With effect from today Tuesday 01 Sep, Hawaii’s government requires all travelers to fill out its online “Safe Travels” application as a precaution aimed at keeping its residents and visitors healthy during the coronavirus pandemic.
Travelers can fill out two forms: one for inter-island travel and one for trans-Pacific travel. The new plan digitizes the process from paper and uses the same form for each traveler type.
According to the Hawaii government, the forms collect health and contact information to assist in public health monitoring and tracing.
It’s part of a screening process that includes temperature checks and secondary screening for travelers with symptoms or temperatures of 38.0 degrees cericius or higher.
In a recent press release, Hawaii governor David Ige said he was pleased to launch the digital app, which will allow travelers to Hawaii provide their required health and travel information before they arrive at the airport.
“It will also help us keep in contact with those who are required to be in quarantine. This is an important step in preparing to reopen our economy,” he added.
Here’s how it works; Travelers enter their information and trip details 24 hours before their flights. They will receive a QR code via email after entering their information, which is scanned at the airport once they arrive at their destination.
The governor announced this month that the state won’t reopen to tourism until at least October, which means its 14-day mandatory quarantine for out-of-state and inter-island travelers (in Kauai, Hawaii, Maui and Kalawao counties) remains intact.
The state is working on a “resort bubble concept” for inter-island travelers. The state calls the program an “enhanced movement quarantine” that each county can develop to give residents and visitors the ability to travel between islands without a 14-day quarantine.
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