Our pal Mike Carroll is an amazingly proficient artist who lives on the Hawaiian island of Lana’i. After just lately touring from Lana’i to North Carolina to go to household, he shared a bit concerning the new Coronavirus quarantine course of for arriving in Hawaii. He kindly gave us permission to share his expertise with you.
Initially, 24 hours earlier than your journey you’ll fill in an internet type which asks the everyday well being questions (any fever, had COVID-19 or been round anybody who has, and many others) and has locations so that you can put your cellphone quantity and the handle at which you’ll quarantine. You’ll obtain a QR code to be scanned if you arrive.
Besides none of that QR scanning ever occurred, both leaving Hawai’i as a resident or upon my return. You’ll get one other well being type to fill out if you’re within the air just about asking for a similar data.
After deplaning (I used to be on United) you snake by means of new safety which guides you to 2 rows of tables. Whenever you’re known as to an open spot, your temperature is taken and also you once more fill out a few varieties. The gal who collected my data known as my cellphone, and once more made positive I knew I used to be to enter quarantine for 14 days.
I had no extra screening as I hoofed it to get to the ‘Ohana gates in time to catch the final flight to Lana’i. By the best way, all of my flights had been on time, and regardless that United modified the tools and routing on me a few instances earlier than the day of my return, I used to be fairly pleased with the social distancing.
As a result of Mike traveled exterior of the state of Hawaii, he’s required to quarantine for 14 days. I do know Mike would comply with the quarantine rule regardless, however on an island as small as Lana’i, sometimes called the “Mayberry of Hawaii”, everybody is aware of everybody and it will be practically not possible to skirt the quarantine rule with out the island and “coconut wire” realizing it.
Mike added that simply as he was concerning the hit ship on his e-mail to me, the “COVID Job Power folks known as.” So, they’re certainly checking on people who find themselves speculated to be in quarantine.
So, from Mike’s expertise, there are some essential factors we are able to collect:
- After all, to begin with, the 14-day obligatory quarantine for all incoming arrivals to the state of Hawaii applies to each residents and guests. For the small print of quarantine see this page.
- New, further varieties are required for all incoming arrivals. You may view the varieties here, here and here. Notice that these varieties are topic to vary and there may find yourself being roughly.
- When Hawaii opens for tourism and in case you are connecting for an inter-island flight, you could want so as to add additional time. Up to now, an hour was usually a adequate cushion for connecting to an inter-island flight. How for much longer can be wanted, we don’t know that but.
Please be aware that these new screening procedures are new and topic to vary.
Mahalo to Mike Carroll for sharing his expertise with us!
