Guidelines for masks and vaccines passports proceed to be scorching subjects for Hawaii and all over the world. Many would-be vacationers need to know what the foundations are. So, we wished to supply a fast replace on each subjects.
Masks mandates stay in impact for Hawaii
Final week the CDC relaxed their face protecting pointers, however Hawaii plans to maintain their masks mandates in impact no less than for now. Governor Ige says he thinks it’s higher to proceed carrying masks till the state will get to 70% to 80% of residents vaccinated. Per Lt. Governor Inexperienced, roughly 60% of Hawaii residents have began the vaccination course of. See this KHON2 article for added insights.
Should you aren’t accustomed to Hawaii’s masks mandate guidelines, principally the requirement is to put on a masks if you find yourself in public settings. See Exhibit J on the finish of this emergency proclamation for the statewide rule.
Vaccine passports/exceptions for journey to Hawaii
Beginning final week, people absolutely vaccinated within the State of Hawaii are allowed to journey inter-county with out pre-travel testing or quarantine beginning the 15th day after the completion of their vaccination and after proof of vaccination has been uploaded to their Protected Travels account. That’s nice for Hawaii residents who obtained their vaccines in Hawaii, nevertheless it’s not open for people who had been vaccinated exterior of Hawaii.
Lt. Gov. Inexperienced has indicated he thinks Hawaii could also be on monitor for implementing a vaccine passport/exception for US Mainland vacationers in July and worldwide vacationers by the tip of the 12 months. The most important hurdle is having a system to confirm the validity of the vaccine playing cards. See this KHON2 article for extra data.
As a reminder a vaccine passport is just not deliberate to be a necessity for visiting Hawaii. From all the pieces we’ve heard, pre-travel testing will proceed to be an possibility for bypassing quarantine.
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See these official assets from the state of Hawaii for the present journey guidelines:
