Beginning April 5, Trans-Pacific travelers visiting Kauai may bypass the state’s 10-day travel quarantine by participating in Hawaii’s Safe Travel’s Pre-Travel Testing Program. Travelers will no longer have to stay in an Enhanced Movement Quarantine (EMQ) or Resort Bubble property in order to receive a quarantine exemption.

Before visiting Hawaii’s Garden Island, here’s what you need to know:

Take a pre-travel test from one of the State of Hawaii’s Trusted Testing and Travel Partners within 72 hours from the final leg of departure from the Continental U.S. to Kauai (or first point of arrival to Hawai’i if traveler has a layover on another island).
Tests taken from any other lab will not be accepted. Approved Trusted Testing Partners can be found at: hawaiicovid19.com/travel-partners/
Create a Safe Travels account and complete the mandatory State of Hawai’i Travel and Health form: travel.hawaii.gov/
Upload your negative test results to your Safe Travels account before traveling to Kauai. COVID-19 test results may also be printed and provided by hardcopy. Travelers arriving without uploading or providing a hardcopy of their negative test result will not be accepted and be placed in a mandatory 10-day quarantine.
Wearing masks are mandatory while on Kauai.
While post-travel tests are not mandatory, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to advise travelers to take a pre- and post-travel test as an added safety measure.

The following Kauai hotels have committed to supporting post-travel testing to its guests:

Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa
The Cliffs at Princeville
The Club at Kukui’ula
Timbers Kauai
Sheraton Kauai Resort at Coconut Beach
The Point at Poipu
Hanalei Colony Resort
Koloa Landing Resort
The Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas (pictured)
Sheraton Kauai Resort & Villas
Marriott’s Kauai Beach Club
Marriott’s Waiohai Beach Club
Marriott’s Kauai Lagoons – Kalanipu’u
Suite Paradise

“Kauai businesses are excited and ready to welcome back visitors safely,” said Sue Kanoho, Executive Director of the Kaua’i Visitors Bureau.

The Hawai’i State Department of Health also encourages all travelers to download the free, AlohaSafe Alert app to get COVID-19 exposure notifications and help keep Kauai safe and healthy.