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I think this is a great approach. As I heard today, once a person gets vaccinated they will receive a card showing their vaccinations/dates. This should also help the process move quicker and put people not feeling so stressed about traveling.
I understand that we are supposed to upload our lodging information to the safe travels Hawaii website. What if we are staying at multiple properties during the course of our visit? For instance, our trip consists of 11 nights in one property upon our arrival, 13 nights in a second property, then 29 nights in a 3rd property before returning to the mainland. Is the safe travels website just concerned with the first property or did I miss something on the website?
I only loaded info for the first one, but had to show the QR code at each place We were warned we might have to show it at other businesses but didn’t. However we did fill out contact tracing forms at all but one restaurant.
Mike..we traveled in November for two weeks at two resorts. Entered the first one and did not update to second one. Guessing you might be able to update location during stay but once you arrive and clear quarantine (exempt out) there are no additional check ins required. You will have to show safe travels at each check in and may have limited/timed access if part of party is not present at check in. We had 24 hour keys until our kids arrived and showed their safe travels.
About time, its taken 9 months and many, many businesses destroyed ! J.A.
Too little too late. No one wants to visit and deal with spur of the moment changes by inept politicians. I know I am not coming.
Thanks for the update As a Canadian visitor, I’d like to know what Covid test results to provide before traveling. We are planning a 40th anniversary family holiday. Of course, our medical system and pharmacies are different than the American ones. If Canadian test results are not acceptable, I’m thinking to cancel our 7 weeks of timeshare booked for July 2021. There are 11 of us in the party. Thanks for your assistance.
Hi Kath.
The state’s travel website now lists Canadadian trusted partners, so we’d suggest you head there. You must use a “trusted partner.” The testing requirements are the same. https://hawaiicovid19.com/travel-partners/
Aloha.
To echo Julieta, we are hoping the negative test window expands to 96hrs. We are happy to follow guidelines to make our trip safe for us and everyone we are in contact with in Maui. Fingers crossed for a 12/30 departure. Thank you BOH!!
And in the ensuing days after being tested, all of the travelers will of course restrict themselves to their homes, avoiding all others, and wearing a mask religiously to ensure they have zero chance of picking up the bug in that time, and absolutely ensure they can’t be a brewing cauldron of virus before they hop on the plane? And we have guarantee’s from the testing folks that they will pick it up if the party was exposed as late as the day before the test? Unless they all plan to put their entire life on hold days before and then between testing and hopping on the plane…how is anyone protected by this or any of the multiple other wish list attempts at re-starting Hawaii tourism? The release of the vaccine should create another whole new set of rules for people to abridge, and as you can buy fake test paperwork now all over Europe…I’m sure fake vaccination paperwork will be equally widely available for the right price too. Of course you could follow Texas and plan to simply secede from the Union too? Then you can make all the silly rules you want without any US Gov’t interference!
See my previous reply about Southwest No proof required til we arrived despite prior warnings to the contrary, 12/1/20.
Aloha. I am confused as to what is different other than Alaska seems to be an approved agent for the state? Don’t all airlines prohibit u from getting on a flight if you don’t have negative test?
Hi Randy.
This program, likely soon to be available on other carriers, allows you to skip the procedures at the airport. It is for those who have tested out of the quarantine. Airlines are legally unable to prohibit you from flying without a negative test. That would be solely up to the federal government, and that has not happened thus far.
Aloha.
Mahalo
Thank you for all this great information! We are starting to plan our trip to Maui for early next year and can’t wait to support the tourism industry!
Hi Anita.
Thanks. We hope you enjoy your time on Maui.
Aloha.
Will there ever be a time when we won’t be waiting until next week for the next change to the SafeTravels program??? What’s the plan when the vaccine is available. Will people who’ve been vaccinated still be required to do the testing? Travel to HI is a never ending adventure.
Thanks BOH for keeping us up to date.
Hi Lee.
Thanks. Yes, concur with you it will be As The World Turns for some time to come. We haven’t heard anything about post-vaccine travel yet.
Aloha.
News flash, Covid isn’t as bad as people thought… Stop testing and get the economy going. Crippling an economy is far worse, or far more fatal, than Covid.
Two of my family members died from it.
Please be more sensitive with your comments.
It’s worse. Long term organ damage and mental health issues are worse than death.
Right on. Long term effects will be a real negative for mankind. The literature is terrifying.
Yea! An actual sensible comment
This is a Hawaii travels comment site why was Donalds post allowed or is his last name Trump.
Donald,
The families of 290,000+ dead from Covid-19 would disagree with you.
Thank you BOH for all the updates.
Hi Suzanna.
Thanks for all your comments.
Aloha.