors. The restrictions are terrible. Locales to not want you there. To the point I was ready to cancel my trip. Was it a pain to get all the safe travels ? Yes.
    But the people of Hawaii was wondering. They were kind and couldn’t be more welcoming. Most are small businesses and they were happy to see tourist to come back and spend money.
    Quit making people think the worst.

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    1. JohnW

      What a great post Diane! Couldn’t agree more that it’s silly to judge an entire state by a few Internet posts. You bring on the experience you have by how you approach it. Your having a great experience in Hawaii defines what kind of person you are. The ones having a problem bring it upon themselves then blame others.

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  4. Jeannie M

    I’m flying to Oahu from the continental US in a week. Just to be clear besides my vaccination, is there anything else I need? Do I need to be covid tested?

  5. Víctor O

    I’m planning to travel to Oahu in February or March of 2022.
    My wife and I are fully vaccinated and have the cards.
    Can you please tell me if the rules will change by then, where we don’t have to upload the vaccination cards?
    Thank you.

    1. Beat of Hawaii

      Hi Victor.

      No one knows the answer to that yet. We’ll update you as soon as we learn more.

      Aloha.

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  6. Tonya M

    Resident of Oahu who quarantines (and sits in 1st class individual pod), will quarantine still be an option for me? I cannot test using nasal swabs due to some of the chemicals on them, due to my conditions, same for the injections. Where may one find these “exemptions” for the test and vaccination that was mentioned in the article? My Dr & Specialist nor I have any idea where to find said exemptions for travel restrictions. Mahalo

  7. Robert M.

    I believe that being fully vaccinated and filling out a questionnaire stating a person has no symptoms of having the Covid Virus should be sufficient to travel to and from Hawaii, including in between the islands. Having a covid booster shot shows even more that the risk of having covid is significantly reduced. Going thru a covid test within the 72 hours of travel is not necessary.

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  8. Jill

    So when do you think that Governor Ige announce what the state is going to do with the current travel rules and the Federal travel rules? I have read that he wants to have a clear plan before november 8.

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  9. David M

    This is great information ‘could you please tell me the rules for minors 5-11 years old. Do they still have to test neg 72 hours before arriving?

  10. Dan G

    Does this mean no unvaccinated visitors period? No more ability to provide pre-flight negative test results for those who are unvaccinated?

    ^^^I’m referring to domestic/US Mainland travelers^^^

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