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The pre-travel testing program began Thursday and allows visitors who test negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours of their arrival in the islands to avoid quarantine — a measure that’s been in ...
Anyone traveling to Hawaii must test negative for coronavirus before departing on their trip, or else they’ll have to quarantine for two weeks upon arrival, the state announced Thursday.
Hawaii, with 1.3 million people, has employed strict rules to ward off the coronavirus. The new state requirements are intended as a remedy to ease devastating impacts on Hawaii's tourism economy.
Linear plot of Hawaii COVID-19 infections by county. [2]The COVID-19 pandemic in Hawaii affected all aspects of life in the state, demolishing its economy, closing its schools and straining its healthcare system, even though it experienced far less spread than other US states.
Hawaii has had the strictest entry requirements in the U.S. since reopening to tourists. Those restrictions end on March 26 for domestic travelers.
Tourism in Hawaii went on hiatus. Tourist arrivals in Hawaii down nearly 100% in April 2020 [64] and its 14-day mandatory quarantine kept tourism low. [64] A number of tourists who came to the state but did not follow the quarantine were arrested. [65] In June 2020, Hawaii had still not set a date for reopening to out-of-state tourism. [66]
At the beginning of the pandemic to early June 2020, Democratic-led states had higher case rates than Republican-led states, while in the second half of 2020, Republican-led states saw higher case and death rates than states led by Democrats. As of mid-2021, states with tougher policies generally had fewer COVID cases and deaths {needs update}.
Jun. 25—A major milestone in the fight against COVID-19 in Hawaii is earmarked for July 8 when all counties are expected to ease limits on travel, and indoor and outdoor gatherings, as the ...