Hawaii wont require test for vaccinated travelers from US

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Travelers to Hawaii who have been fully vaccinated won’t have to adhere to a COVID-19 testing requirement starting July 8.

This was announced by Hawaii Governor David Ige yesterday.

Fully vaccinated travelers visiting from the U.S. just need to present their vaccine card and upload it to Hawaii’s Safe Travels website. 

Anyone traveling to Hawaii before July 8 will be required to follow COVID-19 testing and quarantine requirements. 

In addition to expanding its “vaccine passport program,” the state is also easing restrictions on gatherings and restaurants July 8 in anticipation of reaching a vaccination rate of 60%.

Under the new rules:

Hawaii restaurants will get the green light to move to 75% capacity. However, they’ll still need to meet 6-foot social distancing guidelines.

Social gatherings of 25 people will be allowed indoors or 75 outdoors.

“The case counts are coming down. People are getting vaccinated. And there are fewer and fewer people who are at risk of becoming infected,” Ige said, in a news conference.

As of Wednesday, 57% of the state’s population was fully vaccinated.

The governor had previously pledged to exempt fully vaccinated mainland travelers from quarantine and testing when the state reaches a 60% vaccination rate.