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Travelers to Hawaii must have their negative Covid results before getting on a flight or they will have to go on 14-day quarantine. The state is implementing stricter rules starting next Tuesday as the number of cases on the mainland keeps surging.
Since the pre-travel testing program started last month, passengers have been allowed to show their negative results after arrival. They just have to be on quarantine until those results come in. Starting Tuesday, if you don’t have the negative results by the time you get on the plane, you have to quarantine 14 days.
The governor says with cases spiking on the mainland and more travelers expected with the holidays approaching, the extra precaution is needed. More than 270,000 travelers have been screened since the program started on October 15. The governor says at least 44 travelers received their positive test result after arrival.
“It isn’t a large number but it’s enough to change the policy. We have to close the gap to ensure everyone’s safety,” said Gov. David Ige.
The new policy applies to mainland and international travelers, but not to inter-island passengers. Those who have a hard time downloading their results in the Safe Travels website will be allowed to show a hard copy.
Officials acknowledge that getting test results within 72 hours before departure is getting harder now due to the mainland surge. That could mean fewer travelers but officials say that should also keep Hawaii safe.
Since the pre-travel testing program started last month, passengers have been allowed to show their negative results after arrival. They just have to be on quarantine until those results come in. Starting Tuesday, if you don’t have the negative results by the time you get on the plane, you have to quarantine 14 days.
The governor says with cases spiking on the mainland and more travelers expected with the holidays approaching, the extra precaution is needed. More than 270,000 travelers have been screened since the program started on October 15. The governor says at least 44 travelers received their positive test result after arrival.
“It isn’t a large number but it’s enough to change the policy. We have to close the gap to ensure everyone’s safety,” said Gov. David Ige.
The new policy applies to mainland and international travelers, but not to inter-island passengers. Those who have a hard time downloading their results in the Safe Travels website will be allowed to show a hard copy.
Officials acknowledge that getting test results within 72 hours before departure is getting harder now due to the mainland surge. That could mean fewer travelers but officials say that should also keep Hawaii safe.