WAILUKU, Hawaii — County officers in Maui are reminding vacationers that they should supply COVID-19 vaccination documentation to be exempted from the testing prerequisite on arriving on the island.
Maui County began demanding all trans-Pacific vacationers taking part within the Protected and sound Travels program to decide on an added fast COVID-19 examination upon arrival commencing Could probably 4, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported. However fully vaccinated trans-Pacific vacationers within the system don’t require to contemplate a examination with proof of vaccination.
Vacationers are considered vaccinated instantly after 14 days have handed on condition that buying every doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines or an individual dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
“We remind trans-Pacific vacationers that they should have to provide acceptable documentation to be exempted from the post-arrival check,” Maui Mayor Michael Victorino reported. “We require an first CDC vaccination card or a certification of vaccination from the CDC. We aren’t accepting copies or pictures of vaccination taking part in playing cards.”
County officers mentioned vacationers regardless of whether or not vaccinated or not must nonetheless comply to all pre-departure wants.
Officers talked about 17 of the excess of 40,000 vacationers which have frequented the island from Would possibly 4 to Could 19 have obtained optimistic results from the important article-arrival screening at Kahului Airport. These folks vacationers have been referred instantly to the Maui District Total well being Workplace atmosphere.
The reminder arrived instantly after Hawaiian Airways on Friday commenced nonstop help in between Phoenix and Maui, the Star-Advertiser reported. The four-times-weekly flights can be introduced by the use of Aug. 15 to satisfy up with demand from prospects for trip by the Memorial Day vacation getaway and summer time months journey 12 months.
The flight from Phoenix departs at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday and arrives in Maui at 10:25 a.m., officers acknowledged. The flight from Maui departs at 10:40 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and arrives in Phoenix at 7:25 p.m.
