#hawaii interisland travel quarantine

Interisland Travelers Can Now Avoid Quarantine Going To, From Big Island

Interisland travelers flying to and from the Big Island can now dodge two weeks in quarantine by following standard protocol announced by Hawai‘i County Tuesday. 

Interisland Travel Won’t Return Any Time Soon

If events unfold according to current plans, trans-Pacific travelers will return to the Hawaiian Islands with quarantine exemptions before the interisland quarantine is lifted.

Tourism Return Delayed Again, as O‘ahu Reinstates Restrictions

Mayor Kirk Caldwell said beginning at midnight Wednesday, Aug. 19, no social gatherings of more than five people will be allowed indoors or outdoors anywhere in Honolulu County. Neighbor islands are not subject to the rule.

Interisland Travel Quarantine Back in Effect Tuesday

All travelers arriving to the Big Island, Kaua’i, or Maui are subject to the state’s mandatory interisland quarantine beginning Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020.

Hawai‘i Officials Push Enhanced Enforcement Over Interisland Quarantine, Lockdown

Gov. David Ige made it clear he’s not ready to cede free-flowing interisland travel just yet, which rebooted on June 16 after a widespread lockdown brought the spread of coronavirus to a near halt across the islands.

Kim Says No Changes Coming to Big Island, as State Discusses Return to Interisland Quarantine and Lockdown

Hawai‘i counted 207 new cases of COVID-19 Monday, shattering the statewide record for daily coronavirus figures, but it won’t change day-to-day life on the Big Island.

Big Island Stands Pat as State Mulls Re-Implementing Coronavirus Restrictions

The Big Island remains relatively unscathed by the recent surge, which has seen more cases of coronavirus hit Hawai‘i in July (958) than in the entirety of the pandemic before that (900). 

Interisland Travel And Health Form Now Available Online

The form may not be completed or submitted outside of the 24-hour time frame.

State Seeking Contact Tracers as COVID-19 Cases Climb

Ideal candidates have clinical healthcare backgrounds and a minimum education consisting of an undergraduate degree.

Hawai‘i to Institute Facial Recognition at Airports

Hawai‘i will lift the interisland travel quarantine on June 16, but the airport experience will be notably different for passengers. 

Ige Extends Out-of-State Travel Quarantine

Also with the signing of his 9th Emergency Proclamation Wednesday, Ige cemented the lifting of Hawai‘i’s interisland travel quarantine on June 16 and extended the state’s moratorium on evictions for renters through the end of July.

Ige Says Interisland Quarantine to End ‘Soon’

The governor provided no timeline for any actions.

Plans to Lift Interisland Travel Quarantine Underway

Interisland travel is the next monumental item on the state’s coronavirus to-do list.

Ige Extends State, Inter-Island Travel Quarantines

Travel quarantines will remain in place through at least the end of next month.