If you ve been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and are planning transpacific travel to Hawaii, it may be summer before you re exempt from pre-travel COVID-19 testing to skip the state s 10-day quarantine requirement.
Hawaii Governor David Ige announced the state would launch its program allowing fully vaccinated travelers to bypass its quarantine requirement for travel starting May 11. However, initially the exemption will only apply to travelers who were vaccinated in Hawaii and are traveling between islands.
The state of Hawaii has a mandatory 10-day quarantine requirement for those arriving on to an island and those traveling between islands.
Since October, travelers have been able to skip that quarantine if they could show proof of a negative COVID-19 test from one of their trusted testing partners taken no more than 72 hours before the final leg of departure and uploaded to the state s Safe Travels website prior to departure.
Apr 16, 2021
Governor Ige has announced a plan to allow vaccinated travelers to bypass testing and quarantine when arriving in the state.
The only hurdle is that this proclamation must be approved by Maj. Gen. Kenneth S. Hara, the director of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency. Seems to make sense, right?
Well, I wonder if the governor and Mayor Victorino can get on the same page.
Our mayor seems to be going the other way by announcing a second test upon landing on Maui even for fully vaccinated travelers. Why?
The facts point to outbreaks emanating from community spread (one church in particular), not travelers arriving by air.
From USA TODAY Network and wire reports
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Orange Beach: Beach season is heating up, and the coastal region is getting federal money to help recover from tourism losses caused by the pandemic. The Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration said Thursday that it will provide the Alabama Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau with $800,000 for a marketing program. The money will be combined with $200,000 in local funding. The agency is helping communities nationwide implement programs to counter economic hardships amid the pandemic, said Dennis Alvord, acting assistant secretary for economic development. “This investment will fund a strategic, multi-faceted marketing campaign designed to attract visitors to the Gulf Shores and Orange Beach area, resulting in continuous economic growth and job creation,” he said in a statement. Officials hope to boost business and reclaim tourists who couldn’t visit during the COVID-19 shutdown, which included the closur
April 12, 2021 at 5:00 am
Governor David Ige signed a 19
th emergency proclamation for COVID-19. In it, he extends the eviction moratorium, prohibiting evictions of tenants for failure to pay all or a portion of the rent, maintenance fees, utility charges, taxes or other required fees for the rental unit.
The proclamation also allows expiration extensions for driver’s licenses, state IDs, and instructional permits that expired/expired during the emergency period.
In addition, the proclamation includes mention of an anticipated new exception for vaccinated travelers that will become effective only upon approval by the director of the Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency. This exception is not yet available.
Apr 12, 2021
HONOLULU (AP) The governor of Hawaii has issued another emergency proclamation in response to the coronavirus pandemic that extends the statewide eviction moratorium for another two months and details plans for vaccinated travelers.
Democratic Gov. David Ige signed the proclamation Friday extending the statewide moratorium on residential evictions until June 8. The moratorium began in April 2020 and was set to expire Tuesday.
Under the moratorium, landlords are prohibited from evicting tenants for failure to pay rent, maintenance fees, utility bills, taxes and other required fees.
The emergency proclamation also revealed plans to allow vaccinated travelers to bypass mandatory quarantine upon arriving to the state. People who are fully vaccinated would be able to avoid COVID-19 testing and quarantine by uploading valid vaccination documents to the Safe Travels Program or showing documents in person.