{"id":121450,"date":"2020-06-25T10:08:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T20:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=121450"},"modified":"2020-06-25T10:50:10","modified_gmt":"2020-06-25T20:50:10","slug":"covid-19-pre-travel-testing-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/06\/25\/covid-19-pre-travel-testing-program\/","title":{"rendered":"State to launch COVID-19 pre-travel testing program for out-of-state travelers August 1"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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Gov.<\/abbr> David Ige issued the following news release regarding COVID-19 pre-travel testing for out-of-state travelers on June 24, 2020.<\/em><\/p>\n

Gov.<\/abbr> David Ige announced today all travelers arriving in Hawaiʻi<\/span> from out-of-state will be required to get a valid COVID-19 test prior to their arrival, and to show proof of a negative test result, to avoid the 14-day quarantine. The pre-travel testing program begins August 1.<\/p>\n

Out-of-state travelers arriving in Hawaiʻi<\/span> must get a PCR<\/abbr> test prior to arrival from any testing location approved by the Hawaiʻi<\/span> State Department of Health. Evidence of a negative test result must be provided upon arrival in Hawaiʻi<\/span>. Without this, passengers arriving from out-of-state will be subject to the 14-day quarantine. No testing will be provided upon arrival at the airport.<\/p>\n

The health department is still in the process of developing this program but anticipates requiring an FDA<\/abbr>-approved PCR<\/abbr> test from a CLIA<\/abbr> certified laboratory. Travelers will be required to provide printed or emailed pre-test certification as evidence of a negative test result. Travelers will be responsible for the cost of the pre-travel test.<\/p>\n

Temperature checks will continue at airports across the state. Anyone with a temperature higher than 100.4 degrees or who is experiencing other symptoms will be required to undergo a secondary screening at the airport with trained healthcare staff.<\/p>\n

In addition, travelers will be required to fill out the State Travel and Health form.<\/p>\n

“The health of our community remains our primary focus. This multi-layered pre-travel testing and screening process allows travelers an alternative to the 14-day travel quarantine in a way that protects the health and safety of our kamaʻāina<\/span> and visitors,” said Gov.<\/abbr> Ige. “Now is the time to work together to ensure that our local businesses can safely re-open to incoming travelers.”<\/p>\n

“Asking passengers to get a negative COVID-19 test prior to travel is one more tool in our layered screening process that will help keep Hawaiʻi<\/span> safe. As we navigate this pandemic, any way we can minimize risk while bringing some normalcy to our daily lives is the right path forward. I appreciate the incredible work of the partners involved in this process, and special thanks to the people of Hawaiʻi<\/span> who have shown their aloha, patience and resilience throughout this challenging time,” said Lt. Gov.<\/abbr> Josh Green.<\/p>\n

“Lifting the 14-day quarantine for out-of-state travel will require an intensive airport screening process, increased contact tracing and monitoring of cases, and careful tracking of the state\u2019s progress in controlling and containing the coronavirus,” said Bruce Anderson, state Department of Health director. “This is a huge undertaking by the state and a tremendous commitment from public health as we embark on these new and untested initiatives and face many unknowns. It is definitely a new normal and we have much to learn as we lift restrictions and rebuild our economy while safeguarding the health of our people.”<\/p>\n

Read the entire governor’s news release for more.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Gov. David Ige announced all out-of-state travelers arriving in Hawaiʻi<\/span> will be required to get a valid COVID-19 test prior to their arrival, and to show proof of a negative test result, to avoid the 14-day quarantine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[1411,1418,61,62,63,64,65,71,14,9,60,947,59,66],"class_list":["post-121450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-covid-19","tag-covid-19-announcement","tag-hawaii-community-college","tag-honolulu-community-college","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-kauai-community-college","tag-leeward-community-college","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-uh-hilo","tag-uh-manoa","tag-maui-college","tag-uh-system","tag-uh-west-oahu","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t