One of the world’s best beach destinations, the Kauai Island has begun a pre- and post-travel testing program for foreign travellers staying in its resort bubbles. The step has been taken to make it convenient for tourists during the ongoing pandemic.
As per the reports, while a lot of Hawaiian Islands permit tourists to skip the two-week quarantine with a negative post-arrival COVID test, Kauai has framed its own procedures. News has it that out-of-state travellers, staying in approved resorts, can take a post-arrival test three days after reaching the island, and can end their quarantine after giving a negative test result.
On the contrary, for tourists staying in a non-approved accommodation, the authorities won’t allow them from leaving the quarantine rooms at all until they finish the mandatory 10-day quarantine.
The resort bubble hotels in Kauai are the Cliffs at Princeville, Hilton – The Club at Kukui‘ula, Timbers Kauai Ocean Club & Residences at Hōkūala, Garden Inn Kaua‘i Wailua Bay, Ko‘a Kea Hotel & Resort at Poʻipū, and Kauaʻi Marriott.
People travelling to Kauai from other islands can skip the quarantine by making a Safe Travels account, filling out a health form, getting a pre-travel COVID test done within 72 hours of scheduled time of arrival in Hawaii, and uploading their negative test result to their Safe Travels account.