COVID-19 Testing

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COVID-19 Testing on Kauai

 

If You Are Sick

 If you’re sick with symptoms of COVID-19 or have been identified as a close contact of a positive case, please isolate yourself immediately and get tested using a home test or by calling your doctor. 

Free test kits from the federal government can be ordered through http://covidtest.gov and delivered by mail .

Kauai District Health Officer Dr. Janet Berreman: "Home test kits are a convenient way to reduce the risk of spreading COVID to others. If you have symptoms of COVID, use a home test immediately; if your self-test is negative remain in isolation and repeat the test on to two days later. If you've been exposed to someone with COVID, use the test three to four days after exposure, and test again on the fifth day. You van also use them before planning to gather indoors with others, especially people who are unvaccinated, older, or immunocompromised."

If you think you may be a candidate for COVID treatment or COVID preventive  medication, talk to your healthcare provider. These medications require a prescription.

 For more information on isolation and quarantine, visit: https://hawaiicovid19.com/testing-isolation-quarantine/

 

Free walk-in same day PCR testing

Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall:

UPDATE April 2022: Free rapid PCR testing is still available Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the War Memorial Convention Hall at 4191 Hardy Street in Lihue. Closed weekends and holidays.  Results are provided within six hours. You do not need to arrive early or wait in line. If there is a wait, you will receive a ticket with a time to return later that day.

 The County of Kauai, in partnership with the Kauai District Health Office, is providing free rapid PCR COVID-19 testing for anyone without symptoms. Free testing is available Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the War Memorial Convention Hall at 4191 Hardy Street in Lihue. Closed weekends and holidays. Results are provided within six hours. You do not need to arrive early or wait in line. If there is a wait, you will receive a ticket with a time to return later that day. Open to everyone on Kauai; out of state and international IDs are accepted. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. 

Open to everyone on Kauai; out of state and international IDs are accepted. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. The free testing is provided by the County of Kauai in partnership with the Kauai District Health Office.

Mobile Testing Van

UPDATE April 2022: The County of Kauai and Kauai District Health Office mobile testing van is still available  at a different community each day. The van will be open for free rapid PCR COVID-19 testing from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Results are provided within six hours. 

You do not need to line up early anymore as the van has not reached capacity in recent weeks. 

  • Wednesdays: Kekaha Neighborhood Center parking lot
  • Thursdays: Kīlauea Neighborhood Center parking lot 
  • Fridays: Kalāheo Neighborhood Center parking lot 
  • Saturdays: Hanalei Neighborhood Center parking lot 
  • Sundays: Kapa‘a Bryan J. Baptiste Sports Complex

Open to everyone on Kauai; out of state and international IDs are accepted.

Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

 Free Drive-up testing:

 Lihue Pharmacy Group -- Lihue Pharmacy Community Testing is CLOSED as of 04/16/2022. 

 


Clinic, and pharmacy testing sites

Kaiser Permanente Lihue Clinic

Free PCR testing for Kaiser members. Results in approximately 24 hours.

Kaiser membership required.

Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. No appointment required, patients park at drive-up swab station at back of clinic and call hotline posted in parking lot.

Longs Kapaa, 645 Aleka Loop

Drive-up testing seven days a week by appointment only. Tests are sent to the mainland and result may be delayed. To make appointment, visit https://www.cvs.com/minuteclinic/covid-19-testing.

 Make an appointment: https://www.cvs.com/minuteclinic/covid-19-testing

 

Clinical Labs of Hawaii

Clinical Labs of Hawaii is offering COVID-19 screenings by appointment only at two locations:

Kukui Grove Executive Center in Lihue, 4370 Kukui Grove St. Suite 108 (near movie theatre)

Kauai Medical Clinic, Kapaa Shopping Center, 4-831 Kuhio Highway, Suite 332

Appointments available via the Clinical Labs website at http://ClinicalLabs.com/COVID

 

When arriving at one of these screening locations, be prepared to provide a physician’s order, photo ID and phone number.

 Paid testing sites:

Poipu Mobile MD Clinic 

1941 Poipu Road, Koloa, HI 96756 They are available for appointments Monday-Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Closed Sundays. For more information, visit: https://poipumd.com or call (808) 652-7021.

LoZo Labs

4366 Kukui Grove Street, #202 Lihue. For more information, visit: https://www.lozolabs.com/ or call (808) 977-2700.

For more information on Kauai’s COVID-19 emergency orders and current case rates, please visit:

 https://www.kauai.gov/COVID-19.

For a list of vaccine clinic locations, please visit http://www.kauai.gov/vaccine