Hawaii is reportedly developing a program that allows anyone who is fully vaccinated to visit the island state without being quarantined.
People who have received their full dose of coronavirus vaccine receive an electronic code – a vaccine passport – according to Hawaii News Now, which enables them to travel between islands.
This vaccine passport is expected to be extended to essential workers who are first fully vaccinated, Lieutenant General Josh Green told the station. It could already be on March 1st.
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“General Hara will be able to turn the switch and open it and make our policy once we have some of the infrastructure in place,” Green told Hawaii News Now.
Hawaii officials are reportedly developing a plan to offer vaccine passports to make travel to and around the islands easier for people who have been fully vaccinated. (iStock)
He added that the state is hopeful that vaccinated Hawaiians from the general population can join the program by April 1 and travel to different islands.
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Travelers vaccinated from the mainland can get their vaccine passports by May 1, Green told Hawaii News Now.
“This is the way we are recovering our economy fast,” Green said. “We’ll probably see a big increase in visitors by saying the fall this way.”
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Some travelers to Hawaii may already skip the 10-day state quarantine due to a new partnership between the state and the technology platform CLEAR.
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Travelers who take 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 permission.
However, the six-week trial program is only available to people flying from Los Angeles to Honolulu with United or Delta Airlines.