Vaccinated travelers will soon be able to visit Hawaii without a Covid-19 test

Good news has come out of Hawaii over the past week and we are now in a position where the light at the end of the tunnel is burning brightly.

Recently, the state has put an end to its pre-arrival testing program for inter-island travel, as well as setting real, tangible goals for a vaccine passport program and even ending its pandemic travel restrictions altogether.

Here’s what you need to know:

As of June 15, no pre-arrival test is required for inter-island travel.

Previously, travelers had to take an additional COVID-19 pre-arrival test if they wanted to travel from, say, Oahu to Maui or the Big Island.

But from next week that will no longer be necessary.

The new guidance allows travelers already in Hawaii — residents and visitors alike — to travel freely between the islands without the need for a pre-arrival test.

Once the States vaccination rate hits 60%, vaccinated trans-Pacific travelers will not need a pre-arrival test.

We’ve all wondered when some sort of vaccine passport would be created in Hawaii, and now we finally have something tangible to anticipate.

Once the vaccination rate reaches 60%, Pacific mainland travelers will be able to bypass a pre-arrival test and quarantine by uploading their vaccination card to the Travel safely to Hawaii website.

Currently, the vaccination rate is about 53% and rising, so we could realistically reach this target in July, which was the original target.

When the state’s vaccination rate reaches 70%, the Safe Travels program will stop completely.

This is the big one – the end of the line, when things get back to normal. Once the vaccination rate reaches 70%, Governor David Ige said he will end the Safe Travels program in its entirety.

This means that things will really be back as they were before-COVID. There are no requirements, quarantines, or restrictions for travelers coming to Hawaii, vaccinated or not.

Of course, as with anything related to COVID-19, things can change in the blink of an eye.

But with these realistic goals, Hawaii looks poised to fully reopen later this summer. Keep an eye on the vaccination rate and provide an update if necessary.