Or, 2) those US citizens not fully vaccinated are now required to show proof of the same negative test “taken within 24 hours” of boarding the US-bound flight. For US citizens flying “directly” to Hawaii from another country, 1) fully vaccinated passengers must also provide a NAAT/Antigent COVID test “taken within 72 hours” of the US-bound flight. Testing for direct international arrivals does not need to comply with partners and test requirements associated with Hawaii Safe Travels.Ģ. For non-US citizens traveling “directly” to Hawaii from another country, both 1) proof of vaccination and 2) a negative NAAT/Antigen COVID test within three days of boarding a flight to the US will be required. Direct means a through-flight on a single flight number, where you don’t leave the flight or a nonstop flight. International arrivals that do not comply with the “direct flight” definition will be considered as domestic arrivals and must comply with those rules for travel to Hawaii.ġ. Note: Starting November 8, in conjunction with federal government rule changes, “direct” international arrival requirements to Hawaii are different. Testing for all passengers among other rules. Food and Drug Administration, and vaccines listed for emergency use by the World Health Organization.” Travel to Hawaii from outside the US. 8, the State of Hawaiʻi, in alignment with the federal government, will accept vaccines approved or authorized by the U.S. The governor’s announcement said, “Also, beginning on Nov. The federal government says that now accepted include AstraZeneca, Covaxin, Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, Pfizer, Sinopharm, and Sinovac. Effective November 8, the list of acceptable vaccines has gone into compliance with the CDC. Fully vaccinated at this time means does not include any requirement for booster vaccinations.Ģ. Those travelers arriving from within the US (regardless of citizenship) can be exempt from quarantine using the vaccination option. Note: booster vaccinations are not required at this time and, there are new vaccine options.ġ. All travelers 5 and above who are not fully vaccinated must have a COVID-19 test and negative results through the state’s trusted testing partners per the requirements of Hawaii Safe Travels. The minimum age for required testing is 5 years. A negative COVID-19 test result is required before departure to avoid quarantine in Hawaii.”ģ. The specific language in effect is as follows: “The state of Hawai‘i will ONLY accept Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT) from a certified Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA) lab test results from Trusted Testing and Travel Partners. Equally important, the test source must be one of Hawaii’s trusted partners, not any lab, even when it is the correct test. Hawaii requires NAAT/PCR testing only, and nothing else is acceptable. Costs for testing are borne by travelers and can vary from free to $250 per person.Ģ. You must test within 72 hours of a scheduled transpacific flight departure to Hawaii, and tests must be from one of the Hawaii-approved testing partners. For those not fully vaccinated, or those ineligible by age or otherwise from vaccination, the following applies. Note: approved vaccines changed as of November 8, 2021.ġ. This means that if you are an international arrival that connects to a Hawaii-bound flight on the mainland, you will need to satisfy either option below: Nonstop international flights to Hawaii originate in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Asia for example, but not from Europe. Note: travel from within the US applies even to international arrivals unless the flight is direct to Hawaii, with a single flight number. This was last updated on November 14, 2021. To help, we try to keep this post updated as things change, so check again for more information. To say the least, this can be challenging when planning a Hawaii vacation. Since Hawaii officially reopened to visitors, the rules that apply to arrivals remain in a state of change, as recently as last week, and impacting both domestic and international arrivals.
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