[Closed - new thread started] Will Hawaii Open by [OCTOBER???] [Please use this thread for all Hawaii Coronavirus discussions]

[echino]

Replying to the thread title question: Yes.

 

[Luanne]

You might be able to get into Hawaii August 1 (as long as you've been tested, and it's negative) but how much will be open at that point?

 

[slip]

You might be able to get into Hawaii August 1 (as long as you've been tested, and it's negative) but how much will be open at that point?

Yes, you will want to verify the places you want to go and stay before you come.

 

[csodjd]

Watching live press conference now. Apparently will partner with CVS to get results and plans to add other large "partners." Test within 72 hours before departure. Still looking at travel "bubbles" with NZ, Aus, Japan and S. Korea which would allow them to travel in without testing.

 

[DavidnRobin]

It looks like the Governor finally listened to me...
Meaning... factual... that I posted that HI should implement pre-arrival C-19 testing in the other meandering and opinionated HI Opening thread in order to open up HI to travel.

While not perfect - it will go along way to keep cases down (as long as everyone on plane has tested negative) and other C-19 related questions and temp reading (and masks and social distancing) - all that factually inhibit the spread of the virus.


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[luv_maui]

Per governor: $90 million, for thermal temperature stuff at airport, etc. supposedly only kept for 30 minutes, no privacy violated.

 

[dsmrp]

The covid test pre-arrival or post-arrival should r/o the asymptomatic people.
However there's still a window in which visitors could be sick and spread the virus while in Hawaii.
Say a person gets a test 2 or 3 days before flight, and gets exposed plus/minus 1 day from test. Probably they won't have had time to develop enough levels of virus to be detected by the test. So then later while in Hawaii they become symptomatic.

Hawaii will eventually have to open and have some more exposure I guess ...

 

[slip]

The covid test pre-arrival or post-arrival should r/o the asymptomatic people.
However there's still a window in which visitors could be sick and spread the virus while in Hawaii.
Say a person gets a test 2 or 3 days before flight, and gets exposed plus/minus 1 day from test. Probably they won't have had time to develop enough levels of virus to be detected by the test. So then later while in Hawaii they become symptomatic.

Yes, the Governor said he is aware of that and they do expect cases to go up but Hawaii is in a better position with testing and tracing than they were at the start of the pandemic.

 

[luv_maui]

Yes, the Governor said he is aware of that and they do expect cases to go up but Hawaii is in a better position with testing and tracing than they were at the start of the pandemic.

Governor in press conference stated 200 contact tracers in place + another 300 available by 7/31/2020.

 

[csodjd]

Governor in press conference stated 200 contact tracers in place + another 300 available by 7/31/2020.

And PPE supplied, and hospitals equipped to handle more illness. It's not about keeping it out, it's about managing and living with it.

 

[TravelTime]

Yay! Hawaii is reopening. I am so happy to hear this. I am still in wait and see mode to travel to Hawaii but I am thrilled it is now on my travel list.

 

[oneohana]

Here in LA County test results are normally 3 to 5 days.
What do you do, test 3 days prior and hope your test results come in?

 

[BagsArePacked]

Here in LA County test results are normally 3 to 5 days.
What do you do, test 3 days prior and hope your test results come in?

A partnership has been formed with CVS pharmacies that would have the test results available within the 3 day requirement. Further approved vendor partnerships to follow. (Approximately $150)

Masks are required to enter stores/businesses and distancing is requested. No masks on beaches but do spread out.

Community effort required to keep each other safe.

 

[Tamaradarann]

You might be able to get into Hawaii August 1 (as long as you've been tested, and it's negative) but how much will be open at that point?

Good Question! That's why we moved our plans from September to November. By November we should know if Hawaii is a hot bed of virus and things should be open if they are not out of business and will never open.

 

[pedro47]

When will the Governor of Hawaii, release his latest travel order?

 

[csodjd]

You might be able to get into Hawaii August 1 (as long as you've been tested, and it's negative) but how much will be open at that point?

My guess is they're (businesses) going to try to open. The Gov isn't opening up to tourism for the tourists, he's doing it for the businesses that need tourists. He's given them a solid six weeks to prepare.

 

[PamMo]

The lawsuit has forced Gov. Ige to rethink quarantining visitors to the islands. Starting August 1st, you'll be able to skip the quarantine if you have valid paperwork with a negative coronavirus test.

Hawaii to implement pre-arrival COVID-19 test option as quarantine alternative

Tourists to Hawaii will be exempted from the quarantine rule upon arrival from different states if they carry a valid coronavirus test result prior to the visit, Governor David Ige said late on Wednesday.​

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"Beginning August 1, we will be implementing pre-travel testing program for travellers to Hawaii as an alternative for 14-day mandatory quarantine," Ige said in a briefing.​

 

[Mary W]

My husband and I just did the drive-though Covid-19 testing offered in our community by Project Baseline. It was easy to schedule and conveniently located. But it took 6 days to get our results back. (Both of us were negative. ) This wouldn't have worked if we were planning a trip to Hawaii.

 

[Luanne]

A partnership has been formed with CVS pharmacies that would have the test results available within the 3 day requirement. Further approved vendor partnerships to follow. (Approximately $150)

Masks are required to enter stores/businesses and distancing is requested. No masks on beaches but do spread out.

Community effort required to keep each other safe.

This sounds great, but what about areas that don't have a CVS? I guess they would need to rely on other methods to get tested.

 

[BigDawgTUG]

June 24 Update on Hawaii Quarantine: Beginning August 1, travelers to Hawaii who have a valid negative COVID-19 test result up to 72 hours prior to arriving at Hawaii’s airports will not be subject to the 14-day quarantine. The FDA-approved PCR test from a CLIA-certified laboratory must be done prior to arrival. No testing will be provided upon arrival at the airport. Click here to view the press release.

Note that it is 72 hours prior to arrival, so you essentially have to get your test done and results back no more than two days before departure. Looks like I'll need to let my August 1 reservation go. PM for 6-nights, 2BR, Ocean Front, at Marriott's Maui Ocean Club - Lahaina & Napili Towers

 

[teddyo333]

My Experience: How Hawaii's Pre-Travel Testing Program Works

Traveling to Hawaii? Here's everything you need to know about the state's pre-travel coronavirus testing program, known as "Safe Travels."

onemileatatime.com

 

[csodjd]

My husband and I just did the drive-though Covid-19 testing offered in our community by Project Baseline. It was easy to schedule and conveniently located. But it took 6 days to get our results back. (Both of us were negative. ) This wouldn't have worked if we were planning a trip to Hawaii.

I believe there are some details still to be worked out and released. One I have seen floated is that if you were tested but don't have results back you must quarantine until you have the results. There would be risk, of course, because if it came back positive now you have to quarantine. But otherwise you may find yourself having to quarantine for a day or two, which would be frustrating, but not a deal killer.

We are going in late October. Our plan is to largely self-quarantine at home for two weeks before testing/departure to pretty much guarantee a negative test.

 

[Mushed]

We have reservations starting August 2nd, so we’re trying to decide what to do. Our flight was actually July 31 as we had also booked a few nights at Grand Wailea before we go to the Westin Villas, and it was already cancelled.

My husband was thinking if we got tested but didn’t have results back by the time we arrived we could quarantine until they came in. Interested in feedback on that plan! I read the Marriott thread of a guest voluntarily quarantining for the 14 days. Sounds like transpo from the airport could be a sticking point, especially for us with two kids.


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[buzglyd]

I haven’t been tested and I’m wondering are the results instant or does it take a few days?

I’ve got a Sept 29 reservation so things may change by then.

 

[Luanne]

I haven’t been tested and I’m wondering are the results instant or does it take a few days?

I’ve got a Sept 29 reservation so things may change by then.

One person I know here who was tested said it took her 6 days to get results, she was told it would take 4 days.

I read that Hawaii is somehow partnering with CVS to get tests with faster results. I guess that might work if you have a CVS near by.