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Latest Kauai Pre-Travel Testing Information - COVID-19 Tier System No Longer in Effect [Update]

Update! Effective October 14th, 2021, Kauai County’s COVID-19 tier system is no longer in effect, but restrictions on travel, masks and gatherings will remain ( source )

More information about current pre-travel testing for all of the islands of Hawai’i can be found here .

Effective July 8, 2021, the island of Kauai has ended their Resort Bubble Program as the island enters “Tier Five” and vaccinated travelers are allowed into Kauai without pre-travel testing. ( source )

Effective April 5, 2021, the island of Kauai has rejoined the Safe Travels pre-travel testing program ( source ).

Travelers who do not complete the Safe Travels pre-travel testing program must complete a 10-day quarantine or participate in the Kauai Resort Bubble program described below.

Starting on January 5th, 2021, Governor Ige and Kauai Mayor Kawakami have amended the previous Kauai pre-travel testing ban , and have allowed exemptions for travelers wishing to avoid the mandatory 10-day quarantine.

Pre-travel testing summary

If you are traveling to Kauai, and would like to avoid the mandatory 10-day quarantine, you will have two choices:

• Go to Oahu, Maui, or the Big Island first and stay for 72 hours or more before flying into Kauai
• Fly to Kauai directly, but stay at a designated “resort bubble” for three days

By doing either of the above, you will be able to skip the full day 10-day quarantine and quickly begin your Kauai vacation.

Interisland travel

If you want to start your Hawaii holiday from day one, this will be your best option.

• Complete the pre-travel testing requirements before flying to Hawaii.
• Fly into Oahu, Maui, or the Big Island, and stay there for at least 72 hours.
• Before flying to Kauai, take a second COVID-19 test from a Hawaii inter-county trusted travel partner .
• If you have a negative test result, successfully upload your results to your Safe Travels account.
• You will now be able to fly into Kauai, and avoid the 10-day quarantine.

To avoid any potential issues when flying interisland into Kauai, have a hard copy of your negative test result in hand when you arrive at the Lihue airport.

If you test positive while on Oahu, Maui, or the Big Island, immediately self isolate and contact anyone you may have been in contact with. You will NOT be allowed to travel to Kauai with a positive test result.

Transpacific travel “Resort Bubbles”

Those flying from outside of Hawaii into Kauai directly also have the option of a shortened three-day quarantine.

This three-day quarantine will require you to stay at an Enhanced Movement Quarantine (EMQ) “resort bubble” hotel on Kauai:

• The Cliffs at Princeville
• Hilton Garden Inn Kauai Wailua Bay
• Koa Kea Hotel & Resort at Poipu
• The Club at Kukuiula
• Timbers Kauai Ocean Club & Residences at Hokuala
• Kauai Marriott Resort & Beach Club

The process for the “resort bubble” is quite easy, and a great choice for those not wanting to travel between islands.

• Sign up for the Safe Travels online program .
• Make a reservation at one of the approved EMQ “resort bubbles”.
• Take a pre-travel COVID-19 test within 72 hours of arriving on Kauai. This test can be ANY COVID-19 diagnostic test (antigen or PCR test) approved by the U.S. FDA, and does not need to be be on the state’s Trusted Testing and Travel Partners list.
• Complete the County of Kauai’s arrival form .
• Check-in at your resort, and stay on the property for three days.
• After three days, take a post-travel COVID-19 test, and the resort staff will inform you of your test results.
• If you test negative, you will be released from quarantine, and can now enjoy Kauai to its fullest.

Be aware that you will not be able to rent a car until you have completed either the three-day “resort bubble” quarantine, or the full 10-day mandatory quarantine. Contact your resort for transportation options to your resort area from the Lihue airport.

Should you test positive while in the “resort bubble,” you will not be allowed leave until you have completed the 10-day quarantine.

Kauai tours & activities

There are still many things to do in Kauai during COVID-19, and tours and activities are also reopening every day.

To make the most of your Hawaii vacation, be sure to book in advance!

Take a look at our vast collection of  available Kauai tours and activities .

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Visitors to Kauai Can Test Out of Quarantine Starting Next Month

Kauai temporarily opted out of Hawaii's testing program a few months ago.

The Hawaiian island of Kauai will rejoin the Aloha State's Safe Travels program next month after temporarily opting out of the policy, which allows visitors to skip the mandatory quarantine if they test negative for COVID-19 prior to arrival.

Travelers to Kauai will once again be allowed to roam the island in search of waterfalls and coral reefs when the island rejoins the program on April 5, Hawaii's Gov. David Ige confirmed on Friday. The statewide testing program was first launched in October and requires visitors to get tested at a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) certified laboratory.

In December, Kauai temporarily opted out due to increasing COVID-19 cases before instituting a "resort bubble" system that would allow travelers to avoid quarantine if they tested negative before coming, stayed at an approved property, and tested negative for a second time more than 72 hours after arriving.

"The increased restrictions over the winter months helped [Kauai] safely balance travel with the health and safety of residents and visitors on the Garden Island," Ige said in a statement.

Kauai's Mayor Derek Kawakami said the restrictions were necessary since Kauai is a "rural community with limited resources."

"Since that time, Kaua'i has built a robust vaccine distribution program," Kawakami said. "By April, we will have offered vaccines to our hospitality industry and restaurant employees, and our healthcare workers, first responders and kupuna [grandparent, or ancestor] will have been fully vaccinated."

Hawaii does not currently allow vaccinated travelers to skip the state's testing protocols, but is looking into the concept for the future with the goal of developing a vaccine passport for visitors.

The state would not be alone in making exceptions to quarantine protocols for fully-vaccinated travelers as New York , Vermont, and New Hampshire have each waived restrictions for those who got the shot.

Alison Fox is a contributing writer for Travel Leisure. When she's not in New York City, she likes to spend her time at the beach or exploring new destinations and hopes to visit every country in the world. Follow her adventures on Instagram .

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Trans-Pacific Travel Restrictions, Gathering Limits to be Lifted in July

Hawai´i will rollback more travel and gathering restrictions next month, as coronavirus vaccination rates continue to rise across all islands.

Effective July 8, 2021, any domestic travelers flying to Hawai´i will be able to bypass quarantine and pre-travel testing requirements if they can prove they have been fully vaccinated. A previous update to the state’s Safe Travels Program allowed such exemptions only for returning residents who were vaccinated in Hawai´i, based on verification concerns.

The date of the policy change is based on a projection from the Hawai´i Department of Health that the inoculation rate among residents will have reached, or surpassed, 60% statewide approximately two weeks from today.

“We wanted to set a date (for) certain so that people could count on it,” Governor David Ige told media at a press conference Thursday, June 24. “Regardless of what the actual vaccination rates are on July 8, we are moving forward.”

To be eligible for the quarantine and testing exemptions, trans-Pacific travelers must upload valid vaccination records to the Safe Travels Program and also bring a hard copy of those records with them on their trip to Hawai´i. Anyone arriving in the islands prior to July 8 will not be eligible for this option.

Airlines will pre-screen travelers upon departure to ensure they are aware of the new exemption and have applied for it correctly, as well as to inquire about their vaccination status and pre-travel testing status, should the latter prove necessary.

Coinciding with the rollback of trans-Pacific travel restrictions is a statewide increase in gathering sizes and acceptable restaurant capacity.

Indoor gathering limits will increase from 10 to 25 individuals, while outdoor limits will stretch from 25 to 75 people. Restaurant capacity will increase from 50% to 75%.

The relaxed regulations on the food industry lose some of their potency as long as social distancing requirements remain. Restaurant owners have noted that until social distancing regulations are relaxed, limited floor space makes increasing capacity difficult to unfeasible.

The governor noted that face-covering mandates remain in place indoors across all counties, though, masks are not required when interacting with others outdoors.

Once Hawai´i reaches a vaccination rate of 70%, the Safe Travels Program will end and everyone will be allowed to travel freely to and throughout the state regardless of point of origin or vaccination status. It is unclear whether mask mandates involving indoor gatherings would also be abolished at that time, or if businesses could still require customers to wear face-coverings even if the state gets rid of the official rule.

With vaccination rates slowing down across Hawai´i over the last several weeks, the timing of when the state might reach a 70% inoculation rate remains uncertain. The possibility exists that it may not happen at all.

According to the DOH , just 57% of Hawai´i has been fully vaccinated as of Thursday, meaning they have received their full dosage schedule and two weeks has passed since their second shot. A little more than 62% of the population has received at least one dose.

Ige said he believes it will be at least two months before the final benchmark is eclipsed, based on the current pace of inoculations. The state continues measuring community participation in vaccination programs and developing targeted strategies to incentivize and simplify the process in places where rates are uncommonly low.

The governor has indicated in the past his willingness to rollback all restrictions in Hawai´i before hitting a 70% inoculation rate, so long as the rates of new COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations remain manageable. The number of daily coronavirus cases statewide has been trending downward for weeks and is currently hovering at a little more than 40 new infections identified daily (two-week average).

The DOH Labs Division reported earlier this week that the more transmissible Delta variant, considered by health experts as a “variant of concern” due to its more severe symptoms that result in higher hospitalization rates, is circulating in Hawai´i. Originating in India, the Delta variant is now responsible for 10% of active COVID-19 cases in the US and is projected to develop into the dominant strain in coming weeks and months.

However, new cases of the COVID-19 across all Hawaiian Islands, regardless of strain, are mostly impacting only those who remain unvaccinated.

“There are very few cases … among those who have been fully vaccinated,” Ige said.

As vaccination rates continue to rise, the governor said he and the county mayors believe infections will continue to trend down, even with the presence of more aggressive variants.

Ige added that it would require a “sustained spike” and/or “an exponential increase in the number of cases” before he would consider reversing any of the regulation rollbacks he announced on Thursday, or at any point previous.

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Navigating New Kauai Travel Restrictions: What You Need To Know

• Last updated Sep 28, 2023
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Attention all travelers! Planning a trip to the stunning island of Kauai? Well, be prepared for some exciting updates on travel restrictions. With the aim of keeping residents and visitors safe, Kauai has recently implemented new guidelines that are sure to make your trip both memorable and secure. From enhanced testing protocols to strict quarantine measures, these restrictions are a testament to Kauai's commitment to safeguarding its natural beauty and its people. So, buckle up and get ready to explore this tropical paradise with peace of mind.

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As the world continues to navigate the challenges of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, travel restrictions and guidelines remain in place to ensure the safety and well-being of travelers and residents alike. For travelers looking to visit the beautiful island of Kauai, it is important to stay informed about the current travel restrictions in place.

Kauai, known for its stunning beaches, lush mountains, and vibrant culture, has implemented a tiered system of travel restrictions based on the level of COVID-19 cases on the island. These restrictions are subject to change as the situation evolves, so it is crucial to stay updated before planning a trip.

Currently, Kauai is in Tier 4 of its travel restrictions, which is the most relaxed tier. Travelers from the mainland United States, as well as international visitors, are allowed to visit the island. However, there are still some requirements that must be met before and during the trip.

Before arriving in Kauai, all travelers must create an account with the state's travel portal and complete the mandatory online health questionnaire. They must also provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours before traveling to the island. This test can be a nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) or a rapid antigen test.

Upon arrival in Kauai, all travelers, regardless of vaccination status, are required to take a second COVID-19 test. This test must be taken at a participating pharmacy, and the results should be reported to the state's travel portal within 24 hours. Travelers are required to quarantine until they receive a negative test result.

It is important to note that even with the relaxed travel restrictions in place, it is still crucial to follow all recommended health and safety protocols while in Kauai. This includes wearing masks in public spaces, practicing social distancing, and regularly washing hands.

While these travel restrictions may seem daunting, they are in place to protect the residents and visitors of Kauai. By following the necessary protocols and staying updated on the latest guidelines, travelers can enjoy their visit to this stunning island paradise while ensuring the safety and well-being of everyone involved.

For example, Sarah, a traveler from California, recently planned a trip to Kauai. Before her trip, she thoroughly researched the current travel restrictions and requirements. She made sure to schedule a COVID-19 test within the required timeframe and uploaded the negative results to the state's travel portal.

Upon arrival in Kauai, Sarah immediately visited a participating pharmacy to take her second test. She understood the importance of quarantining until she received a negative test result, and she stayed in her hotel room, only venturing out for essential needs. After receiving her negative test result, Sarah was able to explore all that Kauai had to offer while following the necessary health and safety protocols.

In conclusion, it is crucial for travelers to stay informed about the current travel restrictions in place for visiting Kauai. By following the necessary requirements, including providing proof of a negative COVID-19 test and taking a second test upon arrival, travelers can ensure the safety and well-being of themselves and the residents of Kauai. By adhering to the recommended health and safety protocols, visitors can still enjoy the beauty and culture of this stunning island paradise.

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As of December 2, 2020, new travel restrictions have been implemented in Kauai, Hawaii. These restrictions are specific to Kauai and are aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19 on the island.

Prior to these new restrictions, travelers to Hawaii were required to provide a negative COVID-19 test result upon arrival or undergo a mandatory 14-day quarantine. However, due to an increase in COVID-19 cases on Kauai, additional measures have been put in place to further protect the community.

Under the new travel restrictions, all travelers to Kauai, whether arriving by air or sea, must quarantine for 14 days upon arrival, regardless of whether they have a negative test result. The only exceptions to this rule are critical infrastructure workers and essential medical travelers who have received an exemption from the Kauai Emergency Management Agency.

These restrictions are specific to Kauai and do not apply to other Hawaiian islands. The other islands, such as Oahu, Maui, and Big Island, continue to follow the previous travel requirements, which allow travelers to bypass the quarantine if they can provide a negative test result taken within 72 hours prior to arrival.

The decision to implement these new restrictions on Kauai was made in response to the rising number of COVID-19 cases on the island. Kauai had previously been successful in containing the virus, but recent outbreaks have prompted local authorities to take further action to protect the community.

The hope is that these new restrictions will help to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 on Kauai and allow the island to regain control over the situation. By requiring all travelers to quarantine, regardless of their test results, the aim is to minimize the risk of infected individuals entering the island and potentially causing new outbreaks.

It is important for travelers to Kauai to be aware of these new restrictions and to plan accordingly. Those who had previously planned to visit Kauai may need to reconsider their plans or reschedule their trip until the restrictions are lifted.

In conclusion, the new travel restrictions implemented in Kauai are specific to the island and do not apply to other Hawaiian islands. These restrictions require all travelers to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival, regardless of their test results. The aim of these restrictions is to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 on the island and protect the local community. Travelers should be aware of these restrictions and adjust their plans accordingly.

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In response to the recent surge of COVID-19 cases on the island, the government of Kauai has implemented new travel restrictions that have direct implications for inter-island travel within Hawaii. These restrictions are aimed at minimizing the spread of the virus and protecting the health and safety of both residents and visitors. Understanding the impact of this new regulation is crucial for anyone planning to travel between the Hawaiian islands.

The main aspect of the new Kauai travel restriction is the requirement for all travelers, including inter-island travelers, to undergo a mandatory 10-day quarantine upon arrival. This means that individuals traveling from any other Hawaiian island to Kauai will need to isolate themselves for a period of 10 days upon reaching their destination. During this quarantine period, individuals are not allowed to leave their designated quarantine location except for medical emergencies or to seek healthcare. Violating this restriction may result in penalties and fines.

These travel restrictions have significant implications for inter-island travel within Hawaii. For those who were planning to visit Kauai from another island, they will now need to reconsider their plans or postpone their trip until the restriction is lifted. It is essential to stay updated with the latest travel advisories and guidelines issued by the local authorities to avoid any inconvenience.

The implementation of these restrictions is based on scientific data and recommendations from health experts. The recent increase in COVID-19 cases on Kauai has raised concerns about community transmission and the potential strain on the local healthcare system. By imposing a mandatory quarantine, the authorities aim to reduce the risk of further transmission and ensure that the local healthcare facilities can effectively handle any cases that do arise.

The step-by-step process for inter-island travelers impacted by these restrictions is as follows:

• Stay informed: Regularly check for updates on travel advisories and restrictions issued by the government of Hawaii and the specific guidelines for inter-island travel to Kauai.
• Reassess your travel plans: If you were planning to visit Kauai from another Hawaiian island, evaluate whether it is necessary to travel at this time or if it can be postponed until the restrictions are lifted.
• Understand the quarantine requirements: Familiarize yourself with the details of the quarantine requirement, including the duration and restrictions on leaving your designated quarantine location.
• Plan for the quarantine period: If you decide to travel to Kauai despite the restrictions, make appropriate arrangements for the 10-day quarantine period. Ensure you have the necessary supplies, such as food and medication, to sustain yourself during this time.
• Comply with the guidelines: Strictly adhere to the quarantine guidelines and avoid any non-essential contact with others during the isolation period.

It is worth noting that these travel restrictions are subject to change based on the evolving COVID-19 situation on Kauai. Travelers should regularly monitor the local news and government updates for any modifications or lifting of the restrictions.

In conclusion, the new Kauai travel restriction has a direct impact on inter-island travel within Hawaii. The mandatory 10-day quarantine requirement for all travelers sends a clear message about the seriousness of the COVID-19 situation on the island. It is essential for anyone planning to travel between the Hawaiian islands to stay informed about the latest advisories and guidelines to ensure compliance and avoid any unnecessary inconveniences.

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The new travel restrictions put in place to combat the spread of the coronavirus have caused upheaval in the global travel industry. However, not all travelers are subject to these restrictions. Some exemptions and allowances have been made for certain categories of travelers. These exemptions depend on various factors, such as the country of origin, the purpose of travel, and the traveler's medical history. In this article, we will explore the exemptions and allowances for certain travelers under the new restrictions.

• Diplomats and government officials: Diplomats and government officials may be exempt from the travel restrictions due to the nature of their work. They are often required to travel for diplomatic negotiations, official meetings, and other important governmental functions. However, even diplomats and government officials may be subject to additional screening or quarantine measures upon arrival in certain countries.
• Essential workers: Essential workers, such as healthcare professionals, emergency service providers, and essential infrastructure workers, may also be exempt from travel restrictions. These individuals are necessary for the functioning of society and may need to travel to ensure the continuity of critical services. Again, additional screening or quarantine measures may be in place for these individuals.
• Permanent residents and citizens: Many countries have allowed their own citizens and permanent residents to return, regardless of the travel restrictions. These individuals are usually required to undergo testing, quarantine, or self-isolation upon arrival, but they are granted entry.
• Humanitarian reasons: Some countries have created exemptions for travelers who are coming for humanitarian reasons. This includes individuals involved in humanitarian work, those who need medical treatment abroad, and refugees seeking asylum. However, these exemptions are subject to strict scrutiny and may require extensive documentation.

It is important to note that these exemptions and allowances are subject to change and vary from country to country. It is essential for travelers to check the latest travel advisories and guidelines issued by their destination country and consult with their travel agent or embassy for the most up-to-date information.

Examples of these exemptions and allowances can be seen in the policies of various countries. For instance, Canada has exempted immediate family members of Canadian citizens and permanent residents from the travel restrictions. These individuals are allowed to enter Canada if they meet certain criteria and follow quarantine rules. Similarly, the United States has exempted diplomats and government officials from the travel restrictions.

In conclusion, there are exemptions and allowances for certain travelers under the new travel restrictions. Diplomats, government officials, essential workers, permanent residents, citizens, and individuals with humanitarian reasons may be exempt from these restrictions. However, these exemptions are subject to change and travelers must stay updated with the latest guidelines and advisories.

The Consequences of Breaking Travel Restrictions: Understanding the Fines

The new travel restrictions in Kauai have been put in place in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. These restrictions are designed to help mitigate the spread of the virus and protect the health and safety of residents and visitors on the island. While it is difficult to predict the exact duration of these restrictions, they are expected to be in place until the situation improves and the risk of transmission is brought under control.

The duration of the travel restrictions will largely depend on the progress made in controlling the virus. If the number of cases continues to rise and the healthcare system becomes overwhelmed, the restrictions may need to remain in place for an extended period of time. Conversely, if the number of cases begins to decline and the healthcare system is able to manage the situation effectively, the restrictions may be lifted sooner.

It is worth noting that the travel restrictions may be lifted gradually rather than all at once. This phased approach allows for a more controlled easing of restrictions and helps to prevent a surge in cases. For example, the restrictions may initially be lifted for certain types of travelers, such as essential workers or those who have been fully vaccinated. As the situation continues to improve, the restrictions can be further relaxed to include more travelers.

The duration of the travel restrictions will also be influenced by factors such as the availability and distribution of vaccines. Vaccination plays a crucial role in reducing the spread of the virus and controlling the pandemic. As more people receive the vaccine, the risk of transmission decreases, and the restrictions may be lifted accordingly.

While the exact timeline for the lifting of travel restrictions on Kauai is uncertain, it is important to remember that these measures are being implemented to protect public health. Although they may be inconvenient for travelers, they are necessary to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and ultimately save lives.

In conclusion, the new travel restrictions in Kauai are expected to be in place until the COVID-19 situation improves and the risk of transmission is brought under control. The duration of the restrictions will depend on factors such as the progress in controlling the virus, vaccination rates, and the capacity of the healthcare system. It is important for travelers to stay informed about the latest guidelines and comply with the restrictions to ensure the health and safety of all.

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Frequently asked questions.

As of July 8, 2021, Kauai has reinstated travel restrictions to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. All incoming travelers must participate in the Safe Travels program and complete a pre-travel testing program. Additionally, travelers must take a post-arrival test three days after arriving in Kauai and complete a mandatory 10-day self-quarantine, regardless of their test results. These restrictions apply to both residents and visitors.

Yes, there are some exemptions to the travel restrictions on Kauai. Certain critical infrastructure workers, essential healthcare professionals, and federal officials may be exempt from the 10-day quarantine requirement if they meet specific criteria. These exemptions are subject to approval by the Kauai Emergency Management Agency and require proof of a negative COVID-19 test result.

The current travel restrictions on Kauai are in place until further notice. These restrictions are subject to change based on the evolving situation with COVID-19. It is essential to stay updated on the latest information from the Kauai Emergency Management Agency and the Hawaii State Department of Health before planning any travel to the island.

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I visited a reopened Kauai in Hawaii -- 5 things to know before you go

Hawaii is hot right now.

With more airlines increasing capacity to the archipelago and vaccinations accelerating, tourism to the 50th state is booming.

If you are considering a visit from the U.S. mainland, TPG has a full guide to the ever-changing Hawaii entry requirements . While the entire state follows the "Safe Travels" program , each major island also has its own set of policies in place.

Therefore, it's important to note that entering the island of Oahu, for instance, may not be the same as entering the island of Maui.

Now, you can add another fully-open Hawaiian island to the list for leisure travelers -- Kauai. On April 5, Kauai rejoined the state's Safe Travels program , allowing visitors to bypass quarantine upon arrival if they met the COVID-19 testing requirements.

I recently traveled to the "Garden Island" in early May, flying from New York for a one-week stay. Here are five things you should know about a reopened Kauai before you go.

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Be ready to show proof that you don't need to quarantine

Travelers to Kauai will be flying into Lihue Airport (LIH), a small eight-gate facility that's mostly unwalled and open air.

Upon landing, officials will be scanning your Safe Travels QR code, which you get after filling out the Safe Travels travel and health form , to ensure COVID-19 testing compliance. Therefore, similar to immigration checks when traveling abroad, those that are sitting near the front of the plane stand to benefit from waiting in the shortest lines.

Related: This TPG staffer spent 3 days quarantining in Kauai's resort bubble

You will be asked to log in to your Safe Travels account to show proof of your negative test throughout the arrivals process. Not only should you have the Safe Travels QR code ready to go at Lihue Airport, but it also should be handy at both the rental car (I secured a car and didn't need a U-Haul, thankfully ) and hotel check-in.

You will also be asked to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test. Remember, not all negative COVID-19 results are accepted in order to avoid quarantine; your test must be with a provider that partners with the state .

It's not as crowded as other Hawaiian islands — yet

Since I visited within several weeks of Kauai's reopening, the island wasn't at full capacity. In fact, the hotel where I stayed, the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort and Spa , felt downright empty at times. Trails and beaches weren't yet clogged with day hikers and sunbathers. But don't expect this to last.

In the coming months, as travelers learn they have yet another option beyond the more popular locales, expect a more crowded island. Staff at the Grand Hyatt told me they were already getting close to full capacity by mid-summer.

If you want to visit and not pay exorbitant rates, the time to book (and visit) is now.

Related: Fair warning, some Hawaiian islands are again packed with tourists

Currently, with limited capacity at restaurants -- and some dining establishments either temporarily or permanently closed -- it's already tough to get dinner reservations for sit-down venues. It's best to book in advance, before arriving to the island.

With that said, Kauai has always been somewhat of an under-the-radar option. It's a smaller island than its more touristy peers, with 1.37 million visitors per year (2019 data). In contrast, over 6 million people visited Oahu in 2019.

The island is as green and lush as ever

Mother Nature didn't stop doing her thing during the pandemic. Kauai is called the "Garden Island" for a reason. It's the lushest of all the Hawaiian islands, with some areas to the north receiving up to 400 inches of rain per year.

The result is a green, luxuriant island with a jungle-like atmosphere that sometimes feels like you're in another world. (Yes, the Jurassic Park movies were filmed here.)

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Give yourself extra time to drive around

Kauai has a somewhat notorious reputation for always having road construction and traffic delays. And although Kauai isn't quite at full tourist capacity just yet, that's no different now.

Throughout my drive around the island, there were a variety of traffic backups and construction projects that slowed us down. Most roads have just one lane in each direction. Some bridges, especially in the north, only have one lane for both directions.

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One of the biggest road bottlenecks is because of a series of natural disasters.

As a result of heavy rains, the island's North Shore has been hit with a number of landslides over the past several years. Currently, the Kuhio Highway that connects the northernmost part of the island (Hanalei and the iconic Na Pali coast) is only open on a limited schedule with a single-lane road. During access hours, vehicles are escorted through the construction work zone by a pilot vehicle.

However, it's definitely worth visiting Hanalei in the north -- just plan accordingly. If you can get access to Hā'ena State Park, I'd highly recommend it. Reservations to the state park (including the famed Kalalau Trail) are required, with only 100 parking spots available.

The best points hotel on the island continues to impress

Kauai's largest hotel happens to be one of the best on the island.

The Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort and Spa reopened in early April and as a first-time visitor, I was very impressed. Back in 2019, TPG's Summer Hull reviewed the sprawling 50+ acre property, calling it the "crown jewel of award redemptions." I would have to agree.

This Category 6 Hyatt hotel (25,000 World of Hyatt points per night) has a stunning beachfront location and grounds that resemble a lush, tropical jungle. The number of water features at the resort is truly mind-boggling: there are at least four pools and waterfalls, a salt-water lagoon, a massive koi-fish pond, three jacuzzis, a lap pool (in the spa), a lazy river and a giant waterslide.

However, what impressed me, even more, was the top-notch service from every employee that we encountered. Service was befitting of a true five-star hotel, with small touches -- such as the waitress remembering my coffee order every morning -- that showed staff went the extra mile.

Related: TPG readers reveal their favorite points hotels in Hawaii

Bottom line

Kauai has now reopened again to visitors without having the need to quarantine.

The island is ready to take in eager travelers from the U.S. mainland and beyond. In the months to come, Hawaii also plans to roll out a visitor program for those who are vaccinated , but for now, you'll have to go through the entry process outlined above.

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The latest Hawaii Coronavirus COVID-19 updates & travel restrictions

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Table of contents hide, is hawaii a safe destination to visit during the covid-19 pandemic , what should i do if i have an upcoming trip to hawaii, kauai has implemented extra restrictions. , what is required under the 10-day quarantine, what’s opening in hawaii , what’s the sentiment towards visitors to hawaii , tips & tricks for staying healthy during the coronavirus crisis.

The Coronavirus is certainly causing concern around the world. It seems like there’s news about it every minute of the day. We are closely following the situation and updating this article as well as our original Coronavirus in Hawaii article on a daily basis.

Overall, Hawaii has experienced a relatively low infection rate compared to most of the other US states.

To review Hawaii COVID-19 data and trends, see hawaiicovid19.com/dashboard/ You can look at Hawaii as a whole, plus some charts allow you to filter by island county.

Positive COVID-19 cases have been identified on all islands. The vast majority of COVID-19 cases have been on Oahu, which is the most populated island.

Over 80% of the cases were brought to Hawaii by residents who traveled outside of the state. The virus continues to spread in the community.

In late July, the state started experiencing consecutive days of record-breaking case numbers. That surge in cases has continued well into August. Oahu is the epicenter of “exponentially” increasing cases . This increase began to push local healthcare systems. Many of the infections have been tied to social gatherings such as beach parties, birthday parties and sadly, funerals. Thankfully, Hawaii’s late summer surge has reduced significantly.

The new pre-travel testing program gives travelers the option to avoid the 14-day quarantine by presenting proof of a negative result of a COVID-19 test taken within 72-hours of the departure time of the traveler’s final leg of travel. This new process was implemented on October 15, 2020.

A new restriction will go into effect November 24, 2020 that requires that travelers must receive their test result before the departure of the final leg of travel. If results are not received by departure time, the traveler must quarantine for 14 days or the duration of their stay, whichever time is less. Based on the data collected through mid-November 2020, approximately 6% of travelers do not receive their COVID results before their travel.

Another new restriction that went in effect December 2, 2020, is that Kauai has opted out of the state’s pre-travel testing program. All travelers arriving in Kauai must quarantine for 14 10 days. Check for Kauai’s specific restrictions and requirements here .

Travelers who do not take a pre-travel test must be quarantined for 14 10 days and will not be able to test out of quarantine. Please note that effective December 17, 2020, the quarantine period was reduced from 14 days to 10 days.

The process of traveling to Hawaii is a bit more complicated in this new COVID-19 era. See this flowchart to understand the new procedures and how they flow. Also, a very, very useful site to review and follow is  Getting to Hawaii. We highly recommend you thoroughly review and follow that page.

One of the first things the state of Hawaii wants travelers to do is to complete a mandatory Safe Travels Form as soon as flights are booked. See this page for questions and help with completing the application.

The next biggest step is to obtain a pre-travel COVID-19 test from one of Hawaii’s approved testing partners. See this page for a list of testing partners . Tests are to be taken within 72 hours of the final leg of departure for your flights to Hawaii.

Within 24 hours of your flights to Hawaii, you will need to log into your Safe Travels account and answer some health questions. After you receive a negative test result, you are to upload those results into your Safe Travels account. If you have not received your test result by the time of arrival, you must go into quarantine until you receive your negative result, load it into the Safe Travels application and are released from quarantine.

See www.HawaiiCOVID19.com/travel/ for many frequently asked questions and their answers about traveling to Hawaii under the new procedures. If you have questions that are not answered at HawaiiCOVID19.com/travel, call 1-800-GO-HAWAII.

Note that some islands may require second tests. At implementation of the pre-travel testing program, the islands started the following additional tests:

• Big Island requires a25% of passengers to take a second test upon arrival.
• Kauai asks travelers to take a second test.
• Maui asks travelers to take a second test.
• Oahu would like to add a second test.
• Statewide surveillance testing will be done with a random selection of 10% of incoming travelers.

Note that these tests and requirements are all subject to change.

Each island county has additional guidance and rules. See their websites to determine what they require:

• Hawaii County (Big Island)   hawaiicounty.gov
• Maui County is composed of the islands of Maui, Lanai and Molokai. The website for Maui County is  mauicounty.gov.
• City and County of Honolulu is composed of the entire island of Oahu. The website for the City and County of Honolulu is  honolulu.gov .
• Kauai County –  kauai.gov

If you are traveling to more than one Hawaiian Island, make sure you know of restrictions of traveling from one to another as there have been various inter-island quarantines that also last 10-days . Some islands may offer an option to get a pre-travel test for the inter-island travel in order to be exempt from an inter-island quarantine.

If you want to go to Kauai, it’s complicated. As we described in a news post, here are the new steps:

• participate in the state’s Safe Travel’s pre-travel test program prior to their flight to the state of Hawaii
• receive a negative result before their departure flight to Hawaii
• fly to any Hawaiian Island other than Kauai
• stay on that non-Kauai island for a minimum of 72 hours
• take another test no more than 72 hours before an inter-island flight to Kauai as part of Hawaii’s inter-island pre-travel testing program
• receive a negative result before their inter-island flight departure to Kauai. The visitor is then allowed to explore the island of Kauai without quarantine.
• participate in the state’s Safe Travel’s pre-travel testing program
• receive a negative result before their flight departure to Hawaii
• stay in one of Kauai’s  Enhanced Movement Quarantine (EMQ) resort bubble resorts with access to restaurants and the pool
• stay at the EMQ resort bubble for at least three days
• take a post-travel test
• with a with negative test result, the visitor would be released the modified quarantine and allowed outside of the resort.
• County of Kauai’s COVID-19  website
• Kauai’s  press release  about new “resort bubble” post-travel testing program.
• Hawaii’s Safe Travels  website
• Article from the Garden Island  about the new rules.
• Article from the Star-Advertiser  about the new rules.

Under quarantine, visitors must go directly from the airport to their place of lodging and confine themselves to their individual place of lodging, hotel room during the entire quarantine. (Details of the quarantine are in the section below.) Visitors who have violated quarantine orders have been cited, arrested, jailed and forced to go back home. 

Please note that the following order was originally issued in March 2020 based on a 14-day quarantine requirement. In December 17, 2020, the quarantine period was reduced from 14 days to 10 days.

Original Quarantine Order

This quarantine started March 26, 2020 at 12:01am, a 14-day quarantine is required for all incoming arrivals at all Hawaii airports. This emergency proclamation order mandating a quarantine “will be in effect until further notice”, per the governor’s press conference on March 21, 2020 . Here’s an excerpt from Hawaii Governor Ige’s press release detailing the quarantine along with a few additions/revisions.

All visitors and residents arriving through Hawaiʻi’s airports will be required to complete a health screening and contact information form. Additionally, they will be required to sign an order for self quarantine .  They will retain the form when disembarking the aircraft. Upon arrival, they will go through a checkpoint and present the completed form with a valid identification. Checkpoint staff will validate the form and issue documentation that certifies they cleared the checkpoint. The form also includes information on the mandatory requirements for the 14-day quarantine along with penalties.

The mandatory 14-day self-quarantine orders are:

• Proceed directly from the airport to your designated quarantine location , which is the location identified and affirmed by you on the mandatory State of Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture Plants and Animals Declaration Form.
• Remain in your designated quarantine location for a period of 14 days or the duration of your stay in the State of Hawai‘i, whichever is shorter.
• If you are a resident, your designated quarantine location is your place of residence.
• If you are a visitor, your designated quarantine location is your hotel room or rented lodging.
• You can only leave your designated quarantine location for medical emergencies or to seek medical care.
• Do not visit any public spaces , including but not limited to pools, meeting rooms, fitness centers or restaurants.
• Do not allow visitors in or out of your designated quarantine location other than a physician, healthcare provider, or individual authorized to enter the designated quarantine location by the Director of HIEMA.
• Comply with any and all rules or protocols related to your quarantine as set forth by your hotel or rented lodging.
• If you become ill with a fever or cough:
• Continue to stay in designated quarantine location, avoid contact with others and contact a healthcare provider for further instructions on treatment or testing.
• If you are older or have any medical conditions (e.g., immune compromise, diabetes, asthma), consult your regular healthcare provider.
• If you feel you need medical care, contact healthcare provider and inform them of your travel history.
• If you need urgent medical care (e.g., have difficulty breathing), call 9-1-1 and let the dispatcher know your travel history).

Failure to follow this order is a misdemeanor and punishable by a maximum fine of $5,000, or imprisonment of not more than one year, or both.  Enforcement will be handled by each of Hawaii’s four counties.

The traveler is fully responsible for the cost of the quarantine.

A visitor must quarantine in a hotel or motel.

Individuals who are on the quarantine list are not allowed to rent a car.

For further information regarding restrictions and declarations, see the alerts page at the Hawaii Tourism Authority .

• If you have any questions regarding this quarantine order, email local government at: [email protected].

For general travel-related questions, please contact the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau Call Center at 1-800-GO-HAWAII (1-800-464-2924).

If you are thinking you could break quarantine, we absolutely do not advise doing that! Hundreds of quarantine violators have been caught, arrested, jailed, fined and even sent back home. Their mug shots have been published on televised and printed news sites. Just don’t do it!

With the state due to reopen tourism on October 15 with visitors providing negative COVID-19 test results, hotels, tours and restaurants are starting to make their plans to reopen. Some may open on October 15 or shortly after. Others are saying they plan to open in November.

We published an article on October 12th, providing a sampling of Hawaii attractions and hotels and their opening plans .

With Oahu have the vast majority of cases, they’re taking a more cautious approach to opening with a complex tiered system. What’s open depends on their recent case load. You can read about that plan here .

Restaurants 

Many restaurants were either closed or offering take-out services only through May. In June, some Hawaii restaurants are returning to limited dine-in services with reduced capacity and social distancing.

Some popular Hawaii restaurants have not survived the economic fallout from the pandemic. They have announced permanent closures.

Hawaii Events & Attractions

Numerous parks, tours and attractions are either closed or just partially open. We would expect that when tourism reopens, more sites will begin to open, though with restrictions of social distancing and wearing masks. It’s really difficult to predict when or even what will or won’t be open. 

Festivals and special events such as concerts and sporting events are cancelled through the summer. It’s quite possible that there will be further closures until large gatherings are allowed.

Most Hawaii hotels have been closed but are planning to reopen when tourism reopens. Some will be open in October, while others are saying they’re waiting until November or December to reopen.

Grocery Stores

Grocery stores are open. Some reports indicate empty shelves due to panic buying. The shipment of replenishment supplies continues as normal.

As always, we only give the same advice on this site that we would give to our friends and family. Unfortunately, the sentiment towards visitors is not a good one right now. Hawaii is usually a very hospitable destination that’s known for aloha, but these are unusual times.

Before the quarantine was enacted, there were several reports of protests against visitors on multiple islands. In March, it was reported that the Hawaii Department of Health was concerned of a growing stigma against visitors . A lot of the cases of COVID have been erroneously blamed on visitors despite the fact that the vast majority of the cases were brought in by residents who returned to Hawaii after traveling outside of the state.

In July, the University of Hawaii released the results of a survey of Hawaii resident’s opinions towards the pandemic and also tourists. Some 81% said that they don’t want “tourists come to visit my community right now.”

This opinion piece from the state’s largest newspaper is a sad summation of the negative sentiment that’s been growing in Hawaii. Quarantine breakers have not helped the situation.

Just read any comment thread on any Hawaii news story related to reopening tourism and you will see that the vast majority of commenters don’t want any tourists coming to Hawaii for months to come.

So, if you have a trip planned, go with a hopeful attitude as the Aloha spirit is not dead. Just don’t be surprised if you don’t feel very welcomed outside of the confines of a resort.

Here are some tips for avoiding catching a cold or virus while traveling.

– Wear a mask.

– Maintain social distancing.

– Avoid touching your face.

– Avoid being around people who appear to be sick.

– Bring hand sanitizer and/or antibacterial wipes that are safe for cleaning your hands. Sanitize your hands after touching public surfaces like handrails on stairs and escalators, elevator buttons, arm rests on chairs, door handles, etc. (Note that Lysol and Clorox-type wipes are too harsh for regular hand cleaning.)

– Use antibacterial wipes – for example Lysol and Clorox wipes — to clean surfaces you touch at your airplane seat. In addition to the obvious, tray tables and arm rests, also wipe the area you would use to open the seat pocket in front of you. (If possible, avoid using the seat pocket at all because studies have shown that they are very germ-laden.) Wipe the air vent, too. In addition to the touch points around your seat, consider using an antibacterial wipe to clean touch points in the lavatory.

– Some experts recommend turning the air vent at your seat on high to help move the air in front of you.

– Use antibacterial wipes on surfaces you’ll touch in a hotel room – such as light switches, faucets, lamp switches, remote controls, telephone, door handles, etc.

– Stay hydrated as it helps your immune system.

– Avoid buffets.

– Consider using a supplement that claims to boost your immune system. How much it helps, we don’t know, but if your doctor approves, it may be a good idea. Experts recommend getting your vitamins and minerals from your food, but when you travel you are not always in control of well-balanced, immune-boosting meals. Personally we’ve had good experience using Airborne chewables when we travel.

– Bring a thermometer with you. The Coronavirus COVID-19 is known to cause a fever.

– Pack a baggie of medicine , just in case you feel unwell.

– Bring a longer supply of prescription medications just in case your trip gets unexpectedly extended or you are put in quarantine.

– Consult the CDC’s travel advice .

– When in Hawaii, call 2-1-1 for general questions about COVID-19.

We are frequently updating this page with new Hawaii and travel-related Coronavirus information as it becomes available. We recommend bookmarking this page. We may also be writing new articles regarding this evolving situation. Subscribe to our free email updates to be alerted to those articles as well as our ongoing Hawaii travel advice.

A word of caution as you read the comments below:

This situation has changed rapidly. Policies that may have been weeks, days or even hours ago, may no longer be valid. If you read the comments, be sure and note the date.

We are updating this article multiple times per day. It’s better to read this article rather than the comments to know the latest and most up to date information.

Subscribe to our free email updates to be alerted to that information as well as our ongoing Hawaii travel advice.

If you have a question that is not answered in this article ,

• See the alerts page at the Hawaii Tourism Authority .
• Check the new Hawaii COVID-19 site which has information about infection levels and travel restrictions.

Sheila Beal

Sheila Beal is the founder and editor of Go Visit Hawaii. You can connect with Sheila Beal on Twitter , Go Visit Hawaii on Facebook , or Instagram .

We are planing to go to the big island in May, still not sure if we should cancel the trip, or how long we can wait before we can cancel without penalty.

You should learn what your options are as we mentioned in the above article.

What would happen if you travel to a resort in hawaii and the state enforces quarantines. Could travelers leave? Would travelers be confined to their hotel room?

Government officials haven’t announced what would happen in future scenarios.

Myself and family are scheduled to travel to Maui on Thur. We are all below 55 years of age and above 5. I can cancel now with limited penalty. Looking for a voice of reason to help us decide…

All we can do is point to the current facts. Maui remains “open” to visitors. Hotels and restaurants are open. Some attractions are starting to close in Hawaii. Most notable on Maui is that Haleakala National Park is temporally closing their visitor centers and sunrise viewing. An active case of COVID-19 has been identified on Maui.

Stay home. You will most likely be trapped in a lockdown.

My family and I are scheduled to travel to Oahu for my sister-in-law’s wedding. We have no intention on cancelling but is there anything we should be aware of that could effect our plans? (ie bans on groups of people, closures of restaurants, etc.) Like what’s happening on the mainland.

At this point, the governor of Hawaii is not taking a strong stance on limiting gatherings. Read this article for excerpts from his press conference that was just held today: https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2020/03/16/kualoa-ranch-employee-with-no-travel-history-tests-positive-coronavirus/

https://medium.com/@serenegunnison_78499/thinking-about-traveling-to-hawaii-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-don-t-57211a515862

I’m curious to know more about the restaurant and grocery situation. Any information you can share? Shelves are empty in many states….How is the food situation there (Big Island)?

At this point, restaurants remain open on the Big Island.

In a press conference on March 17, 2020, Hawaii Governor Ige said that restaurants should stop dine-in services. Instead they should offer delivery or take-out only.

I am curious about the attitude of Hawaiians having tourists during this time. We are scheduled to travel to Kauai in a month, and while I would hate to cancel, I would also hate to be inconsiderate to others during this time.

The governor has asked visitors to postpone their trip for at least 30 days.

Tourism is vital for Hawaii’s economy, but we are seeing/hearing some anger and blame aimed at tourists as a whole, because some visitors have unknowingly brought the virus to Hawaii.

Hawaiians are protesting visitors at local airports.

Had a trip booked for to Kauai next Thursday, planned since 3 months ago. I was going to go ahead with it, until I saw the governor’s speech today, asking visitors to put off trips for 30days. We are healthy and we plan to really only going to do hikes while we are out there… Should we cancel in lieu of the speech? really been Looking forward to this 🙁

Many state parks where you might hike are closing due to the Coronavirus. All Kauai State Parks are closing effective March 18, 20202. We updated this list yesterday with that announcement.

I’m sure it’s very disappointing. Hopefully you can plan another trip in the future.

I’m thinking to make a reservation soon by flight in October 2020, is it safe for me to fly to Oahu? I need to know whether I should make a reservation or not. Thanks

We have no way of knowing when this virus crisis will be over. We would hope everything would be settled down by October.

Also, consider if your reservations can be cancelled without a penalty or not. If you can cancel without losing any money, then it may be worth booking and waiting to see what happens.

Was told that unless travel ban gets put in place or hotel shuts down I would not be able to get refund

I am getting married on Oahu in mid June. Should we still keep our plans and see what happens in the next couple of months? It’s not going to be a large group. Curious as to what your thoughts are.

We wish we knew the right answer to give you, but no one knows when this virus crisis is going to be over. We hope it’s all clear by June, but there’s no way to know. If you have the opportunity cancel without a penalty, there’s no harm in waiting to see what happens. Best wishes.

We are scheduled to vacation April 6-12 in Maui, and are not sure we can get reimbursed for our condo. Are the restaurants still open for dine in ? Are the shops in Lahaina open? Do the stores have food and toiletries to purchase for the condo for the week or are the shelves bare? Are luaus still being held? Thanks

THE GOVERNOR OF HAWAII HAS ASKED VISITORS TO POSTPONE TRIPS BY AT LEAST 30 DAYS.

RESTAURANTS ARE ONLY SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE TAKE OUT OR DELIVERY. NO DINE-IN.

SOME STORE SHELVES ARE REPORTED AS BEING EMPTY DUE TO PANIC BUYING.

For anyone reading the comments, be sure and note the date. This situation has changed rapidly and what was true a week ago or days ago have probably changed.

Be sure and read the main article to learn the most recent information. The article is updated multiple times per day.

Landing this Sunday in Hawaii from Australia, leaving on Monday for Phoenix (Hawaiian Airlines). One overnight stay in local hotel. Does this exempt us from any “2 Week” quarantine if implemented in the next couple of days?

So far today, we’ve not seen any news about actual implementation of a quarantine. If it was agreed to move forward with a quarantine, would they be able to get everything in place to enforce it over the weekend? We really don’t know. These are such unusual times to say the least!

I feel a lot of people asking questions are being ignorant and selfish. My family and I planned and paid for a trip to travel April 4th to Maui. Our hotel cancelled it and will refund all monies within 30 days. This is not a selfish time to think about yourselves. Yes.. do not live in fear. if you decide to continue with your trip.. just know, it WILL NOT be the same experience. We go to Hawaii once or twice a year && we are bummed about it… but hold off until curve is flatten. It will get better. My suggestion is reschedule for future… get the credit if you can. Stop the spread… Stay home! From A Registered Nurse..

Quarantine announced today (March 21,) – 2 weeks – set to begin March 26. Details in article.

If i’m self quarantine, how do I get food?

My son and I are scheduled to visit last week of June 2020. Do you think I should reschedule? I have had no cancellations from our planned day trips or the hotel. Thanks.

As we say in the article, right now (end of March), unfortunately no one knows. It’s best to err on the side of caution with all the uncertainty.

My husband and I have a planned move scheduled to The Big Island on June 1st . Our plane tickets are purchased and we signed a 6 month lease agreement, just before all of this happened. I am not so worried about the plane tickets, but I checked the lease and nowhere does it have a clause addressing this kind of situation. Will we be able to break the lease and stay put or will we be held to making lease payments? Our timing is the worst – but we want to be safe and make sure our future neighbors in Hawaii are safe.

It would be best to directly contact the landlord to find out your options.

What are the current policies on travel from Hilo thru HNL to the mainland? What documentation is required, are there any additional TSA requirements?

We answered your question where you commented here: https://www.govisithawaii.com/2020/02/18/coronavirus-travel-advice-for-visitors-to-hawaii-in-2020/

Haven’t heard of any additional documentation or TSA requirements beyond what was already required before the the virus.

I am moving to the Big Island in July and am wondering what restrictions there may be.

This article is up to date for existing restrictions.

Nobody knows what the restrictions will be next week, next month or beyond.

I am scheduled to be in oahu for a week in early May. With a 14 quarantine how does that work? I will not be there the full 14 days.

Unless the quarantine is lifted, you will be required to be in quarantine the entire duration of your trip. The quarantine requirements are detailed in the article.

Understood but leaving after 7 days wont be a problem?

It’s our understanding that visitors can leave at anytime.

well I hope hawaii is open in July we are coming the 4th of july weekend. We have scheduled to be there and have not received anything on cancellations yet.

Can an owner of property return to their part time home and leave prior to the end of the 14 day quarantine period. Also, on the way from the airport to one’s residence, can you stop at the grocery store for provisions for your stay?

Read points 1 & 2 of the ‘mandatory 14-day quarantine orders” in the article.

1. Proceed directly from the airport to your designated quarantine location , which is the location identified and affirmed by you on the mandatory State of Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture Plants and Animals Declaration Form.

2. Remain in your designated quarantine location for a period of 14 days or the duration of your stay in the State of Hawai‘i, whichever is shorter .

Can a person travel to Hawaii to visit family that live on a military base during covid19? I would hope the military would NOT allow them on base. There is obviously a 14 day self quarantine to come to Hawaii, and a stay at home order.

We don’t know if the military has any additional restrictions.

Will the 14-day quarantine be lifted after May 31, 2020? Or will it still continue after the May 31, 2020 stay-at-home order?

One would hope that it would be lifted, but the governor hasn’t indicated if that is truly the case or not. Could a different or shorter quarantine be instituted instead? See our update from this week: https://www.govisithawaii.com/2020/04/27/hawaii-coronavirus-mandatory-quarantine-continue-until-may-31-2020/

Recreational boating is restricted to two persons per boat. But commercial fishing (for the production of food) is exempt from this restriction. Question: if a non-commercial boat is used to fish for food for private consumption, does the two person restriction apply, or is it waived?

We have no idea. Maybe if you contact your mayor’s office or the governor’s office they could provide guidance.

I just found out a family member has passed away on Oahu, I live on the Big Island. If I fly in for the funeral (they are having a service), will I be required to stay 14 days or can I fly back to Hilo within a week.

I’m sorry for your loss.

It’s my understanding that the 14-day quarantine for inter-island travel is still in effect. Even with the inter-island quarantine, travelers, whether residents or visitors, are not allowed outside of their place of lodging for 14-days, but you do not have to stay for 14 days. If you only plan a week, you can still travel, but you cannot go outside of your lodging for a week. You can only travel to and from the airport.

There’s been some talk of lifting the inter-island quarantine prior to May 31, 2020, but we don’t know when/if that’s going to happen.

Hello my Husband and I are moving to Hawaii as soon as possible and traveling with our 3 dogs. When we called Hawaiian Airlines they stated that no dogs were traveling into Hawaii right now during the pandemic? Has this been lifted? Can we travel now?

Our focus is on visitors to Hawaii, so, unfortunately, your question is outside of our expertise.

We own a home on the Big Island, but haven’t been able to visit and check on our home since Oct 2019! I have planned to visit and to set up & work on our home ASAP! I understand about the 14 day quarantine and am wondering since we own a home will I be allowed to arrive and be able to get needed supplies food essentials etc needed for stay and time on island as a resident?

If you read the orders, it clearly states that you must proceed directly from the airport to your designated quarantine location. Same applies whether visitor or returning resident.

We are scheduled to arrive on June 28th. If the quarantine goes through the end of June does that mean we no longer have to be quarantined on July 1st? Or do we still have to quarantine for two weeks? If we arrived on July 1st instead, it sounds like we wouldn’t have to quarantine at all.

I’m starting to think the quarantine will extended beyond July 1st. Lots of jurisdictions in WA state are cancelling their 4th of July celebrations and other summer events.

The quarantine could be extended again.

What the government officials are currently saying is that they would like to have a method for incoming travelers to be tested prior to their trip or worst case upon arrival in a Hawaii airport. There are a lot of logistics and proverbial hoops to jump through to make that happen. See this article for the concept: https://www.govisithawaii.com/2020/05/12/when-travel-to-hawaii-reopens-will-covid-19-testing-of-visitors-be-required/ That’s what they want to have in place before lifting the quarantine orders.

Just found out my trip for June 4 was cancelled. Thank God I was able to get credits for everything so I can reschedule later. I pray this is all over soon, not so I can travel but so that life can get back to normal.

I have a guest coming to oahu..I’m a resident of Hawaii..when my guest is quarantined at the hotel..can I also stay with her for the duration of her quarantine for the two weeks?

We’re not sure. It’s probably best to check with the mayor’s or governor’s office for clarification.

I have health issues and need to move in with my brother; who lives in Maui. I am coming from Atlanta. I am needing my brothers help here in ATL to pack some things up. Several questions; what will leaving and reentering intail for my brother? What will entering intail for me? …and what about animals; in particular two cats? Thank you for your time and information

Correction; entail

Bear in mind that we are not government authorities so we’re not experts who can offer definitive advice. Also, with COVID19, so many policies are changing and moving targets. Both you and your brother will have to quarantine in place (no shopping, no going to beaches, etc.) for 14-days. Pets will need to go into quarantine as well. You should check out Hawaii’s page for animal quarantine and ask them specifically about your situation. Here’s their page: http://hdoa.hawaii.gov/ai/aqs/aqs-info/

We are thinking of coming to Hawaii in the middle of July. Are the state parks going to be open?

Some parks are starting some limited reopening.

Perhaps a more important question is – will the mandatory 14-day quarantine be lifted in July? That’s still to be determined and we would not be surprised to see it extended.

I am traveling from the mainland to the Big Island in June to stay with my mother for at least a month. I have a connecting flight from Honolulu to Kona with a 2-hour layover. Will there be any issue with that? Can I proceed directly to that connecting flight when I land at HNL?

Incoming passengers are required to have their temperatures checked as well as completing new documentation regarding your lodging and adherence to the quarantine order. In your case, I don’t know if that would occur in HNL or KOA. We recommend you contact the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau Call Center at 1-800-GO-HAWAII (1-800-464-2924)

I don’t see anything addressing how we are to leave the airport and go to our designated quarantine area, for me it would be my house in Kailua? Thank you

We’ve not seen anything specified on that. Use the resources we’ve referenced in the article for any further clarification.

Sheila, in case anyone hasn’t said it recently, thanks for keeping us updated. It’s probably a thankless job but it’s appreciated!

Mahalo for taking the time to say that!!!

Yeah Sheila, awesome job you’re doing. My wife and I live in Oregon and have tickets to fly to Honolulu at the end of June. We have a condo in HI but are afraid we will have to cancel our trip. I have read that Hawaii may allow people from Australia, New Zealand and Japan to come to Hawaii and need not be quarantined because of the low incidence of covid 19 in their countries. Here, in Oregon,we fortunately have very low numbers of infection also. The 4th lowest in the US. I was recently tested for the infection with negative results. Perhaps we can also be excused from the 14 day quarantine. Especially if we arrive with new, very current evidence of negative results.

Normally the sick are quarantined, not the healthy.

It seems unfair to disrupt the lives of everyone for the sake of so few.

If you dare to read an alternate perspective:

https://issuu.com/americanbotanicalpharmacy/docs/may_2020_newsletter/2

Does your governor understand the havoc he has foisted upon the citizens of HI? There are many of us healthy mainlanders that would love to enjoy your islands (as we are due to, but now will cancel for July). How about testing every arrival? What about not being able to leave the mainland if exhibiting any type symptoms or coordinate with the airlines to test prior to boarding (have extended check in periods). Add that fee the the plane ticket. But the notion that he has effectively wrecked so many of his citizens lives with the extended shutdown is, well, nutty and sad. Power of the few is dangerous.

We live on an a group of islands in the middle of the Pacific for goodness sake; Our primary means of getting the virus is through travelers (visitors and residents) flying into our State…..So treat everyone flying in for the virus,, case closed;; meanwhile, cancel all cruises until further notice…. Governor Ige, please don’t use this pandemic as a political tool; be brave and make the best decision for your people;; and leave us the hell alone to live our lives as normally as possible… if things go south,, it Is easy to cut off the air travel spigot;; furthermore, let us go back to Church….

My husband and 2 sons are planning a trip to Hawaii at the end of August. We thought we’d be safe to plan by then. Now we are beginning to think that may still be too soon. We have already booked our places on 2 different islands. We were planning to stay on Oahu and Maui for 5 days each. Do you think we’d be ok to keep these reservations?

We really can’t say one way or the other. Subscribe to our free news feed as we are regularly providing updates as they are issued.

We are part-time residents and own a condo in a secured building. How are groceries and meals delivered to our floor during a quarantine? Can we go to lobby to receive? No instructions from our building management.

We have no idea. Seems your building management should provide guidance.

Check out the resources on this page with some contacts to potentially ask further questions: https://www.hawaiitourismauthority.org/news/alerts/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/

We just cancelled our trip to Hawaii.

I have trip planned and booked since last Summer @ Ekahi Village in Wailea. Aug 1 arrival.

What is the local word on the street. Is there real optimism that the quarantine will be lifted on July 31? Or, will Governor impose his will even further?

Thanking you in advance for your insight.

Lair – see this exciting update – https://www.govisithawaii.com/2020/06/24/starting-august-1st-travelers-with-a-negative-covid-19-pre-test-can-visit-hawaii-without-quarantine/

It is encouraging. Sadly, it may not be feasible, though – I tried to locate testing in So Cal yesterday for quick turnarounds and a few major road blocks: 1.) There are stringent restrictions on who can receive testing. Ad-hoc elective travel testing is not even considered for testing. 2.) There is a pretty large back-up for appointments. 3.) Once tested, it takes 5-7 days for results.

So, under current test availability, criteria and results lead time, there is no way anyone can meet the “72 hour Test and Proof Results” requirement. It’s simply not possible. We really need a travel advocate to get right in front of Governor and get all this resolved.

Possible Solutions: • Drop the whole testing requirement and perform temp checks and screening only. • Expand the 72 hour results window to at least 10 days. • Partner with Pharmacy and Medical Industry to provide urgent “Travel Testing”, and sooner than later. Remember, most vacations have “balance due” on July 1st for vacations booked for Aug 1 arrival (me). Payment in full 30 days prior is the standard. So, the Governor essentially has 4 days to get this figured out and resolved. Otherwise, this new plan will not help travelers.

Respectfully, Lair

Another point of challenge is the type of testing Hawaii is requiring – “PCR” vs “Rapid-Antigen.” The PCR must go to the Lab and is what is taking 5-7 Bus Days. The “Rapid Antigen” test can return results within 3o minutes.

Very important, the Governor must allow “Rapid Antigen” testing to be accepted. Angain, otherwise, it is just not feasible.

same date. same place. lol

Hello. So long story short my grandma flew into Hawaii before this whole pandemic started and she’s been stuck and trying to come home but can’t seem to figure out if she needs anything to leave? Like does she needs a negative COVID test? She came before the pandemic so she doesn’t exactly have proof that she didn’t fly in during the crisis

I am in Colorado and have a trip scheduled to Maui in September. Just like somebody above, testing prior to travel to prove I do not have the virus is a nonstarter. The results will not be back in time for the 72 hour time frame. That is assuming I would even be allowed to get a test while I am healthy, not exhibiting any Covid signs. There are restrictions for those who get tested, you have to be sick! Also, I have not seen any information about who checks the test results. Is it done at the airport before I leave? Is it viewed by some airport employee who may not know what they’re looking at? Or is it viewed by somebody at the airport upon entry to a Hawaiian island? At the hotel? Where??? This mandate does not seem to come with any kind of guideline for how to get somebody to check a negative result. I fear that even if I can get a test while I am healthy, there would be nobody in Hawaii certified or designated to review it so that I am not subject to quarantine despite having “proof” of health.

This mandate I think is meant to continue to keep visitors from traveling to Hawaii.

You haven’t seen details of the plan because they details have not been announced. They’ve only announced that there will be a plan.

We are supposed to go to Kauai on Aug 10 and there is no way in Arizona to get a test done and results in the 72 hour window. I think this is going to be an issue from any where you are traveling from to Hawaii so the governor needs to re-evaluate this requirement or there will be no visitors going to Hawaii! Hopefully we won’t be penalized by the airline and Hotels for this it’s just not fare. If we are willing to do the the requirements but the tests are available to us we have no control over that!

Our entire family is going to Hawaii on August 2nd, a trip that was planned over a year ago. There is no testing site in our area (California Bay Area) that can guarantee results in 72 hours. What happens if you don’t have the results upon arrival in Hawaii? Also, we have two 3-year-olds and a 6 month old baby. Is testing required for them?

Here’s what has been established – The full details have not been released on the pre-testing plan or protocol. They’re supposed to put a partnership program together with CVS or similar to manage the tests, results and reporting, all withing the 72 hour window. That’s a pretty tall order, but keep your fingers crossed. As of now, in the event that you arrive without the results, you automatically go into quarantine until such time the negative result comes through. If comes back positive, you are in quarantine for the 14 days and another test clears you. They are meeting today to discuss either pushing back Aug 1 reopening or keeping on track for Aug 1st – stay tuned.

Me and my Fiancée have trip planned for Maui on August 24th. We both will be able to complete a COVID-19 test prior to our arrival. However this will be our first time in Maui and our first big trip together. My questions are would it be worth that trip or should we reschedule? There is only a few things we would really like to do, a Luau is the top of our list other than beaches of course.

Are beaches open? Restaurants and Luaus? Local shops? Any and all information is greatly appreciated.

Can you tell us exactly how you’re able to get the test AND receive results back on a PCR test within 24 hours?

Lair – could you have possibly misread Garrison’s comment? Garrison said they’re due to arrive on August 24th, not that they can take and get test results back in 24 hours.

Thanks Sheila, Actually, it was my typo. I meant 72 hours. But even still, hoping Garrison can share how they will achieve that all withing the 72 hours of arrival. Any tips would def help!

They are places I know in Illinois that will give you the results back within 24 hrs

If we were taking the trip and could reschedule, we would reschedule. There are many unknowns right now, including some recent uncertainty from Hawaii leaders whether they’ll proceed with reopening tourism August 1 as planned.

Many shops and restaurants are currently open. Some are closed waiting for tourism to reopen. Luaus are very tourist-driven and we do not know of any that are currently open. Also, luaus are generally not set up for social distance and food is served buffet style, so we’re not sure if/how they’ll reopen. There is one upscale luau on Maui, called Feast at Lele, which provides individual tables and table service. That might be the best option, if it’s open. It’s a great luau, but pricy.

Hi Sheila! My husband and I are scheduled to visit Maui mid September for our 1st anniversary. Quite naturally, it’s a bummer as to how things are playing out. With that being said, we are aware that a negative test within 72 hours allows you to move about freely. However, I’m curious as to what we can we move about to do in terms of recreational activities. We are thinking of the road to hana, etc…thankfully, our resort is stating the pool, beach and grills are stills available. What about luaus, restaurants, etc. We really don’t want to spend every moment in our hotel room eating a meal. Let me also say we live in a major city and even with limited attractions, we look forward to a change of scenery with peace, quiet and tranquility.

Yes, it is a bummer! Quite honestly, the first hurdle is when/if Hawaii opens to tourists with a negative test. Will it be September 1? They’ve already delayed once and some are saying that the new start date of September 1 may be delayed as well.

See our news roundup from this week that addresses your questions. https://www.govisithawaii.com/2020/07/21/hawaii-vacation-deals-news-july-21-2020/

Typo….curious as to what we can do in terms of moving about for recreational activities

I was planning on taking my family on a cruise to Hawaii in early 2021 and had actually called the cruise company for information and details. With the extension of the quarantine, I am sure glad I cancelled the cruise plans! Who in the world would ever come to Hawaii if you have to quarantine for 14 days after you arrive (even if you are Covid-negative)!!

This is actually infuriating… I lived in Hawaii for most of my adult life, and believe me, I get some of the unique struggles facing the Hawaiian people.

Governor Ige though is WAY out of line with the restrictions. Most of Hawaii’s income and businesses depend and rely heavily on tourism. Everyone putting in safe practice restrictions in place is an amazing move, such as businesses having people wear masks, and even the restriction of incoming tourists being able to pass a covid test is also understandable, but shutting down the state, even inter-island travel is incredibly irresponsible to the people.

As a business I would rather be open with restrictions then unable to open because tourism has shut down. Livelihoods depend, especially in Hawaii, on tourism. These people are completely being ignored in Ige’s policies.

I do understand Hawaii’s position on the fact that they have limited options when it comes to treating people, however the ICU beds only being 47% full (not all of those by far are Covid related) Hawaii is still not experiencing the emergency. By putting in safe practices, you can still flatten the curve, while allowing the people to still have a chance to thrive.

I have read Oct 8th update and it says Mayor Kim of the Big Island has reinstated the 14 day quarantine and won’t except the pre travel testing option. The Mayor has not made this decision final yet. They are still deliberating! Don’t cancel just yet! Carol

I once been to hawaii with my family and i have no plans to go visit again!

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• Gov. David Ige announced that the state is ending the travel quarantine and the Safe Travels Hawaii program after the current emergency period ends on March 25, 2022. Beginning at 12:01 am, March 26, passengers arriving from domestic points of origin will not have to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination or a pre-travel negative test result. Incoming passengers will also no longer be required to create a Safe Travels account or provide travelers information and trip details. Travelers arriving in the State of Hawaii now through Mar. 25, are still subject to Safe Travels requirements.
• International passengers will continue to follow the requirements that were put in place by the federal government.
• Safe Travels Hawaii remains in place for only domestic travel from the U.S. and its Territories. The mandatory self-quarantine period for those arriving in the Hawaiian Islands who aren't fully vaccinated or don't have a negative pre-travel test result has been reduced from 10 days to five days, effective January 3, 2022.

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Week of march 6th - march 12th, updates for tuesday - march 8, 2022.

• Today, March 8, 2022, Governor Ige also announced the indoor mask mandate will also conclude on March 26, 2022 .
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  76.6% , with 37.7%  'boosted,' as of March 8, 2022.

Week of February 27th - March 5th

Updates for tuesday - march 1, 2022.

• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  76.5% , with 37.5%  'boosted,' as of March 1, 2022.
• Yesterday, February 28th, a total of 23,408 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 13,677 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 4,784 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 6499 arrivals on Oahu, 4019 arrivals on Maui, 1548 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1611 arrivals on Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: The Kīlauea Volcano eruption remains fully paused at the time of this notice. Tremor remains low and steady. Since 8 am HST this morning, tilt has gradually increased. Based on previous observations, lava will likely not be on the surface of the active lava lake until later tonight or tomorrow morning.

Updates for Monday - February 28, 2022

• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  76.4% , with 37.4%  'boosted,' as of February 28, 2022.
• Yesterday, February 27th, a total of 24,860 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 14,935 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 5,011 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 6671 arrivals on Oahu, 4361 arrivals on Maui, 2199 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1704 arrivals on Kauai.
• If you are interested in the daily Hawaii COVID case counts, you can now find the daily numbers on the State of Hawaii's Department of Health website .
• Travelers can use our Trusted Partners page to find the latest U.S.-trusted pre-travel trans-pacific partners or view the international partners . We will continue to monitor for new partners, but will no longer announce them here.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: The summit eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, continues at this time. Starting at approximately 1:30 pm HST today, summit tilt began a steep deflationary trend that continues at the time of this report. Summit tremor remains elevated and steady. Based on previous observations, lava will likely be on the surface of the active lava lake this evening. The summit eruption may enter a pause tomorrow or tomorrow morning.

Updates for Sunday - February 27, 2022

• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  76.4% , with 37.3%  'boosted,' as of February 27, 2022.
• Yesterday, February 26th, a total of 28,638 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 20,624 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 3,172 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 8646 arrivals on Oahu, 6052 arrivals on Maui, 3443 arrivals on the Big Island, and 2483 arrivals on Kauai. In total, since Hawaii's reopening on October 15, 2020, there have been 6686558 visitor arrivals for vacation; including 2941852 travelers to Oahu, 2201013 travelers to Maui, 912660 travelers to Hawaii's Big Island, and 631057 travelers to Kauai.

Week of February 20th - February 26th

Updates for saturday - february 26, 2022.

• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  76.4% , with 37.2%  'boosted,' as of February 26, 2022.
• Yesterday, February 25th, a total of 27,953 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 17,559 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 2,904 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 8394 arrivals on Oahu, 5203 arrivals on Maui, 2054 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1908 arrivals on Kauai.

Updates for Friday - February 25, 2022

• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  76.4% , with 37.2%  'boosted,' as of February 25, 2022.
• Yesterday, February 24th, a total of 25,212 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 17,143 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 2,801 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 8651 arrivals on Oahu, 4584 arrivals on Maui, 2152 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1756 arrivals on Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: The summit eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, has remained nearly constant since the HVO Daily Update issued this morning. Based on previous observations, lava will likely be at the surface of the active lava lake this evening.

Updates for Thursday - February 24, 2022

• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  76.3% , with 37.2%  'boosted,' as of February 24, 2022.
• Yesterday, February 23rd, a total of 24,668 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 15,870 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 3,716 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 7716 arrivals on Oahu, 4570 arrivals on Maui, 1940 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1644 arrivals on Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: Kīlauea Volcano eruption remains fully paused at the time of this notice. The level of the lava lake has dropped significantly, and the surface is completely crusted over. Tremor remains low and steady with very slight fluctuations. Since 8 am HST this morning, tilt has increased approximately 0.8 microradians with a rapid increase in inflation occurring at 2:45 pm HST today.

Updates for Wednesday - February 23, 2022

• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  76.3% , with 37.1%  'boosted,' as of February 23, 2022.
• Today, February 23rd, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 134 new positive cases . In total, there have been 5910 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Yesterday, February 22nd, a total of 25,841 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 14,814 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 5,843 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 7069 arrivals on Oahu, 4104 arrivals on Maui, 2150 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1491 arrivals on Kauai. In total, since Hawaii's reopening on October 15, 2020, there have been 6600427 visitor arrivals for vacation; including 2901774 travelers to Oahu, 2176243 travelers to Maui, 900872 travelers to Hawaii's Big Island, and 621562 travelers to Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: The deflation at the summit of Kīlauea Volcano that was mentioned in this morning’s HVO Daily Update has slowed and has led to a near pause of the eruption at the time of this notice. The level of the lava lake has dropped significantly, and the surface is currently about 50% crusted over.

Updates for Tuesday - February 22, 2022

• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  76.3% , with 37.1%  'boosted,' as of February 22, 2022.
• Yesterday, February 21st, a total of 28,199 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 17,494 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 5,924 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 7758 arrivals on Oahu, 5405 arrivals on Maui, 2393 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1938 arrivals on Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: The summit eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, has continued with slight fluctuations in lava output over the past 24 hours. All activity remains confined to the active lava lake and west vent area within the western part of Halemaʻumaʻu with minor ooze outs along the margins of the Halemaʻumaʻu crater floor.
• If you are interested in the daily Hawaii COVID case counts, you can now find the daily numbers on the State of Hawaii's Department of Health website . Starting this week, we will only report the daily figures in our Thursday 'COVID updates' newsletter.

Updates for Monday - February 21, 2022

• Honolulu's Mayor has now announced that the program requiring vaccination or testing for access to dining, bars, and gyms  will end, effective March 6, 2022 . This brings  Oahu  in line with Maui, which dropped its vaccine policy on Feb. 21st. The ‘Safe Access Oahu’ program, which went into effect in the fall of 2021, as Covid cases were on the rise, will now officially conclude. Beginning March 6th, it will be up to each individual business as to whether or not they will ask for proof of vaccination or testing.
• Yesterday, February 20th, a total of 30,296 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 21,750 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 3,657 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 10013 arrivals on Oahu, 6592 arrivals on Maui, 2701 arrivals on the Big Island, and 2444 arrivals on Kauai. In total, since Hawaii's reopening on October 15, 2020, there have been 6585613 visitor arrivals for vacation; including 2894705 travelers to Oahu, 2172139 travelers to Maui, 898722 travelers to Hawaii's Big Island, and 620071 travelers to Kauai.
• After 17+ months of reporting the local Hawaii COVID case counts each day, we are now considering updating the case counts only weekly; we're making this decision in light of the fact the Safe Travels program will likely soon conclude. If you are interested in the daily case counts, you can find them on the State of Hawaii's Department of Health website . Today, February 21st, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 206 new positive cases . There are 47 new cases on Hawaii Island, 18 on Kauai, 106 on Oahu, 26 on Maui, 1 on Lanai, 1 on Molokai, and 7 out of state for a cumulative total of 234551 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 162723; Maui: 27762; Lanai: 615; Molokai: 931; Kauai: 11304; Hawaii island: 25599; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 5617; and cases pending, 0. 1304 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, there have been 6646 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Travelers can use our Trusted Partners page to find the latest U.S. trusted pre-travel trans-pacific partners or view the international partners . We will continue to monitor for new partners, but will no longer announce them here.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  76.2% , with 37%  'boosted,' as of February 21, 2022.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: The summit eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, has continued with slight fluctuations in lava output over the past 24 hours. All activity remains confined to the active lava lake and west vent area within the western part of Halemaʻumaʻu with minor ooze outs along the margins of the Halemaʻumaʻu crater floor. All recent lava activity has been confined to the crater, and there are no indications of activity migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Updates for Sunday - February 20, 2022

• Today, February 20th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 330 new positive cases . There are 46 new cases on Hawaii Island, 42 on Kauai, 195 on Oahu, 25 on Maui, 1 on Lanai, 1 on Molokai, and 20 out of state for a cumulative total of 234345 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 162617; Maui: 27736; Lanai: 614; Molokai: 930; Kauai: 11286; Hawaii island: 25552; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 5610; and cases pending, 0. 1304 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, there have been 7228 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Yesterday, February 19th, a total of 32,902 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 26,172 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel; that's the highest number so far this year in early 2022. There were also 1,901 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 11419 arrivals on Oahu, 8037 arrivals on Maui, 3665 arrivals on the Big Island, and 3051 arrivals on Kauai.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  75.7% , with 36.8%  'boosted,' as of February 20, 2022.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: The summit eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, has continued with minor fluctuations in lava output over the past 24 hours. All activity remains confined to the active lava lake within the western part of Halemaʻumaʻu with no ooze outs along the margins of the Halemaʻumaʻu crater floor. All recent lava activity has been confined to the crater, and there are no indications of activity migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Week of February 13th - February 19th

Updates for saturday - february 19, 2022.

• Maui is officially eliminating its vaccine or test requirements for customers of restaurants , bars, and gyms beginning on Monday ( February 21, 2022 ). Patrons to these Maui county establishments will no longer have to provide proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test for indoor service. The news was announced by Mayor Victorino at his weekly Maui press conference on February 18, 2022.
• Today, February 19th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 375 new positive cases . There are 58 new cases on Hawaii Island, 25 on Kauai, 220 on Oahu, 48 on Maui, 0 on Lanai, 1 on Molokai, and 23 out of state for a cumulative total of 234015 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 162422; Maui: 27711; Lanai: 613; Molokai: 929; Kauai: 11244; Hawaii island: 25506; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 5590; and cases pending, 0. 1300 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, there have been 7835 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Yesterday, February 18th, a total of 33,018 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 22,795 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 2,216 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 10497 arrivals on Oahu, 7127 arrivals on Maui, 2706 arrivals on the Big Island, and 2465 arrivals on Kauai.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  75.7% , with 36.8%  'boosted,' as of February 19, 2022.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: Effusion resumed at the summit eruption of Kīlauea Volcano beginning at approximately 6:30 pm HST yesterday, about 5 hours after inflationary tilt started and 30 minutes after an increase in volcanic tremor. All recent lava activity has been confined to the crater, and there are no indications of activity migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Updates for Friday - February 18, 2022

• Today, February 18th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 485 new positive cases . There are 120 new cases on Hawaii Island, 29 on Kauai, 260 on Oahu, 60 on Maui, 1 on Lanai, 1 on Molokai, and 14 out of state for a cumulative total of 233640 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 162202; Maui: 27663; Lanai: 613; Molokai: 928; Kauai: 11219; Hawaii island: 25448; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 5567; and cases pending, 0. 1292 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, there have been 8641 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  75.7% , with 36.8%  'boosted,' as of February 18, 2022.
• Yesterday, February 17th, a total of 30,116 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 21,674 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 2,253 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 10446 arrivals on Oahu, 6185 arrivals on Maui, 2747 arrivals on the Big Island, and 2296 arrivals on Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: The effusion rate for the summit eruption of Kīlauea Volcano has decreased starting at 6:00 pm HST yesterday corresponding with deflationary tilt and a drop in volcanic tremor. All recent lava activity has been confined to the crater, and there are no indications of activity migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Updates for Thursday - February 17, 2022

• Today, February 17th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 650 new positive cases . There are 91 new cases on Hawaii Island, 65 on Kauai, 353 on Oahu, 92 on Maui, 3 on Lanai, 6 on Molokai, and 40 out of state for a cumulative total of 233155 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 161942; Maui: 27603; Lanai: 612; Molokai: 927; Kauai: 11190; Hawaii island: 25328; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 5553; and cases pending, 0. 1290 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, there have been 9317 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  75.6% , with 36.7%  'boosted,' as of February 17, 2022.
• Yesterday, February 16th, a total of 28,244 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 19,562 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 2,917 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 9220 arrivals on Oahu, 5766 arrivals on Maui, 2482 arrivals on the Big Island, and 2094 arrivals on Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: The summit eruption of Kīlauea Volcano resumed approximately 2:30 am HST within the western part of Halemaʻumaʻu. All recent lava activity has been confined to the crater, and there are no indications of activity migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Updates for Wednesday - February 16, 2022

• Earlier this week, Lt. Gov. Josh Green, who recently announced his run for Hawaii governor, participated in a live interview with the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. During that interview, he said he anticipates the state of Hawaii " should be able to move away from the Safe Travels restrictions " sometime in mid-March 2022. Lt. Green said Hawaii's COVID response federal funding will run out in March and early April 2022, and that's his reasoning for expecting the Safe Travels program to come to a close, along with the indoor mask mandate easing shortly after that.
• Today, February 16th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 203 new positive cases . There are 4 new cases on Hawaii Island, 9 on Kauai, 153 on Oahu, 28 on Maui, 0 on Lanai, 0 on Molokai, and 9 out of state for a cumulative total of 232505 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 161589; Maui: 27511; Lanai: 609; Molokai: 921; Kauai: 11125; Hawaii island: 25237; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 5513; and cases pending, 0. 1274 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, there have been 10147 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  75.6% , with 36.6%  'boosted,' as of February 16, 2022.
• Yesterday, February 15th, a total of 28,146 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 14,936 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 4,831 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 7035 arrivals on Oahu, 4150 arrivals on Maui, 2184 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1567 arrivals on Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: The summit eruption of Kīlauea Volcano paused starting around midnight with minor ooze outs and diminished glow. All recent lava activity has been confined to the crater, and there are no indications of activity migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Updates for Tuesday - February 15, 2022

• Today, February 15th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 294 new positive cases . There are 49 new cases on Hawaii Island, 4 on Kauai, 193 on Oahu, 40 on Maui, 2 on Lanai, 0 on Molokai, and 6 out of state for a cumulative total of 232302 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 161436; Maui: 27483; Lanai: 609; Molokai: 921; Kauai: 11116; Hawaii island: 25233; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 5504; and cases pending, 0. 1262 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, there have been 11026 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  75.5% , with 36.5%  'boosted,' as of February 15, 2022.
• Yesterday, February 14th, a total of 22,457 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 12,916 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 4,710 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 6310 arrivals on Oahu, 3474 arrivals on Maui, 1747 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1385 arrivals on Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: The summit eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, has continued with minor fluctuations in lava output over the past 24 hours. All recent lava activity has been confined to the crater, and there are no indications of activity migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Updates for Monday - February 14, 2022

• Today, February 14th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 498 new positive cases . There are 86 new cases on Hawaii Island, 101 on Kauai, 228 on Oahu, 63 on Maui, 3 on Lanai, 2 on Molokai, and 15 out of state for a cumulative total of 232008 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 161243; Maui: 27443; Lanai: 607; Molokai: 921; Kauai: 11112; Hawaii island: 25184; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 5498; and cases pending, 0. 1262 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, there have been 11785 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  75.5% , with 36.5%  'boosted,' as of February 14, 2022.
• Yesterday, February 13th, a total of 23,627 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 14,958 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 3,763 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 7122 arrivals on Oahu, 4369 arrivals on Maui, 1701 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1766 arrivals on Kauai.

Updates for Sunday - February 13, 2022

• Today, February 13th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 532 new positive cases . There are 64 new cases on Hawaii Island, 62 on Kauai, 287 on Oahu, 82 on Maui, 6 on Lanai, 3 on Molokai, and 28 out of state for a cumulative total of 231510 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 161015; Maui: 27380; Lanai: 604; Molokai: 919; Kauai: 11011; Hawaii island: 25098; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 5483; and cases pending, 0. 1262 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, there have been 12838 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  75% , with 35.3%  'boosted,' as of February 13, 2022.
• Yesterday, February 12th, a total of 28,457 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 21,014 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 2,545 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 9309 arrivals on Oahu, 6233 arrivals on Maui, 2916 arrivals on the Big Island, and 2556 arrivals on Kauai. In total, since Hawaii's reopening on October 15, 2020, there have been 6428314 visitor arrivals for vacation; including 2822007 travelers to Oahu, 2125403 travelers to Maui, 878097 travelers to Hawaii's Big Island, and 602831 travelers to Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: The summit eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, has continued with slight fluctuations in lava output over the past 24 hours. All recent lava activity has been confined to the crater, and there are no indications of activity migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Week of February 6th - February 12th

Updates for saturday - february 12, 2022.

• Today, February 12th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 740 new positive cases . There are 86 new cases on Hawaii Island, 185 on Kauai, 338 on Oahu, 72 on Maui, 2 on Lanai, 7 on Molokai, and 50 out of state for a cumulative total of 230978 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 160728; Maui: 27298; Lanai: 598; Molokai: 916; Kauai: 10949; Hawaii island: 25034; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 5455; and cases pending, 0. 1258 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, there have been 14613 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  75.3% , with 36.1%  'boosted,' as of February 12, 2022.
• Yesterday, February 11th, a total of 25,937 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 18,769 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 2,345 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 9036 arrivals on Oahu, 5420 arrivals on Maui, 2174 arrivals on the Big Island, and 2139 arrivals on Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: Eruption of lava from the west vent within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, at the summit of Kīlauea, resumed at approximately 10:50 pm HST yesterday, February 11. This followed a brief pause in volcanic activity that began on February 11 between 9 and 10 am HST. All recent lava activity has been confined to the crater, and there are no indications of activity migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Updates for Friday - February 11, 2022

• Today, February 11th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 707 new positive cases . There are 148 new cases on Hawaii Island, 55 on Kauai, 414 on Oahu, 62 on Maui, 2 on Lanai, 14 on Molokai, and 12 out of state for a cumulative total of 230238 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 160390; Maui: 27226; Lanai: 596; Molokai: 909; Kauai: 10764; Hawaii island: 24948; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 5405; and cases pending, 0. 1247 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, there have been 15951 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  75.3% , with 36.1%  'boosted,' as of February 11, 2022.
• Yesterday, February 10th, a total of 25,518 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 17,990 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 2,143 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 9140 arrivals on Oahu, 4716 arrivals on Maui, 2306 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1828 arrivals on Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: As of 8:00 a.m. HST, February 11, lava continues to erupt from the west vent within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, at the summit of Kīlauea volcano. All recent lava activity has been confined to the crater, and there are no indications of activity migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Updates for Thursday - February 10, 2022

• Today, February 10th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 1,195 new positive cases . There are 131 new cases on Hawaii Island, 108 on Kauai, 815 on Oahu, 101 on Maui, 9 on Lanai, 0 on Molokai, and 31 out of state for a cumulative total of 229531 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 159976; Maui: 27164; Lanai: 594; Molokai: 895; Kauai: 10709; Hawaii island: 24800; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 5393; and cases pending, 0. 1239 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, there have been 17107 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  75.3% , with 36%  'boosted,' as of February 10, 2022.
• Yesterday, February 9th, a total of 24,923 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 15,424 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 2,302 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 7239 arrivals on Oahu, 4608 arrivals on Maui, 1944 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1633 arrivals on Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: As of 7 a.m. HST, February 10, Lava continues to erupt from the west vent within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, at the summit of Kīlauea. All recent lava activity has been confined to the crater, and there are no indications of activity migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Updates for Wednesday - February 9, 2022

• Today, February 9th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 519 new positive cases . There are 54 new cases on Hawaii Island, 33 on Kauai, 323 on Oahu, 53 on Maui, 3 on Lanai, 4 on Molokai, and 49 out of state for a cumulative total of 228336 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 159161; Maui: 27063; Lanai: 585; Molokai: 895; Kauai: 10601; Hawaii island: 24669; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 5362; and cases pending, 0. 1233 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, there have been 18265 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  75.3% , with 35.9%  'boosted,' as of February 9, 2022.
• Yesterday, February 8th, a total of 19,757 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 12,007 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 3,335 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 5424 arrivals on Oahu, 3392 arrivals on Maui, 1845 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1346 arrivals on Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: Eruption of lava from the west vent within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, at the summit of Kīlauea, resumed at approximately 1:20 a.m. HST this morning, February 9. All recent lava activity has been confined to the crater, and there are no indications of activity migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Updates for Tuesday - February 8, 2022

• Today, Governor David Ige announced that Hawaii's current Safe Travels program  will continue unchanged and  that domestic travelers will not be required to include proof of COVID-19 booster shots . Individuals who received their primary COVID-19 vaccination series 14 days prior to arrival, or those who provide an acceptable negative pre-travel test, will be exempt from the mandatory five-day quarantine.
• Today, February 8th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 533 new positive cases . There are 72 new cases on Hawaii Island, 38 on Kauai, 357 on Oahu, 52 on Maui, 2 on Lanai, 0 on Molokai, and 12 out of state for a cumulative total of 227817 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 158838; Maui: 27010; Lanai: 582; Molokai: 891; Kauai: 10568; Hawaii island: 24615; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 5313; and cases pending, 0. 1226 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, there have been 19929 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  75.2% , with 35.8%  'boosted,' as of February 8, 2022.
• Yesterday, February 7th, a total of 19,546 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 11,239 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 3,905 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 5242 arrivals on Oahu, 3210 arrivals on Maui, 1559 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1228 arrivals on Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: The summit eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, has paused as of yesterday evening. All recent lava activity has been confined to the crater, and there are no indications of the eruption migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Updates for Monday - February 7, 2022

• Starting today, Maui County will be dropping its requirement that customers at bars, restaurants, and gyms show proof of receiving a 'booster' shot to be considered fully vaccinated.
• Today, February 7th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 833 new positive cases . There are 125 new cases on Hawaii Island, 94 on Kauai, 488 on Oahu, 92 on Maui, 7 on Lanai, 4 on Molokai, and 23 out of state for a cumulative total of 227284 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 158481; Maui: 26958; Lanai: 580; Molokai: 891; Kauai: 10530; Hawaii island: 24543; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 5301; and cases pending, 0. 1226 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, there have been 21158 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  75.2% , with 35.6%  'boosted,' as of February 7, 2022.
• Yesterday, February 6th, a total of 21,755 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 13,298 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 3,833 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 6023 arrivals on Oahu, 3882 arrivals on Maui, 1758 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1635 arrivals on Kauai. In total, since Hawaii's reopening on October 15, 2020, there have been 6316913 visitor arrivals for vacation; including 2769495 travelers to Oahu, 2093455 travelers to Maui, 863652 travelers to Hawaii's Big Island, and 590335 travelers to Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: The summit eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, has continued with slight fluctuations in lava output over the past 24 hours. Lava activity remains confined to the crater, and there are no indications of the eruption migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Updates for Sunday - February 6, 2022

• On  February 7, 2022 , Maui County will be dropping its requirement that customers at bars, restaurants, and gyms show proof of receiving a 'booster' shot to be considered fully vaccinated.
• Today, February 6th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 916 new positive cases ; that's the first day under 1K new daily cases since late December 2021. There are 155 new cases on Hawaii Island, 95 on Kauai, 537 on Oahu, 107 on Maui, 3 on Lanai, 1 on Molokai, and 18 out of state for a cumulative total of 226451 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 157993; Maui: 26866; Lanai: 573; Molokai: 887; Kauai: 10436; Hawaii island: 24418; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 5278; and cases pending, 0. 1226 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, there have been 22808 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  75% , with 35.3%  'boosted,' as of February 6, 2022.
• Yesterday, February 5th, a total of 25,413 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 18,422 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 2,150 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 7750 arrivals on Oahu, 5696 arrivals on Maui, 2587 arrivals on the Big Island, and 2389 arrivals on Kauai.

Week of January 30th - February 5th

Updates for saturday - february 5, 2022.

• On  February 7, 2022 , Maui County will be dropping its requirement that customers at bars, restaurants, and gyms show proof of receiving a 'booster' shot to be considered fully vaccinated. Maui Mayor Mike Victorino said he was making the change because COVID infections are on the decline. Previously, Maui county had implemented the new rule effective on January 24, 2022.
• Today, February 5th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 1,278 new positive cases . There are 192 new cases on Hawaii Island, 135 on Kauai, 750 on Oahu, 129 on Maui, 5 on Lanai, 5 on Molokai, and 62 out of state for a cumulative total of 225535 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 157456; Maui: 26759; Lanai: 570; Molokai: 886; Kauai: 10341; Hawaii island: 24263; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 5260; and cases pending, 0. 1222 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, there have been 25114 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  75% , with 35.3%  'boosted,' as of February 5, 2022.
• Yesterday, February 4th, a total of 22,019 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 15,297 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 1,887 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 7015 arrivals on Oahu, 4542 arrivals on Maui, 1910 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1830 arrivals on Kauai.

Updates for Friday - February 4, 2022

• Today, February 4th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 1,192 new positive cases . There are 186 new cases on Hawaii Island, 117 on Kauai, 699 on Oahu, 156 on Maui, 2 on Lanai, 4 on Molokai, and 28 out of state for a cumulative total of 224257 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 156706; Maui: 26630; Lanai: 565; Molokai: 881; Kauai: 10206; Hawaii island: 24071; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 5198; and cases pending, 0. 1204 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, there have been 27570 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  75% , with 35.3%  'boosted,' as of February 4, 2022.
• Yesterday, February 3rd, a total of 21,993 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 15,194 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 1,914 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 7187 arrivals on Oahu, 4216 arrivals on Maui, 1968 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1823 arrivals on Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: The summit eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, has continued over the past 24 hours. Lava activity remains confined to the crater, and there are no indications of the eruption migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Updates for Thursday - February 3, 2022

• Today, February 3rd, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 1,532 new positive cases . There are 205 new cases on Hawaii Island, 170 on Kauai, 953 on Oahu, 138 on Maui, 10 on Lanai, 7 on Molokai, and 49 out of state for a cumulative total of 223065 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 156007; Maui: 26474; Lanai: 563; Molokai: 877; Kauai: 10089; Hawaii island: 23885; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 5170; and cases pending, 0. 1194 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, there have been 30836 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  75% , with 35.1%  'boosted,' as of February 3, 2022.
• Yesterday, February 2nd, a total of 21,487 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 14,767 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 2,041 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 6941 arrivals on Oahu, 4342 arrivals on Maui, 1863 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1621 arrivals on Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: The summit eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, resumed late yesterday afternoon following a pause that lasted less than one day. Lava activity—which resembles that observed prior to the pause—remains confined to Halemaʻumaʻu crater, and there are no indications of the eruption migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Updates for Wednesday - February 2, 2022

• Today, February 2nd, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 1,177 new positive cases . There are 74 new cases on Hawaii Island, 68 on Kauai, 775 on Oahu, 179 on Maui, 6 on Lanai, 7 on Molokai, and 68 out of state for a cumulative total of 221533 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 155054; Maui: 26336; Lanai: 553; Molokai: 870; Kauai: 9919; Hawaii island: 23680; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 5121; and cases pending, 0. 1191 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, there have been 35053 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  74.9% , with 34.9%  'boosted,' as of February 2, 2022.
• Yesterday, February 1st, a total of 21,813 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 14,561 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 2,614 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 6529 arrivals on Oahu, 3943 arrivals on Maui, 2490 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1599 arrivals on Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: The summit eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, has diminished in vigor this morning. Lava effusion has slowed in association with summit deflation that began just before midnight. These trends suggest that the summit eruption is heading into another pause. All recent lava activity has been confined to Halemaʻumaʻu crater, and there are no indications of the eruption migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Updates for Tuesday - February 1, 2022

• Today, February 1st, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 1,068 new positive cases . There are 140 new cases on Hawaii Island, 28 on Kauai, 727 on Oahu, 153 on Maui, 5 on Lanai, 1 on Molokai, and 14 out of state for a cumulative total of 220356 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 154279; Maui: 26157; Lanai: 547; Molokai: 863; Kauai: 9851; Hawaii island: 23606; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 5053; and cases pending, 0. 1181 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, there have been 37799 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  74.9% , with 34.8%  'boosted,' as of February 1, 2022.
• Yesterday, January 31st, a total of 18,232 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 10,114 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 3,933 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 4826 arrivals on Oahu, 2799 arrivals on Maui, 1365 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1124 arrivals on Kauai. In total, since Hawaii's reopening on October 15, 2020, there have been 6225374 visitor arrivals for vacation; including 2728050 travelers to Oahu, 2066834 travelers to Maui, 851076 travelers to Hawaii's Big Island, and 579438 travelers to Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: Eruption of lava from the west vent within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, at the summit of Kīlauea, has continued over the past 24 hours. All recent lava activity has been confined to the crater, and there are no indications of activity migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Updates for Monday - January 31, 2022

• Today, January 31st, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 1,513 new positive cases . There are 159 new cases on Hawaii Island, 161 on Kauai, 956 on Oahu, 193 on Maui, 7 on Lanai, 5 on Molokai, and 32 out of state for a cumulative total of 219288 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 153552; Maui: 26004; Lanai: 542; Molokai: 862; Kauai: 9823; Hawaii island: 23466; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 5039; and cases pending, 0. 1181 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, there have been 41880 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  74.8% , with 34.5%  'boosted,' as of January 31, 2022.
• Yesterday, January 30th, a total of 18,899 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 11,117 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 3,906 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 4895 arrivals on Oahu, 3386 arrivals on Maui, 1527 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1309 arrivals on Kauai. In total, since Hawaii's reopening on October 15, 2020, there have been 6215260 visitor arrivals for vacation; including 2723224 travelers to Oahu, 2064035 travelers to Maui, 849711 travelers to Hawaii's Big Island, and 578314 travelers to Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: Eruption of lava from the west vent within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, at the summit of Kīlauea, resumed at approximately 9:30 p.m. HST yesterday, January 30. All recent lava activity has been confined to the crater, and there are no indications of activity migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Updates for Sunday - January 30, 2022

• Today, January 30th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 2,741 new positive cases . There are 394 new cases on Hawaii Island, 217 on Kauai, 1804 on Oahu, 257 on Maui, 6 on Lanai, 5 on Molokai, and 58 out of state for a cumulative total of 217775 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 152596; Maui: 25811; Lanai: 535; Molokai: 857; Kauai: 9662; Hawaii island: 23307; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 5007; and cases pending, 0. 1180 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, there have been 44651 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  74.7% , with 34.1%  'boosted,' as of January 30, 2022.
• Yesterday, January 29th, a total of 22,604 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 16,022 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 2,238 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 6375 arrivals on Oahu, 5334 arrivals on Maui, 2297 arrivals on the Big Island, and 2016 arrivals on Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: Eruption of lava from the west vent within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, at the summit of Kīlauea, remains paused, though a small amount of active lava may remain visible at the surface. All recent lava activity has been confined to the crater, and there are no indications of activity migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Week of January 23rd - January 29th

Updates for saturday - january 29, 2022.

• Today, January 29th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 1,860 new positive cases . There are 293 new cases on Hawaii Island, 101 on Kauai, 1172 on Oahu, 246 on Maui, 16 on Lanai, 4 on Molokai, and 28 out of state for a cumulative total of 215034 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 150792; Maui: 25554; Lanai: 529; Molokai: 852; Kauai: 9445; Hawaii island: 22913; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 4949; and cases pending, 0. 1173 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, there have been 46297 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  74.7%  as of January 29, 2022; this total appears to have been refigured by the state of Hawaii. 34.1% of Hawaii residents are additionally boosted.
• Yesterday, January 28th, a total of 20,411 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 13,747 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 2,180 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 6148 arrivals on Oahu, 4357 arrivals on Maui, 1723 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1519 arrivals on Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: Eruption of lava from the west vent within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, at the summit of Kīlauea, remains essentially paused, though a small amount of active lava may remain visible at the surface. All recent lava activity has been confined to the crater, and there are no indications of activity migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Updates for Friday - January 28, 2022

• Today, January 28th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 1,907 new positive cases . There are 232 new cases on Hawaii Island, 275 on Kauai, 990 on Oahu, 337 on Maui, 9 on Lanai, 5 on Molokai, and 59 out of state for a cumulative total of 213174 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 149620; Maui: 25308; Lanai: 513; Molokai: 848; Kauai: 9344; Hawaii island: 22620; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 4921; and cases pending, 0. 1164 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, there have been 49583 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  74.7%  as of January 28, 2022; this total appears to have been refigured by the state of Hawaii. 34.1% of Hawaii residents are additionally boosted.
• Yesterday, January 27th, a total of 20,678 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 14,087 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 1,855 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 6714 arrivals on Oahu, 3964 arrivals on Maui, 1788 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1621 arrivals on Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: Eruption of lava from the west vent within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, at the summit of Kīlauea, paused at approximately midnight, though a small amount of active lava remains at the surface. All recent lava activity has been confined to the crater, and there are no indications of activity migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Updates for Thursday - January 27, 2022

• Today, January 27th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 2,380 new positive cases . There are 375 new cases on Hawaii Island, 161 on Kauai, 1424 on Oahu, 337 on Maui, 16 on Lanai, 7 on Molokai, and 60 out of state for a cumulative total of 211267 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 148630; Maui: 24971; Lanai: 504; Molokai: 843; Kauai: 9069; Hawaii island: 22388; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 4862; and cases pending, 0. 1159 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, there have been 50950 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  74.6%  as of January 27, 2022; this total appears to have been refigured by the state of Hawaii. 33.8% of Hawaii residents are additionally boosted.
• Yesterday, January 26th, a total of 18,572 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 12,219 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 2,177 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 5736 arrivals on Oahu, 3510 arrivals on Maui, 1594 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1379 arrivals on Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: The summit eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, has continued over the past 24 hours. All recent lava activity has been confined to the crater, and there are no indications of activity migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Updates for Wednesday - January 26, 2022

• Hawaii Governor Ige issued his latest Emergency Proclamation. The latest emergency proclamation will remain in effect through March 25, 2022, "unless terminated or superseded by a separate proclamation," Ige's office said.
• Today, January 26th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 2,050 new positive cases . There are 150 new cases on Hawaii Island, 99 on Kauai, 1441 on Oahu, 317 on Maui, 9 on Lanai, 5 on Molokai, and 29 out of state for a cumulative total of 208887 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 147206; Maui: 24634; Lanai: 488; Molokai: 836; Kauai: 8908; Hawaii island: 22013; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 4802; and cases pending, 0. 1149 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, there have been 52868 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  74.5%  as of January 26, 2022; this total appears to have been refigured by the state of Hawaii. 33.5% of Hawaii residents are additionally boosted.
• Yesterday, January 25th, a total of 16,203 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 9,441 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 2,950 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 4270 arrivals on Oahu, 2651 arrivals on Maui, 1363 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1157 arrivals on Kauai.

Updates for Tuesday - January 25, 2022

• Today, January 25th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 1,904 new positive cases . There are 142 new cases on Hawaii Island, 90 on Kauai, 1445 on Oahu, 170 on Maui, 6 on Lanai, 2 on Molokai, and 49 out of state for a cumulative total of 206837 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 145765; Maui: 24317; Lanai: 479; Molokai: 831; Kauai: 8809; Hawaii island: 21863; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 4773; and cases pending, 0. 1146 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, there have been 54619 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  74.5%  as of January 25, 2022; this total appears to have been refigured by the state of Hawaii. 33.4% of Hawaii residents are additionally boosted.
• Yesterday, January 24th, a total of 19,158 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 10,458 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 3,266 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 4655 arrivals on Oahu, 3217 arrivals on Maui, 1351 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1235 arrivals on Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: The summit eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, resumed at 5:52 a.m. HST this morning with a lava flow from the top of the west vent cone. This followed several days of minor progressively intermittent activity confined to a small pond north of the west vent cone. The lava lake began rising at about 6:30 a.m. HST this morning, and by 8:20 a.m. HST had risen 11 meters (36 feet). All recent lava activity has been confined to the crater, and there are no indications of activity migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Updates for Monday - January 24, 2022

• Today, January 24th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 2,660 new positive cases . There are 303 new cases on Hawaii Island, 285 on Kauai, 1554 on Oahu, 456 on Maui, 16 on Lanai, 13 on Molokai, and 33 out of state for a cumulative total of 204933 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 144320; Maui: 24147; Lanai: 473; Molokai: 829; Kauai: 8719; Hawaii island: 21721; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 4724; and cases pending, 0. 1146 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, there have been 55723 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  74.4%  as of January 24, 2022; this total appears to have been refigured by the state of Hawaii. 33.1% of Hawaii residents are additionally boosted.
• Yesterday, January 23rd, a total of 22,004 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 12,058 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 3,656 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 5166 arrivals on Oahu, 4035 arrivals on Maui, 1543 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1314 arrivals on Kauai. In total, since Hawaii's reopening on October 15, 2020, there have been 6128169 visitor arrivals for vacation; including 2684431 travelers to Oahu, 2037616 travelers to Maui, 838068 travelers to Hawaii's Big Island, and 568078 travelers to Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: The summit eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, is greatly diminished. Activity has been confined to a small pond north of the west vent cone. Since yesterday afternoon, lava input into the small pond has been intermittent, with several hours between short-lived periods of new lava input. All recent lava activity has been confined to the crater, and there are no indications of activity migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Updates for Sunday - January 23, 2022

• Today, January 23rd, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 3,167 new positive cases . There are 371 new cases on Hawaii Island, 168 on Kauai, 2078 on Oahu, 493 on Maui, 11 on Lanai, 10 on Molokai, and 36 out of state for a cumulative total of 202273 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 142766; Maui: 23691; Lanai: 457; Molokai: 816; Kauai: 8434; Hawaii island: 21418; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 4691; and cases pending, 0. 1146 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, there have been 56625 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  75.5%  as of January 23, 2022.
• Yesterday, January 22nd, a total of 23,069 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 16,066 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 2,180 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 6386 arrivals on Oahu, 5203 arrivals on Maui, 2354 arrivals on the Big Island, and 2123 arrivals on Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: The summit eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, greatly decreased in output starting yesterday morning, with a 9 meter (30 feet) drop in lava lake level between 7 am and 9 pm yesterday January 22, 2022. The lake level is now 10 meters (33 feet) lower than yesterday morning. Since yesterday afternoon, activity has been confined to a small pond north of the west vent cone. There were several long-lived oozeouts on the eastern and northwest margins of the crater. All recent lava activity has been confined to the crater, and there are no indications of activity migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Week of January 16th - January 22nd

Updates for saturday - january 22, 2022.

• Today, January 22nd, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 3,955 new positive cases . There are 484 new cases on Hawaii Island, 289 on Kauai, 2548 on Oahu, 539 on Maui, 19 on Lanai, 21 on Molokai, and 55 out of state for a cumulative total of 199106 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 140688; Maui: 23198; Lanai: 446; Molokai: 806; Kauai: 8266; Hawaii island: 21047; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 4655; and cases pending, 0. 1142 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, there have been 58128 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  75.5%  as of January 22, 2022.
• Yesterday, January 21st, a total of 22,173 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 13,261 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 2,078 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 5990 arrivals on Oahu, 3950 arrivals on Maui, 1735 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1586 arrivals on Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: The summit eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, continued over the past 24 hours. All recent lava activity has been confined to the crater, and there are no indications of activity migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Updates for Friday - January 21, 2022

• Today, January 21st, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 4,473 new positive cases . There are 507 new cases on Hawaii Island, 262 on Kauai, 3123 on Oahu, 461 on Maui, 33 on Lanai, 17 on Molokai, and 70 out of state for a cumulative total of 195151 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 138140; Maui: 22659; Lanai: 427; Molokai: 785; Kauai: 7977; Hawaii island: 20563; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 4600; and cases pending, 0. 1137 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, there have been 58521 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  75.5%  as of January 21, 2022.
• Yesterday, January 20th, a total of 20,870 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 13,906 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 2,025 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 6671 arrivals on Oahu, 3901 arrivals on Maui, 1749 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1585 arrivals on Kauai.  
• Big Island Eruption Summary: The summit eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, greatly decreased in output starting yesterday midday to early this morning. After about 4 a.m. HST this morning, the eruption output began to increase. All recent lava activity has been confined to the crater, and there are no indications of activity migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Updates for Thursday - January 20, 2022

• Today, January 20th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 5,911 new positive cases . There are 567 new cases on Hawaii Island, 276 on Kauai, 3901 on Oahu, 996 on Maui, 28 on Lanai, 43 on Molokai, and 100 out of state for a cumulative total of 190678 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 135017; Maui: 22198; Lanai: 394; Molokai: 768; Kauai: 7715; Hawaii island: 20056; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 4530; and cases pending, 0. 1135 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, there have been 57708 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  75.4%  as of January 20, 2022.
• Yesterday, January 19th, a total of 18,459 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 11,652 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 2,539 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 5533 arrivals on Oahu, 3317 arrivals on Maui, 1421 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1381 arrivals on Kauai. 

Updates for Wednesday - January 19, 2022

• Today, January 19th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 3,929 new positive cases . There are 240 new cases on Hawaii Island, 198 on Kauai, 3026 on Oahu, 397 on Maui, 17 on Lanai, 20 on Molokai, and 31 out of state for a cumulative total of 184767 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 131116; Maui: 21202; Lanai: 366; Molokai: 725; Kauai: 7439; Hawaii island: 19489; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 4430; and cases pending, 0. 1126 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, there have been 56558 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  75.3%  as of January 19, 2022.
• Yesterday, January 18th, a total of 17,509 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 9,663 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 3,763 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 4379 arrivals on Oahu, 2699 arrivals on Maui, 1517 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1068 arrivals on Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: The summit eruption of Kīlauea volcano, within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, resumed at approximately 10:45 a.m. HST yesterday, January 18, following a multiday pause. All lava activity is confined to the crater, and there are no indications of activity migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Updates for Tuesday - January 18, 2022

• Today, January 18th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 6,252 new positive cases ; that's the highest number of new cases ever reported in Hawaii . There are 834 new cases on Hawaii Island, 547 on Kauai, 3949 on Oahu, 816 on Maui, 10 on Lanai, 24 on Molokai, and 72 out of state for a cumulative total of 180838 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 128090; Maui: 20805; Lanai: 349; Molokai: 705; Kauai: 7241; Hawaii island: 19249; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 4399; and cases pending, 0. 1126 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, - 5434 individuals required hospitalization, and there have been 55651 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  75.3%  as of January 18, 2022.
• Yesterday, January 17th, a total of 19,041 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 10,055 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 4,739 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 4484 arrivals on Oahu, 3006 arrivals on Maui, 1479 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1086 arrivals on Kauai. 
• Big Island Eruption Summary: The summit eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, remains paused. All recent lava activity has been confined to the crater, and there are no indications of activity migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Updates for Monday - January 17, 2022

• Today, January 17th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 4,700 new positive cases . There are 254 new cases on Hawaii Island, 181 on Kauai, 3679 on Oahu, 495 on Maui, 5 on Lanai, 23 on Molokai, and 63 out of state for a cumulative total of 174586 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 124141; Maui: 19989; Lanai: 339; Molokai: 681; Kauai: 6694; Hawaii island: 18415; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 4327; and cases pending, 0. 1126 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, - 5434 individuals required hospitalization, and there have been 50944 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  75.2%  as of January 17, 2022.
• Yesterday, January 16th, a total of 22,221 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 13,754 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 3,676 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 5994 arrivals on Oahu, 4433 arrivals on Maui, 1855 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1472 arrivals on Kauai. In total, since Hawaii's reopening on October 15, 2020, there have been 6051563 visitor arrivals for vacation; including 2650306 travelers to Oahu, 2014511 travelers to Maui, 827749 travelers to Hawaii's Big Island, and 559021 travelers to Kauai.

Updates for Sunday - January 16, 2022

• Today, January 16th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 3,878 new positive cases . There are 585 new cases on Hawaii Island, 230 on Kauai, 2285 on Oahu, 700 on Maui, 28 on Lanai, 28 on Molokai, and 22 out of state for a cumulative total of 169886 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 120462; Maui: 19494; Lanai: 334; Molokai: 658; Kauai: 6513; Hawaii island: 18161; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 4264; and cases pending, 0. 1126 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, - 5428 individuals required hospitalization, and there have been 48849 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  75.1%  as of January 16, 2022.
• Yesterday, January 15th, a total of 27,835 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 19,240 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 2,231 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 8056 arrivals on Oahu, 5769 arrivals on Maui, 2998 arrivals on the Big Island, and 2417 arrivals on Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: The summit eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, has entered another pause. All recent lava activity has been confined to the crater, and there are no indications of activity migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Week of January 9th - January 15th

Updates for saturday - january 15, 2022.

• Today, January 15th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 5,977 new positive cases ; that's the highest number of new cases ever reported in Hawaii . There are 720 new cases on Hawaii Island, 266 on Kauai, 3985 on Oahu, 913 on Maui, 20 on Lanai, 23 on Molokai, and 50 out of state for a cumulative total of 166008 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 118177; Maui: 18794; Lanai: 306; Molokai: 630; Kauai: 6283; Hawaii island: 17576; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 4242; and cases pending, 0. 1123 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, - 5419 individuals required hospitalization, and there have been 47823 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  75.1%  as of January 15, 2022.
• Yesterday, January 14th, a total of 26,786 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 17,516 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 2,227 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 7956 arrivals on Oahu, 5298 arrivals on Maui, 2318 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1944 arrivals on Kauai.

Updates for Friday - January 14, 2022

• Today, January 14th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 3,099 new positive cases . There are 97 new cases on Hawaii Island, 31 on Kauai, 2564 on Oahu, 322 on Maui, 0 on Lanai, 14 on Molokai, and 71 out of state for a cumulative total of 160031 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 114192; Maui: 17881; Lanai: 286; Molokai: 607; Kauai: 6017; Hawaii island: 16856; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 4192; and cases pending, 0. 1117 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, - 5408 individuals required hospitalization, and there have been 44914 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  75.1%  as of January 14, 2022.
• Yesterday, January 13th, a total of 25,187 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 17,478 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 1,983 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 8167 arrivals on Oahu, 5080 arrivals on Maui, 2283 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1948 arrivals on Kauai.

Updates for Thursday - January 13, 2022

• Today, January 13th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 3,392 new positive cases . There are 162 new cases on Hawaii Island, 201 on Kauai, 2443 on Oahu, 522 on Maui, 7 on Lanai, 16 on Molokai, and 41 out of state for a cumulative total of 156932 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 111628; Maui: 17559; Lanai: 286; Molokai: 593; Kauai: 5986; Hawaii island: 16759; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 4121; and cases pending, 0. 1114 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, - 5387 individuals required hospitalization, and there have been 45116 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  75.1%  as of January 13, 2022.
• Yesterday, January 12th, a total of 22,875 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 15,134 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 2,537 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 7131 arrivals on Oahu, 4637 arrivals on Maui, 1815 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1551 arrivals on Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: The summit eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, continued over the past 24 hrs. All recent lava activity has been confined to the crater, and there are no indications of activity migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Updates for Wednesday - January 12, 2022

• Today, January 12th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 3,512 new positive cases . There are 290 new cases on Hawaii Island, 158 on Kauai, 2612 on Oahu, 373 on Maui, 8 on Lanai, 19 on Molokai, and 52 out of state for a cumulative total of 153540 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 109185; Maui: 17037; Lanai: 279; Molokai: 577; Kauai: 5785; Hawaii island: 16597; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 4080; and cases pending, 0. 1110 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, - 5384 individuals required hospitalization, and there have been 45328 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  75%  as of January 12, 2022.
• Yesterday, January 11th, a total of 19,939 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 11,380 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 3,533 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 5470 arrivals on Oahu, 3021 arrivals on Maui, 1713 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1176 arrivals on Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: The summit eruption of Kīlauea volcano, within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, resumed at approximately 6:40 p.m. yesterday, January 11, following a short pause. All lava activity is confined to the crater, and there are no indications of activity migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Updates for Tuesday - January 11, 2022

• Today, January 11th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 2,929 new positive cases . There are 208 new cases on Hawaii Island, 180 on Kauai, 1999 on Oahu, 496 on Maui, 7 on Lanai, 21 on Molokai, and 18 out of state for a cumulative total of 150028 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 106573; Maui: 16664; Lanai: 271; Molokai: 558; Kauai: 5627; Hawaii island: 16307; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 4028; and cases pending, 0. 1105 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, - 5376 individuals required hospitalization, and there have been 43722 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  74.9%  as of January 11, 2022.
• Yesterday, January 10th, a total of 20,841 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 11,862 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 4,039 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 5560 arrivals on Oahu, 3440 arrivals on Maui, 1504 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1358 arrivals on Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: The summit eruption of Kīlauea volcano, within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, has entered into another paused. All recent lava activity has been confined to the crater, and there are no indications of activity migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Updates for Monday - January 10, 2022

• Today, January 10th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 3,875 new positive cases . There are 348 new cases on Hawaii Island, 134 on Kauai, 2761 on Oahu, 564 on Maui, 9 on Lanai, 11 on Molokai, and 48 out of state for a cumulative total of 147099 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 104574; Maui: 16168; Lanai: 264; Molokai: 537; Kauai: 5447; Hawaii island: 16099; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 4010; and cases pending, 0. 1105 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, - 5376 individuals required hospitalization, and there have been 41725 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  74.8%  as of January 10, 2022.
• Yesterday, January 9th, a total of 24,971 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 13,191 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 4,811 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 5832 arrivals on Oahu, 3912 arrivals on Maui, 1859 arrivals on the Big Island, and 1588 arrivals on Kauai.
• Big Island Eruption Summary: The summit eruption of Kīlauea volcano, within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, has continued over the past 24 hours. All recent lava activity has been confined to the crater, and there are no indications of activity migrating elsewhere on Kīlauea.

Updates for Sunday - January 9, 2022

• Today, January 9th, the Hawaii Department of Health reported 4,578 new positive cases . There are 364 new cases on Hawaii Island, 226 on Kauai, 3212 on Oahu, 679 on Maui, 8 on Lanai, 20 on Molokai, and 69 out of state for a cumulative total of 143224 cases statewide. Total cases per island: Oahu: 101813; Maui: 15604; Lanai: 255; Molokai: 526; Kauai: 5313; Hawaii island: 15751; Hawaii residents outside of the state, 3962; and cases pending, 0. 1105 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported in Hawaii. In total, - 5370 individuals required hospitalization, and there have been 39071 total active cases in the last 14 days.
• Hawaii's statewide vaccination rate is currently:  74.7%  as of January 9, 2022.
• Yesterday, January 8th, a total of 26,729 people arrived in Hawaii from out of state. A total of 17,513 people indicated they came to Hawaii for vacation or leisure travel. There were also 3,708 returning residents. The remainder of the arrivals were a mix of military, airline crew, essential workers, arrivals for other official business, etc. In terms of Vacation/Leisure travel, there were 6889 arrivals on Oahu, 5711 arrivals on Maui, 2677 arrivals on the Big Island, and 2236 arrivals on Kauai. In total, since Hawaii's reopening on October 15, 2020, there have been 5935144 visitor arrivals for vacation; including 2597488 travelers to Oahu, 1979827 travelers to Maui, 811784 travelers to Hawaii's Big Island, and 546069 travelers to Kauai.

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Editor’s Note: Coronavirus cases remain in flux. Health officials advise delaying travel if you’re not fully vaccinated and caught up on boosters. This article was last updated on September 22.

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

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lifted its requirement for travelers to test negative for Covid-19 before entering the United States.

Hawaii’s entry policy for international travelers aligns with the federal rules for air travelers that went effect on November 8, 2021, requiring noncitizen or nonlegal permanent resident international arrivals 18 and older to be fully vaccinated .

Arriving US citizens and legal permanent residents are not required to be fully vaccinated.

While the CDC still recommends everyone 2 and older wear a well-fitting mask on public transportation, masks are no longer required on airplanes, trains and other means of public transit.

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Spectacular surfing, sandy beaches, traditional Pacific culture and rugged volcanoes await Hawaii visitors. Hawaii’s geographical position and proud history make it unlike anywhere else in the United States.

Fully vaccinated travelers are now allowed entry into the United States, including Hawaii.

As of November 8, unvaccinated travelers from abroad are no longer allowed, with very limited exceptions. Among those exceptions are unvaccinated children who are 17 and younger .

Americans are still allowed to travel to Hawaii, regardless of vaccination status.

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Hawaii dropped its statewide mask mandate for indoor settings in late March. The mandate came to an end the same day as Hawaii’s Safe Travels program expired.

All restrictions on intercounty travel have been lifted, meaning no pre-travel testing or quarantining is needed for travel between the Hawaiian islands.

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Statewide limits on social gatherings, restaurants, bars, gyms and other social establishments were lifted in December. All county-imposed restrictions have been lifted.

On the island of Oahu, the Safe Access O’ahu program , which required proof of vaccination or a negative test to enter businesses such as restaurants, bars and gyms, ended March 5.

Maui County updated its rules on February 21 , lifting vaccination or testing requirements for indoor public spaces.

Hawaii also has a statewide Malama Hawaii initiative that encourages visitors to give back to the destination.

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Election Updates: Biden’s team brushes off the latest bad poll for him.

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J. David Goodman

In a speech tonight lasting more than 30 minutes, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised to fire government officials who publicly lied, stop U.S. involvement in foreign wars, end chronic diseases and increase transparency by putting federal spending on the blockchain. And he pledged to unite warring partisan factions. “You don’t hear that we’re all part of a giant family,” he said. Afterward, he took selfies with a long line of fans.

At a campaign rally in Austin, Texas, tonight, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. crystallizes his pitch: Voters already know what they will get with a vote for President Biden or former President Donald J. Trump. “If Nicole and I get into office, everything is going to change,” he says to big applause, referring to his running mate, Nicole Shanahan. “And don’t you want everything to change?”

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., appearing tonight in Austin, Texas, says he turned in just under 250,000 signatures to the state, more than double the threshold to get on the ballot there. “If you can get on in Texas, we can get on anywhere,” he said. New York is the next, he added, saying that the campaign was on track to get on the ballot there.

I’m in Austin, Texas, where hundreds of supporters of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — bitcoin enthusiasts, former Trump voters and at least one self-described “extreme liberal” — have gathered to celebrate with the candidate, who says he turned in enough signatures today to get on the ballot in Texas.

Maggie Astor

One Nation, a conservative super PAC, announced $70 million in new ad spending in Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, where Republicans are trying to flip Senate seats — bringing its total from April through Labor Day to $88 million when combined with previously announced spending in Montana. The first ads in the new series will start running later this month and will focus on border security and inflation.

Katie Rogers

I spent the day interviewing pollsters, including Molly Murphy, who works on the Biden campaign, about the poll’s finding that voters want major change . “This campaign is not arguing for the status quo,” she said, and she added that “the problems and the struggles that people are facing were not caused by this president.”

One interesting data point from our new poll is that a large swath of voters say that major changes need to happen to America's political and economic system — a sentiment that poses a challenge to President Biden, who has staked his candidacy on a return to normal. Voters frustrated with his handling of Gaza and the economy may not want his version of it .

Chris Cameron

Vice President Kamala Harris drew applause and cheers after using an expletive as she talked about her personal experience with breaking barriers at a summit in Washington today. “Sometimes people will open the door for you and leave it open. Sometimes they won’t and then you need to kick that," door down, she said, inserting the expletive.

Kellen Browning

Cash is flowing into Arizona’s Senate race. On the heels of a $19 million fall advertising reservation from Ruben Gallego, the Democratic candidate, a $10 million purchase is coming from the primary’s leading Republican, Kari Lake. She is up with a new television ad, partly funded by the National Republican Senatorial Committee, attacking Gallego on immigration.

Rebecca Davis O’Brien

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential campaign says he will be on the ballot in Texas this November, having filed more than 245,000 signatures — double the required number — with the state on Monday, the deadline for independent petitions. State officials still have to approve his application. Kennedy is already all but certain to be on the ballot in Michigan, Hawaii, California, Delaware, Utah and Oklahoma.

American Bridge 21st Century, a major Democratic super PAC, will spend $25 million on ads in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, as part of a planned $140 million campaign. The first ads are focused on abortion. One has an OB-GYN who learned that her fetus had a fatal condition, and another features a father who describes Trump’s boasting about overturning Roe v. Wade as “a slap in the face.”

Jonathan Weisman

One note of caution on polling: The numbers look definitive, but voters are not necessarily so set. Victor Khai Nguyen, a 32-year-old Arizona's Maricopa County, is down as a split-ticket voter for Trump and Ruben Gallego, the Democratic Senate candidate. “Essentially that was based on what they asked me,” he said. Pressed more, he said he views Biden more favorably than Trump, but he probably won’t vote at all.

Black men may be the most interesting demographic of the 2024 campaign. Jabari Tiffith, a FedEx worker in Las Vegas, said he “would absolutely vote for Jill Stein,” the left-wing candidate, if she makes the ballot in Nevada. Otherwise, he said, he’ll vote for Trump. The one thing that might sway him to Biden? “Reparations. If there was some serious talk about that, I could vote for Biden," he said.

Adam Nagourney

I am usually wary of horserace polls this far out: Trump is on trial, the conventions are coming, and there are million of dollars in advertising to be spent. But something the Biden campaign, for all its outward confidence, must be thinking about today: Voters know Biden and Trump, and at a certain point, these kind of impressions and opinions, when they are so consistent, become self-enforcing. They get baked in.

Ruth Igielnik

Voters who backed Biden in 2020 but are planning to vote for Trump this time around are the crucial group in the swing states we polled . The economy and inflation are driving their voting decisions more than anything else. Second to that, about 10 percent of these swing voters say foreign policy and getting the U.S. into more wars is driving their vote, and 10 percent say immigration.

Nicholas Nehamas

Biden has dismissed polling at this stage of the race, saying voters aren’t paying attention yet. “This far out, the polls don’t mean a lot,” he said recently, before the bad news from our latest polling , and he added that voters don’t tune in until “they get closer to September.” Still, his campaign has spent tens of millions on ads in battleground states since last fall, to little apparent effect so far.

Both the Trump and Biden campaigns have worried about how Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign will affect them, and in our latest polling , Kennedy won an average of 10 percent of the vote across six states and drew roughly equally from Biden and Trump’s base. That was reflected at a Kennedy event in Houston on Saturday, where I met both Democrats and Republicans who said they were disappointed in their party’s candidates.

While Biden is down in five of the six battleground states we polled, Democrats are ahead in Senate races in Wisconsin, Arizona, Nevada and Pennsylvania. This also helps reveal Trump’s striking strength among Hispanic voters: Republican Senate candidates are winning only 29 percent of Hispanic voters, while Trump is getting 42 percent of the group.

Contrary to the old adage: It’s not necessarily the economy, stupid. I talked to a union construction worker in Wisconsin who works on the Microsoft A.I. job site that President Biden touted last week as a promise kept, and compared it to Trump’s broken promises. But the worker, Chris Myers, doesn’t credit Biden and is firmly for Trump. He will also vote for Senator Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat.

Entering his trial in Manhattan on Monday , former President Donald J. Trump stopped to boast to reporters about the New York Times/Siena College poll results , brandishing a sheaf of papers and saying he is “leading everywhere by a lot.”

Shane Goldmacher

Despite President Biden spending millions of dollars on advertising, his contest with former President Donald J. Trump looks much like it did last fall, our new poll shows . Biden’s strongest state in the survey was Wisconsin, similar to last fall. His weakest is a bit of a surprise, as it’s a state Trump has never won before: Nevada. That is the only state where Trump reaches 50 percent in a two-person race.

Most swing state voters are not paying much attention to Trump's trial, according to our polls , and it seems to not have affected his standing in these battleground states. They trust Trump more on the economy and to handle the conflict in Israel and Gaza, while more voters trust Biden on abortion. But far more swing state voters say the economy is the main issue motivating their vote, rather than abortion.

Our new polling finds former President Donald J. Trump up in five of the six crucial battleground states: Nevada, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Georgia, while President Biden is up in Wisconsin. Most voters in these states said they want to see the political and economic system upended, or at least have some minor changes, and they think for better or worse, Trump is more likely to bring about change than Biden.

Reid J. Epstein

Reporting from Washington

Biden’s team brushes off the latest bad poll for him.

President Biden’s campaign on Monday brushed off the findings of new polls from The New York Times, Siena College and The Philadelphia Inquirer that found him trailing in five of the presidential battleground states, dismissing their significance and arguing that the president still has six months left before Election Day to persuade voters to support him.

“Drawing broad conclusions about the race based on results from one poll is a mistake,” said Geoff Garin, one of the Biden campaign’s pollsters. “The reality is that many voters are not paying close attention to the election and have not started making up their minds — a dynamic also reflected in today’s poll. These voters will decide this election and only the Biden campaign is doing the work to win them over.”

Mr. Garin’s comments, which the campaign distributed to reporters on Monday morning, came as part of the Biden campaign’s regular playbook for responding to bad polls.

On Monday, Biden aides dismissed the polling industry as inherently broken, arguing about the metrics and reminding supporters of other polls that show Mr. Biden in a better position. The campaign’s aides and allies sought to emphasize how many months remain before Election Day and highlighted the structural and financial advantages the Biden campaign has built while former President Donald J. Trump is tied up in court.

Working the spin on polling is an ever-present effort for Mr. Biden and his campaign.

In the weekend before the latest poll was released, Mr. Biden traveled to the West Coast. Speaking to donors in San Francisco and the Seattle area, he made the case that they should ignore the polling — especially if it looks bad for him.

“People are engaged, no matter what the polling data says,” Mr. Biden said Friday in Seattle. “It’s awful hard to judge the polls these days because they’re so difficult to take.”

The president’s comments suggest he is a close reader of other public polling that mirrors the findings from The Times and Siena College, which found a sizable gap between registered and likely voters.

“We run strongest among likely voters in the polling data,” he told supporters at a campaign fund-raiser on Saturday in Medina, Wash., an upscale suburb of Seattle. “That’s a good sign. And while the national polls basically have us registered voters up by four, likely voters we’re up by more.”

And then there’s Mr. Biden’s campaign, which has opened 150 offices with more than 500 staff members across the battleground states. Those employees, along with what is expected to be a $2 billion advertising campaign by the end of this cycle, are aiming to turn the November election into a referendum not on Mr. Biden, but on his predecessor, by reminding voters about Mr. Trump’s record on abortion and democracy.

Part of Mr. Biden’s problem, his aides and advisers have said for nearly a year, is that too many voters have forgotten the most alarming parts of the Trump years. Mr. Biden’s campaign aides — and the president himself — have gone to great lengths to try to highlight Mr. Trump’s part in limiting abortion rights and his public statements about democracy and health care.

“Trump is trying to make the country forget how dark and unsettling things were when he was president,” Mr. Biden said at the Seattle fund-raiser. “But we’re never going to forget.”

Gallego places $19 million ad buy in Arizona, most of any Senate candidate so far.

Representative Ruben Gallego, running unopposed in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Arizona, placed a reservation on Monday for $19 million in television advertisements for the general election this fall, according to his campaign — the largest any Senate candidate in the country has made so far.

Come fall, Mr. Gallego is likely to be locked in a tight race with Kari Lake, the Republican and ally of Donald J. Trump. They are set to be competing for the seat now held by Senator Kyrsten Sinema, the Democrat turned independent who decided not to run for re-election. Ms. Lake faces a Republican challenger but is expected to easily prevail in the Republican primary on July 30.

The contest is rated a “tossup” by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, but Ms. Lake may enter it as an underdog if she and her allied groups are unable to keep up on the airwaves with Mr. Gallego, who is raising and spending money at a torrid pace. Mr. Gallego’s $19 million reservation is expected to go toward ads that will run in the Phoenix and Tucson markets, beginning on June 18, though it does not commit the campaign to following through with the purchase.

The reservation is greater than those placed so far by incumbent Democrats facing re-election battles; Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio has reserved $14.3 million; Senator Jacky Rosen of Nevada has reserved $13.9 million; and Senator Jon Tester of Montana has reserved $8.9 million, according to the media-tracking firm AdImpact.

Ms. Lake, who made bogus claims of election fraud a key aspect of her failed bid for governor in 2022, has worked to broaden her base of support this year in her second statewide run by courting establishment Republicans. She has earned the endorsement of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which is the Senate Republicans’ campaign arm and which is backing a new television ad debuting on Tuesday , and she has raised campaign money alongside top Senate Republicans.

But she has struggled to moderate her tone, and some national Republicans have indicated that, before deciding whether to invest heavily on trying to capture Arizona, they are prioritizing what they see as more winnable Senate races as they work to take back control of the chamber.

Mr. Gallego, meanwhile, can count on $23 million reserved for advertising by the Senate Majority PAC, a Democratic group, and he has out-raised and outspent Ms. Lake so far in the race. A member of Congress who represents a district in Phoenix, Mr. Gallego has long described himself as a progressive but has shed that label as he courts a broader statewide electorate. His ability to flood the airwaves with positive advertisements could help him ensure that most voters’ first impression of him is as a pragmatic lawmaker and former Marine.

Michael C. Bender

Choice for Maryland Democrats comes down to star power versus experience.

Harry Dunn, a former Capitol Police officer who was on duty during the Jan. 6 riots and is running for elected office for the first time, has become one of the nation’s top political fund-raisers by leveraging the power of his emotional testimony delivered during televised congressional hearings about the attack.

His $4.6 million war chest is larger than any other House candidate in Maryland — and more than all but three non-incumbent Democratic House candidates across the country, according to campaign finance records.

But those contributions and his “save democracy” battle cry face a stiff test from a crowded field of fellow Democrats squaring off Tuesday in a closely watched Maryland House primary that will signal where concerns about Jan. 6 and its aftermath stand among a list of issues for voters on the left.

Mr. Dunn’s main competition is Sarah Elfreth, a state senator who has raised $1.5 million for her campaign and received $4.4 million more in help from outside groups, campaign finance reports show.

Nearly all of that spending has come from United Democracy Project, a super PAC affiliated with the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee. Mr. Dunn has also pledged to support the Jewish state.

Both Ms. Elfreth and Mr. Dunn have vowed to make campaign finance reform a top priority in Congress. Mr. Dunn has sworn off help from outside groups as part of his pro-democracy platform.

He said the outside money spent in the race was ironic considering that the candidates are running to replace Representative John Sarbanes, a retiring Democratic lawmaker who worked to limit the influence of money in campaigns during his nine terms in office.

“It kind of sucks,” Mr. Dunn said. “I wanted to make it one of my objectives in Congress to get big money and corporations out of influencing elections. And now I’m facing it. I know that’s how the system works, but that’s not how it should be.”

Still, much of the money he has raised is largely related to the national platform he gained after receiving attention as one of four officers who testified at the first public hearing of the House committee investigating the attack aimed at disrupting the certification of the 2020 presidential election.

Mr. Dunn’s testimony detailed how his fellow officers were bloodied in the incursion and how rioters used racist slurs against him. He quickly became a fixture on cable news and, in 2023, received the Presidential Citizens Medal from President Biden for his role in protecting the Capitol.

He has described himself as the candidate best equipped to combat former President Donald J. Trump’s conservative movement, a message that has resonated with liberal donors across the country.

Ms. Elfreth has leaned into her political résumé as a contrast. She was the youngest woman ever elected to the Maryland Senate when she won her seat in 2018. Since then, she has passed 84 bills with bipartisan support, according to her campaign.

Like Mr. Dunn, Ms. Elfreth said she would make campaign finance reform a priority in Congress.

“I plan to do my damndest to get money out of politics, but in the meantime, this is the system we have,” she said.

Maryland’s Third Congressional District includes Annapolis, the state capital, and Howard County, a rapidly growing area with exurbs, including Columbia and Ellicott City, in the orbit of both Baltimore and Washington, D.C.

The primary winner will immediately become the odds-on favorite to capture the heavily Democratic district in a general election against the Republican nominee, which will also be decided on Tuesday.

Other Maryland Democrats in the primary include Clarence Lam, a state senator from Howard County and a physician on the faculty of Johns Hopkins University, who has raised $736,100; Juan Dominguez, an Army veteran and son of Cuban immigrants, who has collected $377,000; and Michael Coburn, a criminal defense lawyer who has raised $230,000.

No other candidate has collected more than $200,000, campaign finance records show.

The Maryland contest is one of three primaries in Mid-Atlantic House districts that include candidates from the “save democracy” movement.

In Pennsylvania last month, a broader campaign on women’s rights, abortion access and inflation proved more valuable than a narrow focus on defending democracy when Janelle Stelson, a former news broadcaster, easily defeated Mike O’Brien, a retired Marine Corps officer who made preservation of democracy central to his candidacy.

In Virginia next month, Yevgeny Vindman, who goes by Eugene, is running for a House seat by highlighting the key role played by his twin brother, Alexander, in spotlighting Mr. Trump’s effort to strong-arm Ukraine into digging up dirt on Mr. Biden. Mr. Vindman is seeking to replace Representative Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat who is running for governor.

Reporting from Houston

Nicole Shanahan ventures onto the stump for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

She quoted Carl Jung as she opened her meandering speech, cited what she called the “ruthless” American psyche, alluded to her friendship with the director of the “Black Panther” movies and talked about how Americans needed to remember their ancestors.

Nicole Shanahan, the Silicon Valley millionaire chosen by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his running mate, had previously said that she would spend little time on the campaign trail, leaving stump speeches mainly to Mr. Kennedy.

But in her first outing on the hustings, in Houston on Saturday about a month and a half after she joined Mr. Kennedy on his independent presidential ticket, Ms. Shanahan signaled that she was a fitting match for him, speaking about the electorate as if it were the victim of a vast Covid-related conspiracy and defying easy categorization along partisan lines.

“I often said Covid was the truth serum,” she said of the pandemic. “Because it showed us things that people have been trying to hide from us for a really long time.” She added, with an expletive at the end for emphasis: “We can’t unfeel it — that raging sense of being controlled and captured and manipulated and herded. We’re not going to stand that anymore.”

Pausing frequently and checking a printed copy of her remarks that she held in one hand, Ms. Shanahan spoke of restorative justice and of her backing of a progressive district attorney in California, but also warned of the specter of communism in the American education system and assailed President Biden’s support for Ukraine in defending itself against Russia.

When a National Guardsman asked how she would help restore faith, as he put it, between the military and the government, Ms. Shanahan said that she was appalled by Mr. Biden’s foreign policy, warning that he was putting U.S. troops “at risk of getting into a third world war.”

“We have sent hundreds of billions of dollars to a former actor to lead a military position — a proxy war — on behalf of this country against Russia,” Ms. Shanahan said of military aid to Ukraine and of the country’s wartime president, Volodymyr Zelensky.

Ms. Shanahan also supported stringent border restrictions pushed by House Republicans, endorsed an ultraconservative congressman the day after he moved with other hard-right Republicans to oust the House speaker last week and, adopting the language of those conservatives, criticized what she called “ the uniparty in Congress .”

Praising Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Shanahan described his campaign as fulfilling his family’s legacy, though many Kennedy family members say that his campaign is sullying the memories of his uncle, John F. Kennedy, and father, Robert F. Kennedy, by risking throwing the election to former President Donald J. Trump.

“Bobby Kennedy is finishing the story of what was robbed from his father and his uncle,” Ms. Shanahan said at a cocktail lounge in midtown Houston. “His father and uncle were murdered for taking a stand. They were both shot in the head. They were silenced.”

Ms. Shanahan, 38, a political neophyte, was brought on as Mr. Kennedy’s running mate after buoying his campaign with millions of dollars in donations.

Until now she was absent from the campaign trail , leaving Mr. Kennedy to stump on his own. She began a campaign podcast earlier this month, and has suggested that she would “give the occasional stump speech, but my primary focus over the next six months is to be with the people.” The campaign then announced last week that Ms. Shanahan would attend two campaign events in quick succession: Saturday’s event in Houston and a rally on Monday with Mr. Kennedy in Austin, Texas.

Those listening as she spoke in Houston included at least some Republicans who have cooled on Mr. Trump.

“I really want to love Trump, but his ego is just out of control,” said Denise Chranowski, 55, who voted for his re-election in 2020. She added later in a text message: “Nicole is articulate, intelligent, pensive and a breath of fresh air. She is not a politician and I am fine with that.”

Michael Gold

Trump, bashing migrants, likens them to Hannibal Lecter, movie cannibal.

In an extended riff at his rally on Saturday in New Jersey, former President Donald J. Trump returned to a reference that has become a staple of his stump speech, comparing migrants to Hannibal Lecter, the fictional serial killer and cannibal from “The Silence of the Lambs,” as he aims to stoke anger and fear over migration in advance of the election.

“Has anyone ever seen ‘The Silence of the Lambs’? The late, great Hannibal Lecter. He’s a wonderful man,” Mr. Trump said in Wildwood, N.J. “He often times would have a friend for dinner. Remember the last scene? ‘Excuse me, I’m about to have a friend for dinner,’ as this poor doctor walked by. ‘I’m about to have a friend for dinner.’ But Hannibal Lecter. Congratulations. The late, great Hannibal Lecter.”

He continued: “We have people that have been released into our country that we don’t want in our country, and they’re coming in totally unchecked, totally unvetted. And we can’t let this happen. They’re destroying our country, and we’re sitting back and we better damn well win this election, because if we don’t, our country is going to be doomed. It’s going to be doomed.”

Mr. Trump, beginning with his announcement for the presidency in 2015, has frequently claimed that those crossing the border are violent criminals or mentally ill people who have been sent to the United States by other countries. There is no evidence to back his assertion, and border authorities have said that most migrants who cross the border are vulnerable families fleeing poverty and violence.

But that has not kept Mr. Trump from saying that migrants come from “mental institutions” or “insane asylums,” and comparing them to the fictional psychopath.

Mr. Trump, who often veers into asides during his stump speech, then returned immediately to decrying the migrant crisis and criticizing the Biden administration’s handling of it.

Throughout his campaign this year, Mr. Trump has frequently brought up Hannibal Lecter, once calling him “legendary” and another time referring to him as a nice fellow. In Wildwood, he spoke on the 1991 movie longer than he generally does.

Hannibal Lecter, a fictional psychopath who paired human organs with fava beans and an Italian red, was played memorably by Anthony Hopkins, winning an Oscar for his performance.

It is not clear what Mr. Trump meant by “late, great,” given that neither the character — nor the actor who played the role — have died, in person, film or the books the character originated from.

“The Silence of the Lambs” is one of several references that Mr. Trump frequently invokes during his rallies.

Another favorite is the gangster Al Capone, to whom Mr. Trump often compares himself.

“I’ve been indicted more than the great Alphonse Capone. Scarface,” Mr. Trump said incredulously on Saturday. “Al Capone was so mean that if you went to dinner with him and he didn’t like you, you’d be dead the next morning. And I got indicted more than him.”

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