Kim makes interisland pitch: Travelers exempt from quarantine after post-arrival negative test
County civil attorneys were ironing out details of a plan to be submitted to Gov. David Ige to allow interisland travelers to come to the Big Island without a 14-day quarantine as of late Friday afternoon, Mayor Harry Kim said.
Kim said that, under his proposal, interisland passengers to the Big Island will be exempted from quarantine if they pass a COVID-19 test after arriving, but will have to quarantine until the results of the test are received. Those who fail the test will be subject to the 14-day quarantine, which Kim referred to Friday as hypocritical.
“As you know, we have regular testing scheduled, so you can get it free. … And because of the rapid time they can turn around the tests, you can plan it so you can be no more than one night in quarantine.”
Kim makes interisland pitch: Travelers exempt from quarantine after post-arrival negative test
