Governor David Ige said he is extending the mandatory 14-day quarantine for travelers coming in from out of state through July 31, 2020.

The interisland travel quarantine will be lifted as of Saturday, June 16.

At a Wednesday afternoon press briefing, State Attorney General Clare Connors and State Department of Transportation spokesman Tim Sakahara explained there will be new travel procedures.

For interisland travelers, beginning June 16, they must fill out a new mandatory travel and health form, which they may download from the State Department of Transportation web site prior to traveling.  They will present the form at the airport, and have their temperature checked and answer some health questions.  Anybody with a temperature of greater than 100.4 will not be allowed to fly.

Sakahara said the State DOT is currently evaluating several manufacturers’ thermal screeners and face recognition devices. It plans to review the different devices through June 26 and then make a decision which equipment to purchase.  The state plans to have thermal scanners in place for arriving trans-Pacific flights by mid July, and for all gates by July 31.   The plan is to have facial recognition devices in place by the end of the year, so as the thermal scanner alerts to somebody with an elevated temperature, the individual can be stopped and given a health screening.

Sakahara said at Honolulu Airport, starting June 16, all arriving trans-Pacific flights will come in to the C and G gates, and all trans-Pacific departures will  use E gates.  The B gates will be open for interisland flights.

All incoming passengers will have their temperature taken by the National Guard.  All out-of-state passengers will then have their travel declaration verified, and then must sign the order for the 14-day quarantine and that if they violate the quarantine, they will face criminal charges.