Starting Nov. 8, non-U.S. citizens and other travelers arriving from international destinations can travel to the Islands under new federal requirements. The requirements are: For Direct International Travel to Hawaiʻi Non-U.S. citizens traveling directly to Hawaiʻi from an international destination must present both a vaccination record and a negative COVID-19 test result (NAAT or antigen) […]
Good news for anyone living on or visiting Oʻahu. As new COVID-19 cases continue to decline overall in the Islands—there were 184 new coronavirus cases reported on Tuesday statewide—Oʻahu is poised to loosen restrictions this week. Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi said today that bars and restaurants can stay open until 2 a.m. effectively immediately and
Nearly two months after Gov. David Ige said it wasn’t a good time to travel to the Islands—this was during the end-of-summer Covid-19 surge—he is now encouraging people to return to Hawaiʻi. In a press conference yesterday, Ige said Hawaiʻi will be “open to vaccinated residents and visitors who are traveling domestically and between islands for
The late-summer Covid-19 surge—spurred by the highly contagious delta variant—seems to be on the decline in Hawaiʻi, as new infection cases have consistently dropped below 200 a day. (In fact, on Tuesday, there were just 49 new cases reported statewide, the lowest single-day number since July.) And that decline has prompted Oʻahu officials to ease
Updated, 7:30 p.m. On Sunday, Hawaiʻi recorded its highest single-day COVID-19 count—1,678 new cases—prompting government officials to come up with a plan to slow the spread of the highly contagious virus. So, beginning Sept. 13, anyone who wants to enter a restaurant, gym, bar, movie theater or other Oʻahu business will need to show proof
The COVID-19 surge in Hawaiʻi continues—and the state is adding more restrictions and this plea: Reduce travel to the Islands. Hawaiʻi’s 571 new COVID-19 cases today brings the state’s seven-day average case count to 671, with a seven-day average positivity rate of 8.3%. (On Oʻahu, the seven-day average positivity rate is 9.7%.) Hospital intensive care
With COVID-19 cases at an all-time high in Hawaiʻi, Gov. David Ige reinstated restrictions today on indoor and outdoor gatherings. Effective immediately, social gatherings are limited to no more than 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors. Indoor capacity is set at 50%, which includes bars, restaurants, gyms and churches. Mingling is not allowed at
Starting today, U.S. travelers who have been fully vaccinated can fly to Hawaiʻi from anywhere in the United States without quarantine or getting a COVID test. (Fully vaccinated means 15 days after the second dose in a two-dose series—such as Pfizer or Moderna vaccines—or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine like Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen
July 8. It’s the day vaccinated U.S. travelers have been waiting for. It’s the anticipated day Hawaiʻi will allow Americans with proof they’re fully vaccinated to fly to Hawaiʻi—any island—without any travel restrictions. Meaning no quarantine or pre-travel requirements, as long as they upload their vaccination records to the state’s Safe Travels website and arrive
Effective immediately Honolulu County—which encompasses all of Oʻahu—will move into a less-restrictive Tier 4 of its COVID-19 restrictions. This change allows social gatherings of up to 25 people outdoors, including at parks and beaches. Outdoors weddings can now have up to 200 people. But the group size for indoor social gatherings remains at 10 people.
Updated March 21, 2022 See our Travel Safety section for more updates. The Safe Travels Hawaiʻi program will conclude at 11:59 p.m. on March 25, 2022. Beginning March 26, there will be no Covid-related requirements for domestic passengers arriving to Hawaiʻi. International travelers must continue to comply with U.S. federal requirements. Currently, Hawaiʻi’s mandatory 5-day
There are two major changes affecting travel to Hawaiʻi starting June 15: All inter-county travel restrictions will end. Meaning there will be no testing or quarantine requirements for people traveling between islands. If you have been vaccinated in Hawaiʻi—meaning, you got one or two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in the Islands, not anywhere else—you
