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Hello and aloha!
I just returned from Walgreens to get tested for travel to Maui. Highly recommend going there. It’s free and if you can find a Walgreens that does the rapid ID which not all of them do, it is the easiest way to relieve all the stress and worry about getting your test results in time. Go to the Walgreens website and put the information in and see if there is one within 50 or so miles. They offer 3 test of which 2 of them are state approved. The PCR is a gamble with the 72 hour window. Find one that does the 24 results return. Totally worth it. Good luck and Aloha!😊
Hi Tammy.
Thanks for the update on your Walgreens testing experience.
Aloha.
Mary, you are lucky that you were able to get the 24 test results. My area doesn’t offer that, so I would have to go with regular testing. It depends on where you live.
I love getting the COVID updates on this site. I really hope the state of Hawaii approves the acceptance of the vaccine for admittance instead of having to go thru the testing. We are getting our second shot this week and are traveling the first of April!
The problem is that the vaccination is not such that you get it and are immune forever. The CDC, nor Moderna or Pfizer can tell us how long immunity lasts. First estimates were 119 days. They also can’t tell us if vaccinated people can carry the virus to others, thus the vaccination being FDA authorized for emergency use, not FDA approved. Hopefully we’ll know more soon.
I need to only take saliva test as I have total dry eye and nose on right side only from tumor many years ago. I have home in Kona for nineteen years and go back and forth several times a year. I believe as of now there is only nasal swab antigen test upon arrival at Kona airport. I will be totally vaccinated as of March 2. Cannot make a flight reservation before I know what options I have for saliva test at the airport. I know things change frequently and I want my island friends and neighbors to feel safe.
Mahalo for any advice
Hi Kathleen.
Have you tried contacting the County of Hawaii to see if any medical exception is possible?
Aloha.
If having the vaccine gets approval in the spring to travel to Hawaii, what about a minor traveling with you? At this point, there are not vaccinating children. I come to Hawaii every year with my grandson who will soon be 12. I have already received both doses of the Pfizer vaccine. It would seem to still be a lot of trouble if minor family members had to go through the Safe Travel Program, but the adults did not.
Thank you,
Patti G.
Hi Patti.
Yes, there is no exception for this now, but we don’t know yet how the rules may change when vaccine travel is announced.
Aloha.
Please reconsider your policy for people that have been vaccinated having to be tested before flying to Hawaii. This is an added $90.00-$160.00 per person to have this testing done and then again if we have to be tested on way back. Last year I lost over $2500.00 because our flight was canceled and no return on condo money. I fear this is getting too hard and to expensive to travel to your beautiful island. And why do we have to pay for covid test? I hope you make exception for those that have had vaccine and pay for testing for who have to get tested. It’s the right thing to do. Thank you for hearing my concerns.
Hi Debra.
There will be updates from the state on this. They plan to have vaccine based travel, but that has been postponed due to issues concerns that need to be addressed first.
Aloha.
Hello Debra!
I would recommend going to Walgreens to get tested for free. Go to their website to see what locations are testing. Make sure you do the correct ones to enter the state. Very specific tests are only allowed. 2 of them are are approved by Hawaii. The PCR test is not guaranteed to be done and results back in the 72 window. The other one is a quicker result. You may have to travel to the Walgreens to get the quicker results back in time. It is free! Call Walgreens with any questions you may have. Don’t assume anything. Good luck and Aloha!
I understand your concerns about covid. However those of us that have been vaccinated should not have to pay anywhere from $90.00 or up to $160.00 per person to be tested. And why are we having to pay for it? I thought covid testing was free. We lost over $2500. Last year on a trip we couldn’t take because flights where canceled and no refund on condo. As you know going to Hawaii is not inexpensive. I feel like your pushing out the middle. I hope the elite grows your economy. I hope you will reconsider changing rule for those that have been vaccinated so we won’t be canceling this 2 week trip to your beautiful island or at the least offer testing for free.
Hi, my family and I were supposed to travel to the islands last summer and of course with Covid it was cancelled. I am a healthcare professional so I have already had both shots for the vaccine along with my husband and my mom who will be traveling with us. My question is for my children. Will we still have to quarantine since they are not eligible for the vaccine or just provide a negative test from a “trusted partner”? Lastly, our current itinerary is to arrive on Oahu late Saturday night and fly to Kauai on Wednesday morning. Obviously, we want to avoid quarantine on Kauai. I have read where you can be tested once you’ve been in the islands for 72 hours. Will we have to time to be tested? If not, I am thinking of either going to a different island for the latter half of our trip or just spending the entire trip on Oahu.
Thank you for your time.
Hi Stephanie.
Yes, you can be tested on Oahu – but be sure to find a testing partner with available resources to meet the time frame specified. There is no vaccination based travel yet, so 3 nights and testing prior to arrival is your only option for Kauai.
Aloha.
BOH. Instead of leaving it to each visitor to spend time finding a trusted local tester, would you be willing to put this information on some central location, may be even a link?c THIS would be VERY helpful.
Thank you.
Thank you sis, I’ll do that