Effective 7/8, visitors and residents traveling from out-of-state to Kauai are subject to a 5-day quarantine, unless granted an exception through the State of Hawaii Safe Travels program. Exceptions to the 5-day quarantine may be obtained with a negative pre-travel test, or a vaccine record.
Transpacific travelers who have recently recovered from COVID-19 may also be eligible to be exempt from the travel quarantine. More information can be found at: http://ag.hawaii.gov/travelexemption.
Effective 6/15, travelers arriving on Kauai from Oahu, Maui County, or the Big Island of Hawaii are not subject to quarantine.
Transpacific Travel – Safe Travels Vaccine Passport Program
Effective 7/8, travelers who are fully vaccinated and are flying from out-of-state to Kauai can avoid quarantine by taking the following steps:
- Create a Safe Travels account and complete the mandatory State of Hawaii Travel and Health Form at: https://travel.hawaii.gov/
- Upload an image of your CDC vaccination card or VAMS Vaccination Certificate to your Safe Travels account prior to departure with hard copy (an original is highly recommended) in hand when arriving on Kauai.
Travelers are considered fully vaccinated on the 15th day after their second dose in a 2-dose series, like the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or on the 15th day after a single-dose vaccine, like Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine.
If you need a replacement vaccination card, please click here. (Only for individuals vaccinated in the State of Hawaii)
Transpacific Travel – Safe Travels Program with a Negative Pre-Travel Test
Travelers from out-of-state who do not have a vaccine record are able to avoid quarantine by first obtaining a negative pre-travel test. For those travelers arriving WITHOUT a negative result from an accepted COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT) taken within 72 hours before departure of the final leg of their trip to Hawaii, a 5-day mandatory quarantine will be required. Transpacific travelers will not be able to obtain an accepted COVID-19 test upon arrival at any Hawaii airport.
To qualify, transpacific travelers must do the following:
- Create a Safe Travels account and complete the mandatory State of Hawaii Travel and Health Form at: https://travel.hawaii.gov/
- Take a pre-travel test from one of the State of Hawaii’s U.S. Domestic, International, or Airline Trusted Testing and Travel Partners within the 72 hours before departure of the final leg of their trip to Hawaii. A list of transpacific Trusted Testing and Travel Partners can be found at https://hawaiicovid19.com/travel-partners/
For transpacific travel, the state of Hawaii will ONLY accept Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT) from a certified Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA) lab test results from the specific U.S. Domestic, International, or Airline labs on that list. If you arrive with a test from any non-qualifying lab on the list, or a test that is not a NAAT test, you will have to quarantine for 5-days (or the length of your stay whichever is shorter), or participate in the Resort Bubble program, or leave the state.
Travelers arriving from out-of-state MUST have their negative test results BEFORE flying to Hawaii. If you receive your results after traveling to Hawaii, you will have to quarantine for 5-days (or the length of your stay whichever is shorter), or leave the state.
- The negative test result MUST be uploaded onto Safe Travels prior to departure or printed out prior to departure with hard copy in hand when arriving in Hawaii.
- Please consider the duration and considerable expense of possible quarantine before traveling.
Transpacific Travel “Resort Bubbles”
Effective 7/8, the Enhanced Movement Quarantine "Resort Bubble" program has ended.
Transpacific Travel – Quarantine for 10 Days
Transpacific travelers arriving on Kauai without valid proof of a negative COVID-19 test result or a vaccine record will be subject to the State of Hawaii’s strict 5-day mandatory self-quarantine requirement and will need to adhere to the following guidelines:
- Under self-quarantine, you will not be allowed to leave the room at your place of lodging under any circumstances, except for a medical emergency or to depart the state.
- Individuals subject to Hawaii’s 5-day mandatory self-quarantine are NOT allowed to stay in short-term rentals and vacation rentals on Kauai.
- Travelers are not allowed to rent a car for the duration of their self-quarantine.
- Quarantine is enforced by the Kauai Police Department, who conduct unannounced checks at quarantine locations. Violators are subject to arrest and prosecution.
- Travelers who violate the terms of the 5-day mandatory self-quarantine will be prosecuted and may face fines of up to $5,000 and one year in prison.
- If you are in quarantine on another Hawaiian island, you cannot travel to Kauai.
Recently Recovered from COVID-19
Transpacific travelers who have recently recovered from COVID-19 may be eligible to be exempt from the travel quarantine. Travelers will need to apply through the State of Hawaii’s Travel Quarantine Exemption Request and be prepared to provide:
- A copy of a positive Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT) from a Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendments (CLIA) certified laboratory taken no more than 90 days prior to departure date; and
- A signed letter from a medical provider stating that you have no exhibited symptoms and are fully recovered – this letter must be signed at least 10 days after the positive test and no more than 14 days from departure date.