Travel Alerts for Visitors to Hawaiʻi Due to COVID-19
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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 self-quarantine remains in place for domestic travel and until March 25, passengers must continue to create a profile with Safe Travels Hawaiʻi. Travelers entering the state that are fully vaccinated or able to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test may bypass the quarantine. Once in the Islands, there are no restrictions to interisland travel.
Vaccinated?
Children under 5 are not subject to testing or vaccination rules. But those age 5 to 11 will need to test negative to forgo a mandatory quarantine. For everyone else, here’s what you need to do:
- Provide a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card with your name, birthdate, type of vaccine, date(s) vaccine was administered and lot number(s) for each vaccine dose.
- Create an online account and register with the state’s Safe Travels Hawaiʻi program.
- Upload a PDF file or digital image of your CDC Vaccination Record Card to the Safe Travels Hawaiʻi web portal.
- The day before your scheduled trip, you will need to log back into the portal to fill out the health questionnaire. After you do this, the portal will generate a QR code for you. (It will be delivered via email.) You need this. Some hotels and car rental companies may require it.
- Travel with the digital image and the original CDC Vaccination Record Card in case it’s requested.
Not Vaccinated?
Here’s what you need to do:
- All U.S. travelers 18 years and older must register through the state’s mandatory Safe Travels Hawaiʻi portal.
- Within 72 hours of departure time, each traveler 5 and older must undergo an approved COVID-19 test with negative results through one of Hawaiʻi’s trusted testing and travel partners.
- The negative test result(s) must be in hand when boarding your final flight leg to Hawaiʻi.
- The day before your scheduled trip, you will need to log back into the portal to fill out the health questionnaire. After you do this, the portal will generate a QR code for you. (It will be delivered via email.) You need this. Some hotels and car rental companies may require it.
How to Self-Quarantine:
- You must stay in your visitor lodging/home to prevent the possible spread of COVID-19 to other people. Here’s what you need to do:
- Do not use shared facilities such as pools, spas, gyms, restaurants or bars.
- Ask someone to drop of food or other necessities at your front door or order room service or use delivery services.
- Do not go to public places such as the beach, park, hiking trails, shopping centers, childcare, work, school or local attractions.
- Do not let visitors in—only people who usually live with you should be in your home.
In the Islands:
Proper face coverings must be worn in all indoor public spaces. Along with the Safe Travels Program, Hawaiʻi’s indoor mask mandate is set to expire on March 25. However, business can continue to require face coverings after this date.
All counties in the state have also dropped their vaccination requirements to enter restaurants, bars and gyms.
