Coronavirus travel restrictions for visitors to Hawaii in 2020

…of daily cases was reported at 55. The previous high was 42 on July 11th. New new total since the start of the virus is at 1,490. Unfortunately a new death was reported increasing that total to 26. On July 24, 2020, yet another new high was reported — 60 new cases. The total number of cases since the start of the virus is at 1,549 with data correction. On July 25, 2020, for a third day in a row, Hawaii reached a new record high at 73 cases. The o…
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Arts & Culture Events Across Hawaii For June 2009

…e ARTS at Marks Garage. Free. Call (808) 521-2903 or visit www.artsatmarks.com. Free Third Thursdays at The Contemporary Museum (June 18 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.) – Free entry day at The Contemporary Museum. Bring the family…enjoy the tranquil Nu’umealani Gardens and view the exhibitions in the historic Cooke-Spalding residence. TCM is Hawai‘i’s only museum devoted exclusively to contemporary art. Call (808) 526-1322 or visit www.tcmhi.org. “Moonligh…
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The latest Hawaii Coronavirus COVID-19 updates & travel restrictions

…i and travel-related Coronavirus information as it becomes available. We recommend bookmarking this page. We may also be writing new articles regarding this evolving situation. Subscribe to our free email updates to be alerted to those articles as well as our ongoing Hawaii travel advice. — A word of caution as you read the comments below: This situation has changed rapidly. Policies that may have been weeks, days or even hours ago, may no longer…
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The latest Hawaii COVID-19 travel news and restrictions – October 14, 2020

…testing program just hours away from implementation, it seems that there’s new news coming out of Hawaii every hour. If your head is spinning, trying to keep up with the last minute changes and restrictions, welcome to the club! Our head is spinning, too! Just trying to make heads or tails out of the numerous proclamations, emergency rules, press releases and press conferences is absolutely exhausting. I feel like the guy in the red shirt in this…
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Lt. Gov. Green’s October 1st press conference discussing Hawaii’s new COVID-19 pre-travel testing program

…ed.) This is the current wildcard in the matter. Multi-island travel may become complicated, especially if the partially re-instated, inter-island quarantine is still in place. See this link for inter-island quarantine requirements. We encourage you to watch and listen to the October 1st press conference for yourself. With thanks to Hawaii News Now, we’ve embedded the press conference video: Note that all the information contained in this article…
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Big Island tentatively approved for 2nd test at airport. Kauai awaiting decision from governor on tiered system.

…The same Star Advertiser article referenced above provides some insight to the Kauai situation as well. It might be helpful to watch the mayor’s Friday video update with some overviews of the tiered system and why they chose it. Additionally, Kauai is still urging a second test of incoming travelers with a shortened quarantine. See this press release regarding a request for the governor to approve a two-test system for Kauai. — We’d like to once…
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Pre-Travel Test Results Must Be Received Prior to Flight to Hawaii + Canadian Pre-Travel Testing Program with Hawaii Announced

…about the Safe Travels and pre-travel testing programs, see HawaiiCOVID19.com. Canadian pre-travel testing program to start mid-December The governor announced that travelers flying from Canada may be exempt from quarantine if they supply a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of departure through labs identified by WestJet and Air Canada. Here’s an excerpt from the governors press release. “Gov. Ige also announced that beginning in mid-D…
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Hawaii officials a step closer to pre-flight COVID-19 tests for all visitors

…travelers can simply go to their local CVS or Walgreens and obtain a rapid test. Those tests aren’t easily procured at the moment. COVID testing at Walgreens is only available in 16 states, while CVS COVID testing is available in just eight states. So, the capacity for testing will really need to ramp up. Also, the qualifications for testing will need to be expanded so that travelers to Hawaii can have access to them. It’s not a perfect plan Clear…
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What to do when the airfare drops on a ticket you’ve already purchased

…a ticket to London and the fares dropped after my purchase. I was issued a voucher for the difference. The voucher was valid future travel only with American Airlines and within one year of the date of issue. The USA Today has an excellent article detailing the various airline policies. Southwest Airlines has the best policy as they will issue a full refund. Most others will only issue a voucher for future travel at best. Here’s the summary from t…
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Hawaii vacation deals & news: April 7, 2015

…best Maui deals that I’ve seen recently is the Makena and More – 5th night free and free breakfast deal at Makena Beach and Golf Resort. Parking and wifi are included and there are no resort fees. With a five-night stay and factoring in the fifth night free, rates are $263.20, which is well below the Maui average of over $300. Learn more about the deal here. (Note: be sure and scroll below the large photo of the resort for the deal details.) * Vir…
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Hawaii travel news: Maui to begin second test. Governor sets provision in place for vaccinated travelers to bypass pre-testing and quarantine.

…of HIEMA and details will be posted at https://hawaiicovid19.com/. Persons under the age of five accompanied by a traveler who meets existing test exceptions are not required to obtain a test prior to arrival. In the meantime, travelers must adhere to the current travel rules post at HawaiiCOVID19.com/travel….
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Which is the Best Hawaiian Island to Visit for Your Vacation?

…to offer. Kauai: Visitors Bureau website and page to download and/or order free Kauai guide that includes maps and island highlights. Oahu Visitors Bureau website and page to download and/or order Oahu vacation planner that includes maps and island highlights. Maui Visitors Bureau website and page to download and/or order Maui vacation planner that includes maps and island highlights. Note that the Maui Visitor’s Bureau also includes the islands o…
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Starting October 15th, travelers with a negative COVID-19 pre-test can visit Hawaii without quarantine

…out-of-state travelers to Hawaii. With proof of a valid negative COVID-19 test completed within 72 hours before arriving, visitors will not be subject to the 14-day quarantine. This process is due to begin , October 15, 2020. The proposed requirements of the pre-travel COVID-19 testing are as follows: Must be conducted within 72-hours prior to the final leg of departure. Must be conducted at a testing location approved by the Hawaii State Departm…
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Questions remain about the future of reopening Hawaii tourism during COVID-19

…because it hasn’t started, but that is the contractual provision that we have with our partners that they would test. Now, if it’s taking five days to get the test result back, it’s too long, but you get the test and once you get the test result and you are negative, you would go out of quarantine.” (If you want to watch this section of the chat, it roughly starts about 30 minutes into the video.)…
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Preview of Hawaii’s pre-travel COVID testing program details that will be announced October 1st

…onference will be held to discuss the program in detail. Also on Thursday, www.hawaiicovid19.com/travel will be loaded with all the firm information. Here’s the full video: At about the 11-minute mark, the lieutenant governor offered some previews of the pre-travel testing program and what we should hear at Thursday’s press conference. Here are the newest points we gathered: CVS, Walgreens and Kaiser Permanente are all in contract with Hawaii to o…
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