Want to go to Hawaii? -- You better have your Safe Travels vaccine passport ready.
Hawaii outlines full reopening plans, including dropping all travel restrictions
https://thepointsguy.com/news/hawaii-reopening-plans-unrestricted-travel/
After months of eager anticipation, all systems are
nearly a go for full, unrestricted travel to
Hawaii.
The one criteria that hinge on it all? Vaccination rates.
Hawaii Gov. David Ige announced detailed plans to make inter-island and trans-Pacific travel easier — and the eventual elimination of all COVID-19-related restrictions. Notably, this will include travelers vaccinated in Hawaii as well as those vaccinated in the mainland U.S.
Here’s what that plan looks like.
Hawaii Inter-island travel
All inter-island travel restrictions — including testing and quarantine requirements — will end on June 15, 2021. This coincides with the state approaching a 55% vaccination rate. As of June 4, 52% of Hawaii’s residents have been fully vaccinated.
Currently, inter-island travelers must either undergo a 10-day quarantine, take an
approved test within 72 hours of arrival or provide proof of vaccination in the state of Hawaii (proof of vaccination elsewhere is not permitted).
The state of Hawaii on May 11 rolled out its new vaccine passport program inside its current travel entry system, Safe Travels.
Travel between the mainland U.S. and Hawaii
When Hawaii reaches a 60% vaccination rate, individuals vaccinated anywhere in the U.S. (including those in the mainland) will be able to bypass all testing and quarantine requirements
with proof of vaccination through the state’s Safe Travels program.
Unfortunately, there is no firm date when this will happen but as noted above, the state is 52% fully vaccinated (as of June 4).
However, if you were vaccinated within the state of Hawaii, there
is an exact date when you can bypass all COVID-19 travel requirements for trans-Pacific travel between the mainland U.S. and Hawaii — June 15.
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