Hawaii Magazine
It’s easier to visit the Garden Isle now.
Apr 8, 2021
On April 5 Kauaʻi rejoined the state’s Safe Travels testing program, which would allow travelers to bypass Hawaiʻi’s mandatory 10-day quarantine with a negative COVID-19 test taken 72 hours before arriving in the Islands. (It originally opted out in December 2020.)
That means traveling to Kauaʻi is now an option as long as you meet all the requirements of the Safe Travels program, including getting a COVID test from a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) certified laboratory.
The island has seen very few visitors since March 2020, during the state’s first shutdown. The county has the second-fewest total COVID-19 cases in the state 198, compared to 23,468 on Oʻahu and fewer than 10 active cases as of Monday, thanks, in part, to Kauaʻi’s restrictive travel requirement.
Hawaii Magazine
Beginning on April 5 visitors to Kauaʻi can bypass quarantine with proof of a negative COVID-19 test.
Mar 8, 2021
Visiting Kauaʻi just got a little easier.
Starting April 5, the Garden Isle will rejoin the state’s Safe Travels testing program, which would allow travelers to bypass Hawaiʻi’s mandatory 10-day quarantine with a negative COVID-19 test taken 72 hours before arriving in the Islands.
This is a big step to opening up Kauaʻi to tourism. On Dec. 2, Kauaʻi had opted out of the pre-testing travel program, and the only way visitors could bypass quarantine was to stay in a “resort bubble” or spend time on another island before traveling to Kauaʻi.