Gov. David Ige announced the state will be ending its travel quarantine rules and Safe Travels Hawaiʻi program after the current emergency period ends on March 25, 2022. However, travelers arriving in the State of Hawaiʻi now through March 25 are still subject to Safe Travels requirements.

Beginning at 12:01 am on March 26, passengers arriving from domestic points of origin will not have to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination or a pre-travel negative test result. Incoming passengers will also no longer be required to create a Safe Travels account or provide travelers information and trip details. International passengers will continue to follow the requirements that were put in place by the federal government.

Also beginning March 26, state/county employees as well as visitors to state facilities will no longer be required to provide vaccination status or negative COVID test results.

The state’s mask mandate will remain in effect for the time being.

In a statement Governor Ige said, “We started the Safe Travels program to protect the health, lives, and livelihoods of the people of Hawaiʻi. The program put in place safety protocols that included a multi-layered screening and testing approach that kept our communities safe during the COVID-19 surges that endangered the most vulnerable of our citizens.  Right now, we are seeing lower case counts, and hospitalizations are coming down.”

Hawaiʻi County Mayor Mitch Roth released the following statement in response to Governor Ige’s announcement:

“We are excited to be moving collectively, as an island and a state, toward a new chapter for Hawaiʻi. Our community has worked extremely hard over the past two years to keep each other safe, and it is because of them we are able to begin shifting from response to recovery. Although COVID still remains a threat, we are confident in the will of our residents to continue doing what they know is right for all of us.”