Guidelines for masks and vaccines passports proceed to be sizzling matters for Hawaii and world wide. Many would-be vacationers need to know what the principles are. So, we wished to offer a fast replace on each matters.
Masks mandates stay in impact for Hawaii
Final week the CDC relaxed their face overlaying pointers, however Hawaii plans to maintain their masks mandates in impact at the least 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 extra insights.
For those who aren’t aware of Hawaii’s masks mandate guidelines, principally the requirement is to put on a masks when 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 totally 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 observe for implementing a vaccine passport/exception for US Mainland vacationers in July and worldwide vacationers by the tip of the yr. The most important hurdle is having a system to confirm the validity of the vaccine playing cards. See this KHON2 article for extra info.
As a reminder a vaccine passport isn’t deliberate to be a necessity for visiting Hawaii. From the whole lot we’ve heard, pre-travel testing will proceed to be an choice for bypassing quarantine.
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See these official assets from the state of Hawaii for the present journey guidelines:
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