I couldn't tell if they had been approved, but after doing a lot of digging, you will know if they are approved if under the "Status" column, you see "COVID NEGATIVE." For us, both tests were immediately verified and we were cleared for Hawaii.almost! From there, you can then go back to the Hawaii Safe Travel site, click on the "Apply for Exemption" button, and upload your results. It then had a "Lab PDF" and "Easy Read PDF." You want to save the "Lab PDF" to your phone or device. Once the results were back, our results were sent as an email in which we had to log in by providing my children's birthdays. So, be aware that they can come back at different times. Even though they took the test at the exact same time, my son's results didn't come back for another five hours. We passed the swabs back and an hour later I had an email with my daughter's negative test results. They passed a large swab through the window, walked my kids through what to do and observed as they did it. When we took our kids to get tested, we went through the pharmacy drive-through. Also, some tests cost upwards of $150 a piece, so be prepared for the extra costs. This is providing difficulty for people getting a test. From what I have read, Walgreen's is having a huge shortage of tests. Also, we had no problem getting a testing appointment, but less than a week later, I looked into getting test for us for when we returned as a safety precaution, and there were no appointments to be had. I know that not everyone has Walgreen's and even if you do, not all Walgreen's over the ID Now test. Another necessary suggestion is to look into what testing options are available in your area. I found this calculator, which was very helpful at reassuring me I was doing my math correctly. If you have a layover somewhere, you would use the time your flight departs from that layover, not your home airport. That meant that the soonest we could test was Monday at 1:05 p.m. For us, we had a direct flight on a Thursday at 1:05 p.m. The other caveat to testing is that you must do the test no more than 72 hours before departure of your final leg. You absolutely have to use one of these, or else you won't be approved. If you have someone in your party that has to be tested, you have to go to one of Hawaii's trusted travel partners. Since we have been back, I have only seen more and more of these stories, so we are glad we made that decision to quarantine beforehand. For us, we decided to basically quarantine for two weeks prior to our trip to make sure nothing happened. Right before we had left, I had seen many posts about people who had taken their children to get tested, only to have the tests come back positive and they had to cancel their long awaited trip. This seemed to be the most stressful part. So, for the both of them, we had to have them tested. So, make sure to constantly check on what is accepted, as it may not matter what your vaccination status is if they go back to requiring tests for everyone.įor my kids, they are both ineligible to be vaccinated because they are under the age of 12. I have heard multiple rumors that they might start requiring negative tests again for all visitors. While we were in Hawaii and currently, Hawaii's Covid numbers are skyrocketing. The Safe Travels site is where you will sign up for a Safe Travels account.Īfter entering our Clear app information, it verified our Clear Pass and a window popped up saying, "You have an Exception from Quarantine for this trip." It was easy and made us feel reassured we had done the right thing to get exemption! Here's the thing.Hawaii just started allowing vaccination exceptions as of July 8th. Hawaii's Covid site is where you can find information about the most up-to-date requirements and also find a list of trusted travel partners for testing, which I will go over later in this post. The main one is Hawaii's Safe Travel s site and the other is Hawaii's Covid site. To start, there are actually two websites that you will need to access for your trip and will be useful and necessary. My hope is that I can outline that process for you here, and also give you a little insight to what it's like to vacation in Hawaii during this strange time. I looked all over the internet to figure out what it was like and could never quite find all the information I needed to truly understand the process. The most stressful part seemed to be figuring out how to use Hawaii's Safe Travels site. It was wonderful, but it was definitely not like other times we have been pre-Covid. We just got back from a week on the Big Island.
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