Kaua'i Rejoins Hawai'i's Safe Travels Pre-Travel Testing Program Starting April 5

Beginning April 5, Trans-Pacific travelers visiting Kaua'i may bypass the state's 10-day travel quarantine by participating in Hawai'i's Safe Travel's Pre-Travel Testing Program. Travelers will no longer have to stay in an Enhanced Movement Quarantine (EMQ) or Resort Bubble property in order to receive a quarantine exemption.

Before visiting Hawai'i's Garden Island, here's what you need to know:

Take a pre-travel test from one of the State of Hawai'i's Trusted Testing and Travel Partners within 72 hours from the final leg of departure from the Continental U.S. to Kaua'i (or first point of arrival to Hawai'i if traveler has a layover on another island).

Tests taken from any other lab will not be accepted. Approved Trusted Testing Partners can be found at: https://hawaiicovid19.com/travel-partners/

Create a Safe Travels account and complete the mandatory State of Hawai'i Travel and Health form: https://travel.hawaii.gov/

Upload your negative test results to your Safe Travels account before traveling to Kaua'i. COVID-19 test results may also be printed and provided by hardcopy. Travelers arriving without uploading or providing a hardcopy of their negative test result will not be accepted and be placed in a mandatory 10-day quarantine. Wearing masks are mandatory while on Kaua'i.

While post-travel tests are not mandatory, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to advise travelers to take a pre- and post-travel test as an added safety measure. The following Kaua'i hotels have committed to supporting post-travel testing to its guests:

Grand Hyatt Kaua'i Resort & Spa

The Cliffs at Princeville

The Club at Kukui'ula

Timbers Kaua'i at Hōkū'ala

Sheraton Kaua'i Resort at Coconut Beach

The Point at Po'ipū

Hanalei Colony Resort

Kōloa Landing Resort

The Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas

Sheraton Kaua'i Resort & Villas

Marriott's Kaua'i Beach Club

Marriott's Waiohai Beach Club

Marriott's Kauai Lagoons – Kalanipu'u Suite Paradise

"Kaua'i businesses are excited and ready to welcome back visitors safely," said Sue Kanoho, Executive Director of the Kaua'i Visitors Bureau.

The Hawai'i State Department of Health also encourages all travelers to download the free, AlohaSafe Alert app to get COVID-19 exposure notifications and help keep Kaua'i safe and healthy.

For more information and to download the AlohaSafe Alert app, please visit: http://www.alohasafealert.org

For more information about the State of Hawai'i Safe Travels program requirements, please visit: https://hawaiicovid19.com/travel/getting-to-hawaii/

For more information on COVID-19 on Kaua'i and the travel rules, please visit: http://www.kauai.gov/COVID-19