“There has been much speculation about booster requirements for travelers arriving in Hawaii. That’s down by more than 90% from just a few weeks ago during the Omicron surge. This comes as Hawaii reported just over 500 new Covid cases again today, about the same as yesterday. Green has been intimating for the past few weeks that Safe Travels could end soon. Going even further, Ige said that the criteria and conditions for ending the state’s Safe Travels program are now being developed by the Hawaii Department of Health. As a result, Covid boosters will in fact not be required in order to be considered fully vaccinated and thus exempt from quarantine when visiting Hawaii. ”Īfter confirming many times recently that boosters would be required for Hawaii travel, which mandate was to have taken effect on February 18, the governor performed a 180 yesterday. Josh Green addressed the upcoming changes that were announced yesterday, saying “we’ve come through the worst of it.” He said about Safe travels “the program eventually goes away.” As to exactly when travelers can expect Safe Travels to be eliminated entirely, he said he expects that to occur “sometime between the end of March and early April.
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