should you visit oahu now in this week's video i'm sharing with you what it's like and what
you need to get into oahu and what it's like traveling here during the pandemic coming up
and if you're new here aloha i'm christine with where in the world is CL i make trial videos every
week to help you get up get out and go travel so if you like to travel consider subscribing let's
start with getting in you have two options here the first option is to quarantine for 10 days and
during those 10 days you have to fill out an online form on each of those days during your
quarantine to check in most people don't want to do that and they want to go with option two which
is taking the kova test and if this is the case for you there are two things that you need to know
the first one is the timing of your test it needs to be 72 hours from the last leg
of your flight so for me i was coming from fort lauderdale florida and i had a layover in atlanta
so even though my flight was leaving at 8am my final leg of my flight wasn't leaving until
10 40 a.m so i needed to make sure i was getting my kova test 72 hours prior to the 10 40 a.m
which by the way if you struggle with math there are a bunch of online calculators that
can calculate 72 hours prior to a certain time frame i'll link some of them below but
you know i got you just in case which by the way if you're getting some value out of this
video so far cheers that like button and consider subscribing let's talk about the second thing you
need to know which is approved partners when you pull up the list on the hawaii kovid 19 website
link in the description below you will be able to see a lot of providers and it might
seem like a long list and it is and if you're coming from a place like california for example
you good and there are so many great convenient options especially if you're flying
lax to honolulu you have the health pass option link in the description below that make it super
easy for you so if you're traveling to oahu from california or anywhere on the west coast consider
using the timeline below to skip ahead to bottom line otherwise it might be helpful for you to hear
about my experience i'm at the drive-thru window at walgreens right now on their website it's
saying it's saying 24 to 48 hours but he's saying three to five days actually on the paper what is
actually saying is that once the last kid said it takes 24 to 48 hours for them for you to get the
results together and i'm going to take an extra two or three days just to get the results because
it's coming in i understand what you're saying and let me go do my homework thank you very much
tawai's list is so short on where i can go if you live in california easy but if you're not
and you're somewhere like i am in florida
dang i actually don't know what i'm gonna do here are some of the key takeaways from my experience
in florida i didn't have a lot of options on where i could go and so i used the biggest
provider everywhere walgreens and cbs i ended up going with walgreens and the out-of-pocket cost
with no insurance is 139 for my test i was okay with that and so i scheduled my appointment but
on their website they had clear language saying do not use us if you are traveling
to hawaii and both cvs and walgreens had this language on there however i still decided to
go because their website was showing that most results came in 24 to 48 hours catch is it's 24
to 48 hours from when the lab gets the results and so what the walgreens associate was telling me is
it takes time for them to get the results to the lab so even though the lab might be fast cvs and
walgreens might not be fast so risking a three to five day turnaround for results just wasn't
worth it for me so what did i end up doing i went back to the website of providers and went
provider by provider and searched every single one of them to find another location in florida
and this is what happened 100 miles later i am ready to get my code so i drove three hours to
get my test but the bottom line here yes there are extra steps that you need to take yes hawaii has
specific rules you need to follow but am i excited to be here heck yeah i am just make sure you're
doing your homework and staying up to date on the government website link in the description below
and while you're down there sign up for my newsletter i i send good stuff i promise
okay let's fast forward to once you have your results when you get your results it's not just
your negative cova test result you're looking for a specific hawaii paperwork from your
testing center and with this paperwork you now need to go register on the government website
an account that registers you as a traveler to oahu so what happens at the end of all of that
you get a qr code and now it's time to go to the airport and one thing to know is that they are not
checking for this qr code for your negative koda test results for your hawaii paperwork
until you get to hawaii what i mean by this same thing that happened to me when i went to africa
etc they are not checking until you're finally there so do your homework and make sure you've
gotten it right because there's no finding out if you got it right or wrong until you get to oahu
i will admit though when i landed in honolulu i was so excited because they are so ready for
tourists it was the opposite of my zanzibar tanzania experience it was very clear where
you need to go and which lines you need to get in and so they are basically funneling all the
travelers checking to make sure you have the qr code and taking you to an area for screening and
once you get to this area you'll go up you'll show your qr code you'll show your paperwork
it's verified by a supervisor and then you're given a magic ticket to head into oahu which
by the way if you're planning a trip to oahu tell me in the comments below when you're going
and tell me what you have planned because we're all a community here and i'm always looking for
tips so what's it actually like traveling in oahu during covet is it is it worth it
i am having such a great time i'm so excited to finish this video and get back out there
i talk a lot on my channel about what it's like traveling to different places from tulum to playa
del carmen to vegas san francisco etc so make sure you check that kova travel playlist for more tips
here's a few things i've noticed about traveling through oahu so far one of them is they have
a very strict mask policy that everyone is following and even when people are outdoors
running walking hanging out on the beach i see people wearing their masks you'll also find
limited capacity just about everywhere and really great social distancing so a lot of restaurants
are still takeout only but there are restaurants that you can sit down at with limited capacity
shopping is open again with limited capacity but you will see a lot of things closed during this
time and still trying to open back up but this is such a great place to spend time outdoors and do
so many amazing outdoor activities i have so many more oahu videos coming up make sure you subscribe
to my channel and public service announcement this video is me sharing my experiences with you so
that as you are planning and doing your homework on your travels you can make smarter decisions
for yourself but only you can determine when it's time to travel and if it's time for you to travel
internationally make sure you check out that video because i have a lot of helpful tips there as well
so excited to get out there i'm here every week with new videos i'll see you in the next one
ciao