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  3. Rich S

    Has there been any discussion on acceptable test providers? I can get a test from a military hospital lab for free with results in two hours.

  5. LisaW

    Please stop making excuses. The state’s governing bodies are shortsighted & poor leaders.The state of hawaii has received over 8 billion dollars of federal funding and over 68 million in grants as a result of COVID. To date hundreds of millions remain unspent and should have been used to protect its tourism industry and economy from the very beginning. You need to solicit expertise from those who succeeded in opening (and many are islands).

  6. Guy O

    We took a nasopharyngeal test at UMC in UNLV’s Cashman center a day before we flew back. Testing was performed using the Thermo Fisher 7500 PCR Covid-19 assay approved for emergency use and not FDA approved. Results were returned electronically within 12 hours. We would have still had to quarantine even if Hawai’i travel had opened in September 1 because its not state approved. Why is this test not one that would be approved compared to the CVS test? From what I could find online, it seems like it’s the same or a similar test! They will bill an admin fee to your insurance ($200) but they waived ours because our insurance told us they won’t cover it. Nevada DOH also has free testing for non symptomatic people.

  7. Bryon B.

    I believe most people will skip going to Hawaii until Quarantine is completely off the table. There is too many hurdles and problems that can come up.

    Problem # 1. Getting results back in a reasonable time. Sure, getting the test 72 hours prior to traveling is easy. But in California it’s taking 10-14 days to get results back. So you land in Hawaii and have to be in Quarantine for possibly 10-11 more days. If you”re staying two weeks, that means
    you’ll have 3 whole days max to travel around and enjoy Hawaii.

    Problem # 2. What happens if you get the results of your test while your in Hawaii under quarantine and it’s positive. You can’t come out of Quarantine. Hotel flights, resort fees are $1000 of dollars. Why would anyone risk that kind of money in these situations?

    I think tourism in Hawaii will be crippled until quarantine is off the tables. It’s a hard spot to be in.

  8. Sandy M.

    We just booked our tickets today from SLC to LIH, flying out on 10/24.
    I am hoping it’s true and the reopening will happen. I have angst about
    getting the correct test and getting the results prior to arriving. How
    will it work? Who knows? I’m crossing my fingers!
    Sandy M.

  9. Jill B

    Aloha
    My name is jill. My husband and I have lived in Maui many years but now reside in Costa Rica. We hope to return to Maui par time and then full time. We are planing a trip to Maui on Nov 6. Dave will be having a medical procedure there as well. Since our flight requires an overnight stay in LA we may have difficulty getting a COVID PCR test within the time frame required. I did read we might be able to get 30 min COVID 19 Antigen FIA in LA where we will be overnight. Do you know if this is acceptable? Or who I must contact?

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