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Travel to Hawaii during Covid-19: What you need to know before you go
If you’re planning to travel to Hawaii, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The basics
Hawaii reopened to visitors from within the United States and a small number of countries in October, but visitors must provide evidence of a negative Covid-19 test result.
All air passengers entering the United States must now present a negative test result. See below for details on which test types are approved specifically for the state of Hawaii, including for Americans arriving from other states.
Hawaii's vaccine exception will go into effect for visitors from the continental U.S. later in the summer and international travel will follow eventually.
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Noah Broderick, of Maui asks Kahului Airport security officer Manolo Martin a question at the main exit. Tuesday began the start of a state pilot program that allows travelers who were fully vaccinated in Hawaii and who are traveling interisland to bypass Safe Travels Hawaii restrictions, which includes pre-travel and post-arrival tests or a mandatory quarantine. The Maui News / KEHAULANI CERIZO photos
KAHULUI– Whether traveling for work, family, school, medical appointments or other reasons in between, Hawaii residents at Kahului Airport Tuesday said the inter-county travel vaccine exemption will reduce some of the stress and delay that comes with flying during the pandemic.
What to Expect Booking Hawaii, from an Advisor in the Know
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“It’s the year of Hawaii,” said Stacy Small, founder and CEO at Elite Travel International and Virtuoso s only Maui-based travel advisor. Travel to the Aloha state has picked up – and that’s expected to continue as Americans seek to explore domestic destinations while international travel remains in flux.
“There’s a lot of requests from East Coast,” Small said, as they’re not deterred from taking longer flights, especially with Europe out of the question. “Hawaii is being put in that ‘well we should go there now’ category.”