COVID19 Pretesting Story
The following is an anecdotal description on how the preparation for your Maui (Hawaii) travel would/could go. It is written in "first person" on how their COVID19 pretesting went.
I received an email from Alaska Airlines about the steps to follow going to Hawaii, it started with creating an account on travel.hawaii.gov which required all the info name, birthday, on when I am arriving, flight number, how long the stay, where I am staying, when I am leaving and the flight number.
Then I had to get tested for COVID at the Hawaii approved center, and in my case, it was Carbon Health, they have a test center at the San Jose airport. I got the test and received the results via email within 2 hours. The test cost was $135. The instructions were to upload the PDF test results file to the travel.hawaii.gov website, so I did that.
Within 24 hours of my flight, I received an email from travel.hawaii.gov instructing me to go to the site and download the QR code issues to me, so I did that.
At the airport and at the gate, I had to show the QR code to get a wristband that indicated that I was pre-screened for COVID with negative results. The ones who didn’t have the QR code were advised that either they would be quarantined for 10 days upon arrival to Hawaii or they should change their travel date in order to get the COVID test, one couple were turned away.
Arriving in Maui, we were directed to stay in line so they check that we had the wristband before we were allowed to leave the terminal. Then we were directed to go to another location which used to be the car rental offices where I showed them the COVID vaccination card, I was then instructed to open the travel.hawaii.gov and scan a QR code taped to a table, to verify that I was who I said I was.
After that I thought I was done, but not completely. I picked up my luggage then proceeded to the tram that took me to the car rental facility, while I was waiting in line, I was told to log in to the travel.hawaii.gov again and show the approval page to the car rental agent. After that I was really done with the entry process.
Mask requirements are everywhere, but not many people are wearing masks outside which actually makes sense as no virus can survive the 10-15 mph breeze. Inside stores everyone was wearing masks. The SOK workers are all wearing masks all the time.
Mask requirements are everywhere, but not many people are wearing masks outside which actually makes sense as no virus can survive the 10-15 mph breeze. Inside stores everyone was wearing masks. The SOK workers are all wearing masks all the time.
I received an email from Alaska Airlines about the steps to follow going to Hawaii, it started with creating an account on travel.hawaii.gov which required all the info name, birthday, on when I am arriving, flight number, how long the stay, where I am staying, when I am leaving and the flight number.
Then I had to get tested for COVID at the Hawaii approved center, and in my case, it was Carbon Health, they have a test center at the San Jose airport. I got the test and received the results via email within 2 hours. The test cost was $135. The instructions were to upload the PDF test results file to the travel.hawaii.gov website, so I did that.
Within 24 hours of my flight, I received an email from travel.hawaii.gov instructing me to go to the site and download the QR code issues to me, so I did that.
At the airport and at the gate, I had to show the QR code to get a wristband that indicated that I was pre-screened for COVID with negative results. The ones who didn’t have the QR code were advised that either they would be quarantined for 10 days upon arrival to Hawaii or they should change their travel date in order to get the COVID test, one couple were turned away.
Arriving in Maui, we were directed to stay in line so they check that we had the wristband before we were allowed to leave the terminal. Then we were directed to go to another location which used to be the car rental offices where I showed them the COVID vaccination card, I was then instructed to open the travel.hawaii.gov and scan a QR code taped to a table, to verify that I was who I said I was.
After that I thought I was done, but not completely. I picked up my luggage then proceeded to the tram that took me to the car rental facility, while I was waiting in line, I was told to log in to the travel.hawaii.gov again and show the approval page to the car rental agent. After that I was really done with the entry process.
Mask requirements are everywhere, but not many people are wearing masks outside which actually makes sense as no virus can survive the 10-15 mph breeze. Inside stores everyone was wearing masks. The SOK workers are all wearing masks all the time.
Mask requirements are everywhere, but not many people are wearing masks outside which actually makes sense as no virus can survive the 10-15 mph breeze. Inside stores everyone was wearing masks. The SOK workers are all wearing masks all the time.
