Our pal Mike Carroll is an amazingly gifted artist who lives on the Hawaiian island of Lana’i. After 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 a web-based kind which asks the everyday well being questions (any fever, had COVID-19 or been round anybody who has, and so forth) and has locations so that you can put your cellphone quantity and the tackle at which you’ll quarantine. You’ll obtain a QR code to be scanned once 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 kind to fill out once you’re within the air just about asking for a similar data.
After deplaning (I used to be on United) you snake via new safety which guides you to 2 rows of tables. Once you’re referred to as to an open spot, your temperature is taken and also you once more fill out a few types. The gal who collected my data referred to 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 have been on time, and despite the fact that United modified the gear 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, also known as the “Mayberry of Hawaii”, everybody is aware of everybody and it could be practically unattainable to skirt the quarantine rule with out the island and “coconut wire” understanding it.
Mike added that simply as he was concerning the hit ship on his e mail to me, the “COVID Process Pressure folks referred to as.” So, they’re certainly checking on people who find themselves presupposed to be in quarantine.
So, from Mike’s expertise, there are some necessary factors we will collect:
- In fact, initially, the 14-day necessary quarantine for all incoming arrivals to the state of Hawaii applies to each residents and guests. For the main points of quarantine see this page.
- New, further types are required for all incoming arrivals. You possibly can view the types here, here and here. Be aware that these types are topic to vary and there may find yourself being kind of.
- When Hawaii opens for tourism and if you’re connecting for an inter-island flight, it’s possible you’ll want so as to add additional time. Prior to now, an hour was usually a enough cushion for connecting to an inter-island flight. How for much longer might be wanted, we don’t know that but.
Please word that these new screening procedures are new and topic to vary.
Mahalo to Mike Carroll for sharing his expertise with us!
