Interisland Travel

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Aloha,

Opening Interisland Travel June 16 By: Governor David Ige

Over the past few weeks, we have seen significant progress in our fight against the COVID-19 crisis.

With fewer than five cases every day and several days of zero new cases, Hawaiʻi continues to be among the states leading the nation in controlling the spread of the virus, thanks to your commitment to following our physical distancing and health mandates.

Because of our successful efforts, I announced the lifting of the 14-day quarantine for interisland travel effective Tuesday, June 16.

This important step for Hawaiʻi will help reunite families and friends who have been separated due to COVID-19. It will also help with the reopening of our kamaʻāina economy.

I want to thank you for your patience while my office worked with county mayors and the Legislature on this plan to reopen interisland travel.

I want to assure you that the health and safety of our residents are still our primary concern, and we would not have taken this step if key indicators were not achieved.

In addition to Hawaiʻi’s low counts of new COVID-19 cases, which are among the lowest in the nation, we also have ample healthcare capacity to handle any new outbreak or surge.

In addition, our testing and contact tracing capacity continues to increase every day.

Lifting the quarantine is great news, but the experience of flying between islands is going to be different than what we’re accustomed to.

A new screening and tracking process will help us minimize any new spread and allow us to quickly respond if an outbreak occurs.

This system includes thermal screening at the airport for everyone who travels between the islands.

Also, travelers will be required to fill out a new travel form that will help the state track and respond to new cases.