New Rules For Hawaii Travel After Covid Recovery

With more visitors arriving following Omicron, last week the state updated its exemption for Hawaii travel after Covid recovery.

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  1. Thank you for this. I’ve been wondering if and why those who had the actual virus would have different requirements, and possible more stringent requirements (ie no more than 90 days) than those who get the vaccine. There is still so much we don’t know, but I’m trying to follow a logical argument.

  2. Has the state of Hawaii and/or Kauai specifically, developed rules/regulations on admitting visitors that have received both vaccine shots?? If so, what proof will they require, if not………..???

  3. Just saw where most countries will require and 72 hour test regardless of if u had covid or have been vaccinated and yes you will always need to wear a mask. This should help travel pick up.

  4. My wife had the virus in November & tested positive at time. We submitted the test results and a letter from her doctor & received a Hawaii quarantine exemption and was not required any further testing.

    We traveled to Maui on January 3rd on Alaska Airlines & checked out of the Maui airport in minutes.

    My Covid test was done at Walgreens in Milwaukee & I got the results in less than 3 hours.

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  5. After our required Covid test on the mainland, We will be in Maui 2/20 – 3/6. We will be flying to Kauai on 3/6 for 3 weeks for our stay in Poipu. What & when additional testing is needed? If negative, is there any quarantine needed or do we continue to car rental and timeshare? Thanks

  6. I know first hand that Kauai is allowing the Covid positive exemption. There are 2 visitors renting a short term rental at my condo complex in Poipu. They have no quarantine requirement at all. I was extremely surprised, as I am stuck on my balcony for 10 days, watching them enjoy the pool and island.

    1. Thanks for posting this; is there any official resource that I could contact in kauai to be able to validate this information?

  7. So, if you’ve had Covid it’s just as confusing to travel to Hawaii as if you never had it. You won’t be exempt if you’ve had Covid 91 days or more from your travel date and, if you had it 90-days or less before travel, you have to have a certified doctors note no more than 14 days before you leave. Most who have had Covid didn’t see a doctor, yet you have to bother your medical professional for “proof” even though he/she likely didn’t even know you had it. AND, all these rules are subject to change.

    1. You don’t have to have a Dr note from when you 1st tested positive…just within 14 days of travel.

  8. Thank you, BOH, for posting this. You helped me by directing me to the proper site so we could follow the procedure for my husband who had a mild case of Covid in October. We traveled in December. As long as you follow everything to the letter, my husband was granted an exemption. The only “hiccup” was when we arrived in Maui. The person at the airport wasn’t familiar with this exception (despite my husband showing her the Safe Travels portal showing he was fine to visit without a quarantine), but her supervisor was. All was good, and we had an amazing visit. Thank you BOH for keeping us to date on everything happening in Hawaii!

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  9. Why am I not surprised that “Kauai does not appear to provide any exception from its 10-day mandatory quarantine rules other than its Kauai resort bubble and interisland travel exemptions”?

    1. Agree with your comment. No surprise here either.
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      Aloha Rob and Jeff!
      Mahalo for all the latest, all the time. Beat Of Hawaii no ka oi

    2. …and why am I not surprised that Kauai is still fairly safe, unlike California where according to today’s article one person dies every 6 minutes. Mahalo Mayor Kawakami.

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