Hawaii planning for covid-19 vaccine passports to make travel easier

Hawaii planning for covid-19 vaccine passports to make travel easier

Hawaii is reportedly developing a program that could allow anyone who’s fully vaccinated to visit the island state without quarantining, People who have received their full dose of a coronavirus vaccine will be given a digital code, a vaccine passport that allows them to travel between islands, according to Hawaii News Now. 

This vaccine passport is expected to roll out to essential staff who’re fully vaccinated first, Lt. Gov. Josh Green informed. That might be as early as March 1.

He added that the state is hopeful that vaccinated Hawaiians from the overall population will be able to join the program and travel to different islands by April 1, Also fully vaccinated travelers coming from the mainland may get their vaccine passports by May 1.

Some travelers to Hawaii are already allowed to skip the state’s 10-day quarantine due to a new partnership between the state and technology platform CLEAR.

Travelers who get a negative test within 72 hours of their trip and register their results on CLEAR’s Health Pass will be allowed to travel to Hawaii without quarantining. 

However, the six-week pilot program is only available to individuals flying from Los Angeles to Honolulu on United or Delta airways.