Travel To Hawaii During COVID-19, What You Need To Know

Above, a Waikiki sunset. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Travel to anywhere by ship or plane is getting more complicated again, thanks to the hysteria over the omicron variant of the coronavirus.

Our post office clerk just returned to work yesterday after a bout with omicron. She said that it was like a bad cold. We lost our previous clerk due to coronavirus back in September. She wasn't vaccinated, but our present clerk was and she weathered it well (it helped that she's young, too).

As the omicron variant is spreading, Hawaii travel is getting more complicated as well.

The Mercury News has posted an article on what one needs to know for Hawaii travel.

They start with:

If you’re planning to travel to Hawaii, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The basics

Hawaii has aligned its entry policy for international travelers with federal policy for air travelers that went effect on November 8, 2021, requiring international arrivals to be fully vaccinated and have a negative Covid-19 test result.

Since December 6, all inbound international travelers 2 and older are required to test within one day of departure for the United States, regardless of vaccination status. This does not affect domestic travel.

It’s part of a general tightening of US travel rules because of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

Hawaii has ended its pre-travel testing and quarantine requirement for domestic travelers if they’ve been fully vaccinated for Covid-19 in the United States.

To read more, go here.