If you are thinking about or are planning a trip to Hawaii soon you may have already
read up on all the travel restrictions and entry requirements needed to get into Hawaii
but you may still have some questions or need some clarity about these restrictions so in this video
I'm going to be starting a two-part series where I'm going to be answering your most frequently
asked questions that'll help you plan for your Hawaii vacation. Hey if we are just meeting for
the first time my name is Ben, and I am the owner of Ben Thoennes Dream Vacations travel agency
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So in today's video part one I am going to be answering your questions about Hawaii's
vaccination exception program and then next week part two I am going to be answering your questions
about what you need to do or be aware of during your pre-arrival, arrival and post-arrival to
Hawaii including what to do if you have flight delays or cancellations that impacts testing and
entry requirements so be sure to check out that video but for now let's get started with part one.
So before I get started with question number one I just wanted to let you know that all the
questions are going to be answering in this video are listed in the video description
below with a time stamp next to it so you can go search for your question and jump ahead in
the video to find the answer you're looking for. If you have a question that is not in this video
let me know in the comment section below and I can help you find the answer you're looking for.
Any traveler who is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in the U.S. is eligible
for the quarantine exception. This means two shots of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine
or one dose of the Johnson and Johnson plus you need to allow 15 days after your last dose.
You will still need to create an account in Safe Travels Hawaii, enter your trip details
upload your vaccination documentation, sign the form and within 24 hours of departing to Hawaii
you will need to complete the online health questionnaire. Travelers will need one of
the following vaccination records as proof of vaccination. Make sure the documents listed
above clearly state your name and date of birth which must match the name of the traveler's Safe
Travels account and their official photo ID. Vaccine type, date of vaccination, vaccination
lot number for each shot and vaccination site or location which must be within the
United States or its territories. Make sure all your information is clear and readable. Once
you upload your vaccine documents and it's been verified by either the Department of Health Hawaii
or by airport personnel it can be used for future trips. You will not have to upload
your vaccine document again. Make sure you bring your original or hard copy vaccination
record card to show the screeners either at your boarding gate or once you arrived in Hawaii.
No, it just means that your card will be manually scanned at the airport.
You can go to Safe Travels Help for more details on this.
Go to your safe travels account, go to travel home page,
then apply exemption/exception from quarantine then Covid vaccine exception
As a traveler you are considered fully vaccinated on the 15th day after your COVID-19 vaccine so
that would be either two shots of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or one dose of the Johnson and
Johnson. So on the day you got your last COVID shot that day would be considered day zero, so
day one would start the day after you got your last COVID-19 shot. So for example,
if you got your shot on September 1st the 15 days would end on September 16th
Unfortunately not. Children five years or older are required to get a COVID-19 test in order to
avoid the quarantine requirement. However children under 5 years old will not be required to get a
test or quarantine as long as they're traveling with an adult who has the vaccination exception
So if you are a traveler who has not yet been fully vaccinated, you can participate
in the Safe Travels Pre-testing program. If you choose not to, you will be subject to
the order of self-quarantine and placed into mandatory quarantine for a period of 10 days
If you are experiencing a flight delay but have already been screened by the airline
and you have received a wristband, there's nothing more you need to do with your travel account.
However, if you haven't been screened but intend to be screened on arrival.
If you have a change in flight information you will need to create a new trip in your travel
account with the new dates and flight numbers as appropriate. You also will have to upload your
vaccination document to the new trip as well as have it on hand for screening on arrival.
So either prior to boarding or upon arrival in Hawaii, a screener will scan your Safe Travels
QR code and check your ID. You also have to attest the location of where
you received your vaccination as well as show your vaccination card to the
screeners. Physical documentation is preferred but they also accept digital copies as well.
So the name on your vaccination card and your ID should match,
but if you recently got married or divorced and you then you will need to show proof of your name
change. However, if you just have a shortened or modified variation or contraction of your name
that will be accepted as long as the birth date on both the vaccination card and your ID match.
So yes, getting one shot of the Pfizer and one shot of the Moderna vaccine
is acceptable and it does not matter the length of time between the two shots.
No, you are not required to participate in the Safe Travels Vaccine Exception Program however,
you are subject to the 10-day quarantine requirement when you arrive in Hawaii.
But regardless of if you choose to participate in the program or not
you are required to create an online account register with the state of
Hawaii's Safe Travels Program and upload all the required information for it.
So if you got your vaccines done in two different states you will want
to select the state where you received your second dose from.
Unfortunately Hawaii will not accept you getting one shot in
a foreign country and one shot in the U.S. You do have to be fully vaccinated
in the U.S. in order to participate in the vaccine exception program.
So currently Hawaii is not allowing any international
passengers to participate in the vaccine exception program
even if you are a U.S. citizen and have one of the three approved vaccines.
You have to be arriving from another U.S. state or territory in order to participate in the program.
So that will do it for part one if you had one of your questions answered make sure you hit the like
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want a travel professional like myself to help you navigate all the different restrictions
and help you plan your trip to Hawaii, feel free to contact me at bthoennes@dreamvacations.com
and make sure you check out part two where I will be answering more of your questions
about Hawaii's restrictions. Thank you so much for watching and I hope to see you in the next video.