Hawaii To Allow Skipping 14 Day Quarantine With A Negative Pre Travel COVID-19 Test Starting October 15

Hawaii governor David Ige has announced that starting October 15 travelers will be able to skip the mandatory 14 day quarantine period as long as they have a negative pre travel COVID test that is no more than 72 hours old. CVS and Kaiser Permanente have signed on to be part of this pre travel testing program but other partners will be added in the coming weeks as well. If travellers do not get their results before their arrival to Hawaii they will have to remain in quarantine until those results arrive. No tests will be provided at the airport and it’s also unclear if the testing partners are providing any gaurantees that the tests will be completed in time.  Alaska introduced a similar policy in June.