Coronavirus travel restrictions for visitors to Hawaii in 2020

What do you need to know if you plan to travel to Hawaii now?

On October 15, 2020, a new pre-travel testing program started which gives travelers the option to avoid quarantine by presenting proof of a negative result of a COVID-19 test taken within 72-hours of the departure time of the traveler’s final leg of travel. The traveler must receive their test result before the final flight leg of departure. The test must be conducted by a trusted testing partner approved by the state of Hawaii.

Originally the quarantine period was set at 14 days. Effective December 17, 2020, the quarantine period was reduced to 10 days instead of 14 days.

Update: Kauai has additional restrictions. See the Kauai section below.

Travelers who do not take a pre-travel test must be quarantined for 10 days and will not be able to test out of quarantine.

A very, very useful site to review and follow is Getting to Hawaii. We highly recommend you thoroughly review and follow that page.

One of the first things the state of Hawaii wants travelers to do when they make their travel plans is to complete a mandatory Safe Travels Form as soon as flights are booked. See this page for questions and help with completing the application.

The next biggest step is to obtain a pre-travel COVID-19 test from one of Hawaii’s approved testing partners. See this page for a list of testing partners. Tests are to be taken within 72 hours of the final leg of departure for your flights to Hawaii.

Within 24 hours of your flights to Hawaii, you will need to log into your Safe Travels account and answer some health questions. After you receive a negative test result, you are to upload those results into your Safe Travels account.

If a traveler does not receive their test result prior to the final leg of travel, they must go into quarantine for 10 days.

See www.HawaiiCOVID19.com/travel/ for many frequently asked questions and their answers about traveling to Hawaii under the new procedures. If you have questions that are not answered at HawaiiCOVID19.com/travel, call 1-800-GO-HAWAII.

Additional Kauai Restrictions

Kauai has implemented a number of different rules and for a month, completely opted out of Hawaii’s pre-travel testing program. As of January 5, 2021, here’s a summary of the new rules for Kauai:

• To bypass the mandatory 10-day quarantine period, travelers must
  • participate in the state’s Safe Travel’s pre-travel test program prior to their flight to the state of Hawaii
  • receive a negative result before their departure flight to Hawaii
  • fly to any Hawaiian Island other than Kauai
  • stay on that non-Kauai island for a minimum of 72 hours
  • take another test no more than 72 hours before an inter-island flight to Kauai as part of Hawaii’s inter-island pre-travel testing program
  • receive a negative result before their inter-island flight departure to Kauai. The visitor is then allowed to explore the island of Kauai without quarantine.
• To have an enhanced, then reduced quarantine period, a visitor must
  • participate in the state’s Safe Travel’s pre-travel testing program
  • receive a negative result before their flight departure to Hawaii
  • stay in one of Kauai’s  Enhanced Movement Quarantine (EMQ) resort bubble resorts with access to restaurants and the pool
  • stay at the EMQ resort bubble for at least three days
  • take a post-travel test
  • with a with negative test result, the visitor would be released the modified quarantine and allowed outside of the resort.
• For more information about Kauai’s specific rules, check these resources:
  • County of Kauai’s COVID-19 website
  • Kauai’s press release about new “resort bubble” post-travel testing program.
  • Hawaii’s Safe Travels website
  • Article from the Garden Island about the new rules.
  • Article from the Star-Advertiser about the new rules.

What are the requirements of quarantine? 

On March 26, 2020, Governor Ige initially enacted a mandatory two-week quarantine for all incoming visitors and residents who travel to Hawaii. This order is still in effect with with a reduction in quarantine period from 14 days to 10 days as of December 17, 2020.

Here are the details of the quarantine per Governor Ige’s press release:

All visitors and residents arriving through Hawaiʻi’s airports will be required to complete a Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture form that will be distributed onboard their flight. They will retain the form when disembarking the aircraft. Upon arrival, they will go through a checkpoint and present the completed form with a valid identification. Checkpoint staff will validate the form and issue documentation that certifies they cleared the checkpoint. The form also includes information on the mandatory requirements for the 14-day quarantine along with penalties.

The mandatory 14-day self-quarantine orders are:

1. 1. Proceed directly from the airport to your designated quarantine location, which is the location identified and affirmed by you on the mandatory State of Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture Plants and Animals Declaration Form.
   2. Remain in your designated quarantine location for a period of 14 days or the duration of your stay in the State of Hawai‘i, whichever is shorter.

• • • If you are a resident, your designated quarantine location is your place of residence.
    • If you are a visitor, your designated quarantine location is your hotel room or rented lodging.
    • You can only leave your designated quarantine location for medical emergencies or to seek medical care.

1. 1. Do not visit any public spaces, including but not limited to pools, meeting rooms, fitness centers or restaurants.
   2. Do not allow visitors in or out of your designated quarantine location other than a physician, healthcare provider, or individual authorized to enter the designated quarantine location by the Director of HIEMA.
   3. Comply with any and all rules or protocols related to your quarantine as set forth by your hotel or rented lodging.
   4. If you become ill with a fever or cough:

• • • Continue to stay in designated quarantine location, avoid contact with others and contact a healthcare provider for further instructions on treatment or testing.
    • If you are older or have any medical conditions (e.g., immune compromise, diabetes, asthma), consult your regular healthcare provider.
    • If you feel you need medical care, contact healthcare provider and inform them of your travel history.
    • If you need urgent medical care (e.g., have difficulty breathing), call 9-1-1 and let the dispatcher know your travel history).

Failure to follow this order is a misdemeanor and punishable by a maximum fine of $5,000, or imprisonment of not more than one year, or both.  Enforcement will be handled by each of Hawaiʻi’s four counties.

Additionally, starting August 11, 2020, a partial inter-island quarantine will be reinstated. See this link for more information. Other islands have instituted new inter-island quarantines. Check directly with the island county office where you’ll be flying to, to understand their inter-island quarantine. (See this link to a listing of the island county offices.)

The traveler is fully responsible for the cost of the quarantine.

Individuals on quarantine are not allowed to rent a car.

When passengers arrive in Hawaii their temperature is checked and they are required to present a completed heath screening form as well as detailed information about the place of lodging and contact information.

** For further information regarding restrictions and declarations, see:

• the alerts page at the Hawaii Tourism Authority
• and a newly created resource www.HawaiiCOVID19.com/travel/ for many frequently asked questions and their answers.

If you have any questions regarding this quarantine order, email local government at: CovidExemption@hawaii.gov.

So, quarantine requires that the visitor or returning resident must proceed directly from the airport to their place of lodging and stay confined to their hotel room for the entire 10-day period. There is no freedom to go out for exercise or enjoy the pool or take a swim in the ocean or pick up food from a restaurant or anything outside of your specific room. Hundreds of violators have been cited, arrested, fined, jailed and sent back to the mainland.

How many cases of Coronavirus are there in Hawaii?

A newly developed Hawaii COVID-19 dashboard is a great resource to check for trends and infection data. You can view some of the data by island with some of the filter options.

For many months we kept track of the daily case and fatality counts. Since the implementation of the dashboard, we will no longer be updating the following list starting October 15th. We will leave the data that we’ve tracked below as a reference point.

Through midday November 30, 2020, there were 17,925 cumulative cases of Coronavirus. To put that number into some perspective, it’s just over 1% of Hawaii’s population. Since the start of this pandemic, we have kept a daily log of the number of cases and fatalities. You can scan through to see how the counts have evolved and which way they’re trending. Also, you can check https://hawaiicovid19.com for more statistics.

• On March 6, 2020, the Hawaii Department of Health reported the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Hawaii. The patient is a Hawaii resident of Oahu who traveled on the Grand Princess cruise ship. The patient is reported as being in quarantine at home and doing well. (See this news report for more details.)
• On March 8, 2020, a second case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Hawaii. The second patient is an elderly man who lives on Oahu and had visited Washington State. He is in isolation at a hospital on Oahu. (See this news report for more details regarding this case.)
• On March 14, 2020, officials reported that two visitors from Indiana visiting Kauai tested positive for Coronavirus COVID-19. Prior to their arrival on Kauai, they visited Maui, where they initially showed symptoms. They are currently in isolation on Kauai and away from the general public.
• On March 14, 2020, two more confirmed cases. The fifth case is a person who had traveled to Colorado from Oahu who was under investigation for the coronavirus and tests came back positive. The sixth case is an Air Canada flight attendant now on Maui. She had been exposed o a coronavirus patient in Germany.
• On March 15, 2020, the seventh Oahu case was reported. The individual traveled to Florida, then back to Oahu.
• On March 16, 2020, the eighth, ninth and tenth cases were reported. The eighth case  is a young, female, tour guide at the popular Kualoa Ranch on Oahu. The ninth case is a healthcare worker on Oahu who traveled to Las Vegas, which is now an area designated for community spread of COVID-19. The tenth case is a visitor on Maui.
• On March 17, 2020, four more cases were confirmed positive. Here’s what’s reported so far about these cases:
  • On the Big Island – a visitor from the mainland. (This is the first case on the Big Island.)
  • On Oahu, the two cases are residents who have traveled to Japan and the Philippines.
  • On Maui, one new case, but initial reports did not indicate details.
• On March 18, 2020, two more cases were confirmed positive. Both patients are Oahu residents who traveled outside of outside of Hawaii.
• On March 19, 10 more cases were reported per Hawaii News Now. Eight of the new cases are on Oahu and the other two are on Maui.
• On March 20, 11 more cases were reported per Hawaii News Now. Ten are on Oahu and one on Kauai.
• On March 21, 2020, 11 more case were announced. Seven new cases are on Oahu. Two new cases are on Maui. The Big Island also added two new cases.
• On March 22, 2020, eight new cases were reported. Six of the newly identified cases are on Oahu and two are on Maui per the StarAdvertiser.
• On March 23, 2020, 21 new cases were reported per Hawaii News Now.
• On March 24, 2020, 12 new cases were reported.
• On March 25, 2020, six new cases were reported, bringing the total to 95.
• On March 26, 2020, 11 new cases were reported, bringing the total to 106.
• On March 27, 2020, 14 new cases were reported, bringing the total to 120.
• On March 28, 2020, 31 new cases were identified bringing the total to 151.
• On March 29, 2020, 24 new cases were added bringing the total to 175 per Hawaii News Now.
• On March 30, 2020, 29 new cases were reported, which brings the total to 204. There have been no deaths reported. To date, 12 people have had to be hospitalized.
• On March 31, 2020, 20 new cases were reported, bringing the total to 224. Sadly, the first death in Hawaii due to COVID-19 was recorded. Of the 224 total cases, 58 people have recovered per KITV.
• On April 1, 2020, 32 new cases were identified bringing the total to 258.
• On April 2, 2020, 27 new cases were reported bringing the total to 285. Sadly, one new death occurred due to COVID-19 bringing the total deaths to two people.
• On April 3, 2020, 34 new cases were reported bringing the total to 319. Officials also announced a third person has died in Hawaii due to COVID-19.
• On April 4, 2020, 32 new cases were identified and an fourth person has dies in Hawaii due to COVID-19. The total cases stands at 351 per HNN.
• On April 5, 2020, 20 new cases were reported, increasing the total to 371. At this point, 21 people have required hospitalization. Of the 371 cases, 85 people have recovered and have been released from isolation.
• On April 6, 2020, 16 new cases were added, bringing the total to 387. Another death was reported, which now totals five. Of those identified in Hawaii, 89 have been released from isolation.
• On April 7, 2020, 23 new cases were identified bringing the total to 410.
• On April 8, 2020, 25 new cases were identified and sixth death was recorded in Hawaii due to COVID-19.
• On April 9, 2020, officials reported only seven new cases bringing the total to 442. Of all the cases identified so far, 251 of them have been released from isolation so far.
• On April 10, 2020, 23 new cases were identified bringing the total to 465. The seventh and eighth deaths were reported.
• On April 11, 2020, 21 new cases were reported bringing the total to 486. The ninth death attributed to COVID-19 in Hawaii was reported.
• On April 12, 2020, 13 new cases were announced bringing the total to 499.
• On April 13, 2020, only five new cases were confirmed bringing the total to 504.
• On April 14, 2020, 13 new cases were identified bringing the cumulative total to 517. Of all the cases so far, 304 of them have recovered and have been released from isolation.
• On April 15, 2020, 13 more cases were added bringing the total to 530.
• On April 16, 2020, 11 more cases were added increasing the cumulative total to 541.
• On April 17, 2020, 12 more cases were identified bringing the total to 553. Of those cases, 390 have recovered.
• On April 18, 2020, 21 new cases were reported. Most of those cases were from the Big Island of Hawaii, where there’s been a cluster of cases related to the McDonald’s restaurants in Kailua-Kona.
• On April 19, 2020, six new cases were identified bringing the total to 580. Of those positive cases 414 have recovered and been released from isolation. Sadly, the tenth death was reported. The patient was a visitor in the age range of 40 to 59.
• On April 20, 2020, only four new cases were identified bringing the total to 584.
• On April 21, 2020, only two new cases were reported, bringing the total to 586. Sadly, two more deaths were reported, which brings the total deaths to 12.
• On April 22, 2020, six new cases were reported, bringing the total to 592.
• On April 23, 2020, four new cases were reported increasing the total to 596.
• On April 24, 2020, five new cases were reported bringing the total to 601. Sadly two new additional deaths due to COVID-19 were reported bringing that total to 14.
• On April 25, 2020, three new cases were reported bringing the total to 604.
• On April 26, 2020, two new cases were reported bringing the total to 606.
• On April 27, 2020, only one new case was reported bringing the total to 607. Of the positive cases, 493 of them have recovered and been released from isolation. Unfortunately two new deaths were reported bringing the death toll to 16.
• On April 28, 2020, only two new cases were identified bringing the cumulative total to 609. Many of them, over 500, have recovered and been released from isolation.
• On April 29, 2020, four new cases were reported bringing the total to 613.
• On April 30, 2020, five new cases were reported bringing the total to 618. There’s some good news in that all of Kauai’s cases are recovered. More good news in that for the first time in weeks, there were no new cases identified on Oahu.
• On May 1, 2020, one new case was reported bringing the total to 619. Of all the cases so far, 532 have recovered and been released from isolation.
• On May 2, 2020, one new case was reported bringing the total to 620. Over 540 of them have recovered and been released from isolation.
• On May 3, 2020, two new cases were reported and also two duplicate cases were identified, which keeps the total at 620.
• On May 4, 2020, only one new case was reported along with the 17th death.
• On May 5, 2020, four new cases were reported bringing the cumulative total to 625.
• On May 6, 2020, only one case was identified bringing the total to 626.
• On May 7, 2020, three new cases were identified bringing the total to 629.
• On May 8, 2020, there were no new cases!
• On May 9, 2020, there were three new cases, bringing to the total to 631. (It appears that there have been some data correction by the DOH.)
• On May 10, 2020, there was one new case bringing the total to 632.
• On May 11, 2020, there were two new cases bringing the total to 634. Of those cases, 561 have recovered and been released from isolation.
• On May 12, 2020, there was one new case bringing the total to 635. The Big Island of Hawaii has reported that they have no active cases, joining Kauai as the other island without an active case.
• On May 13, 2020, there were three new cases reported, which brings the total to 638.
• On May 14, 2020, there were no new cases reported. The total remains at 637. Note that a calculation error was discovered, as yesterday’s total was reported at 638. The error has been corrected to 637.
• On May 15, 2020, there was one new case reported, which brings the total to 638. Note that this case was later deemed a false positive. So the total continues to remain at 637.
• On May 16, 2020, there were two new cases reported, bringing the total to 639.
• On May 17, 2020, there was one new case, bringing the total to 640.
• On May 18, 2020, there were no new cases, so the total remains at 640.
• On May 19, 2020, there was one new case added bringing the cumulative total to 641. Of the total, 578 have recovered.
• On May 20, 2020, there were two new cases added, which increases the total to 643.
• On May 21, 2020, there were four new cased identified, bringing the total to 647.
• On May 22, 2020, there were no new cases. There were minus 5 cases, if you will, as the numbers were adjusted to remove some tests which were inconclusive. That brings the statewide total to 642.
• On May 23, 2020, there was one new case bringing the cumulative total to 643.
• On May 24, 2020, there were no new cases, which keeps the total at 643.
• On May 25, 2020, there were no new cases, which keeps the total at 643.
• On May 26, 2020, for the third day in a row, there were no cases keeping the total for 643.
• On May 27, 2020, there was one new case reported increasing the cumulative total to 644. Of all those cases 600 have been released from isolation and the death toll still stands at 17.
• On May 28, 2020, there were three new cases reported increasing the total to 647.
• On May 29, 2020, there were three new cases. The new total is 649 as a previous presumptive positive specimen was retested and determined to be negative.
• On May 30, 2020, there were three new cases, bringing the total to 652.
• On May 31, 2020, there was one new case, bringing the total to 652 with new data correction. Of the total number of cases, 608 people have been released from isolation.
• On June 1, 2020, there were no new cases, which keeps the total to 652.
• On June 2, 2020, there was one new case, which brings the total to 653.
• On June 3, 2020, there was one new case bringing the total to 653 with data correction. At this reporting, there were 24 total active cases of COVID-19 in Hawaii.
• On June 4, 2020, there were two new cases reported, which increases the cumulative total to 655.
• On June 5, 2020, there were six new cases reported along with three “old” cases that were added back into the database. The increase in new cases over the recent trend is being attributed to Memorial Day. The new cumulative total is at 664.
• On June 6, 2020, there were nine new cases reported bringing the total to 673.
• On June 7, 2020, there were two new cases, which brought the total to 675.
• On June 8, 2020, there was one new case increasing the total to 676.
• On June 9, 2020, there were six new cases, bringing the total to 682.
• On June 10, 2020, there was a net 3 new cases bringing the total to 685.
• On June 11, 2020, there were 7 new cases which increases the total to 692.
• On June 12, 2020, there were 15 new cases which increases the total to 706.
• On June 13, 2020, there were 17 new cases, which brings the total to 723.
• On June 14, 2020, there were 5 new cases bringing the total to 728.
• On June 15, 2020, there were 8 new cases increasing the cumulative total cases to 736.
• On June 16, 2020, there were 4 new cases increasing the total to 740.
• On June 17, 2020, there were 5 new cases, however the net total increase went to 744.
• On June 18, 2020, there were 18 new cases increasing the total to 762.
• On June 19, 2020, there were 27 new cases, which is the largest single day increase since April. The cumulative total is now at 789.
• On June 20, 2020, there were 14 bringing the cumulative total to 803.
• On June 21, 2020, there were 11 increasing the total to 814
• On June 22, 2020, there were four new cases bringing the total to 816. (Note that the DOH indicated that two cases have been removed from the total due to an update.)
• On June 23, 3030, there were three new cases increasing the total to 819.
• On June 24, 2020, there were 16 new cases bringing the total to 835.
• On June 25, 2020, there were 16 new cases bringing the total to 850 with data correction.
• On June 26, 2020, there were 17 new cases. With data correction, the total increased to 866.
• On June 27, 2020, there were 6 new cases increasing the total to 872. Sadly today, the 18th death was announced.
• On June 28, 2020 there were 27 new cases announced, which brings the total to 899.
• On June 29, 2020, there were two new cases. With data correction, the total number of cumulative cases was increased to 900. At this point 82% of the people who have contracted COVID in Hawaii have recovered. Hawaii has the lowest mortality rate in the U.S.
• On June 30, 2020, there were 18 new cases. With data correction, the total increased to 917.
• On July 1, 2020, there were 9 new cases increasing the total to 926.
• On July 2, 2020, there were 20 new cases bringing the cumulative total to 946.
• On July 3, 2020, there were 29 new cases increasing the total to 975. Sadly the 19th death was recorded.
• On July 4, 2020, there were 24 new cases bringing the total to 999.
• On July 5, 2020, there were 25 new cases. With data correction, the total was increased to 1,023.
• On July 6, 2020, there were 7 new cases increasing the total to 1,030.
• On July 7, 2020, there were 41 new cases, which is the largest one day total. The cumulative total has grown to 1,071.
• On July 8, 2020, there were 23 more cases increasing the total to 1,094.
• On July 9, 2020, there were 36 new cases bringing the cumulative total to 1,130.
• On July 10, 2020, there were 28 more cases which increases the total to 1,158. From this batch 17 cases are associated with an infected person spreading the virus at group fitness classes at two gyms.
• On July 11, 2020, 42 new cases were reported, which is the new record high. The total increased to 1,200.
• On July 12, 2020, 21 new cases were reported. One case was removed from the total, which makes the running total 1,220.
• On July 13, 2020, 23 new cases were identified bringing the total to 1,243. Sadly, three new deaths were reported, which brings that toll to 22.
• On July 14, 2020, 22 new cases were reported. With data correction, the total increased to 1,264.
• On July 15, 2020, there were 29 new cases. With data correction, that brought the total to 1,292.
• On July 16, 2020, there were 19 new cases bringing the total to 1,311.
• On July 17, 2020, there were 23 new cases and sadly two newly reported fatalities. The cumulative total number of cases stands at 1,334 and the death toll at 24.
• On July 18, 2020, there were 20 new cases bringing the total to 1,354.
• On July 19, 2020, there were 28 new cases increasing the total to 1,381 with data correction.
• On July 20, 2020, there were 12 new cases bringing the cumulative total to 1,393.
• On July 21, 2020, there were 25 newly reported cases resulting in a new total of 1418.
• On July 22, 2020, there were 17 new cases bringing the cumulative total to 1,435. One new death was reported increasing the death toll to 25.
• On July 23, 2020, a new high of daily cases was reported at 55. The previous high was 42 on July 11th. New new total since the start of the virus is at 1,490. Unfortunately a new death was reported increasing that total to 26.
• On July 24, 2020, yet another new high was reported — 60 new cases. The total number of cases since the start of the virus is at 1,549 with data correction.
• On July 25, 2020, for a third day in a row, Hawaii reached a new record high at 73 cases. The overall total increased to 1,620 with data correction.
• On July 26, 2020, there were 64 new cases increasing the total to 1,683 with data correction.
• On July 27, 2020, there were 28 new cases. The cumulative total now stands at 1,711.
• On July 28, 2020, there were 47 new cases increasing the running total to 1,757 with data correction.
• On July 29, 2020, there were 109 new cases — a new record high. It should be noted that some labs were closed for a couple of days due to Hurricane Douglas. So the high number is due in part to the labs catching up on processing test samples. The total stands at 1,865.
• On July 30, 2020, there were 124 new cases — yet another new record high. The total increases to 1,989.
• On July 31, 2020, there were 123 new cases increasing the total to 2,111.
• On August 1, 2020, 87 new cases were identified. With data correction, the cumulative total increased to 2,197.
• On August 2, 2020, 45 new cases which increases the total to 2,242. The daily number is lower due to a delay in labs processing the tests.
• On August 3, 2020, a new daily record high of 207 was reported. The large number is due in part to delayed processing of tests. The cumulative total increased to 2,448.
• On August 4, 2020, there were 144 new cases. The running total is now at 2,591. With the recent surge, there are 1,210 active cases. Sadly the 27th death was recorded.
• On August 5, 2020, there were 173 new cases. All of them are on Oahu. The cumulative total is 2,763.
• On August 6, 2020, there were 152 newly reported cases increasing the total to 2,914. Unfortunately, two new deaths were announced bringing the total death count to 29. With the “exponentially” increasing cases on Oahu, the governor and Oahu mayor announced new restrictions.
• On August 7, 2020, there were 201 newly reported cases increasing the total to 3,115. Additionally, two new deaths were reported, bringing the death toll to 31.
• On August 8, 2020, there were 231 new cases, which is a new record high. Total cumulative cases increase to 3,346. A new death was reported, but one death was removed so the toll stands at 31.
• On August 9, 2020, there were 152 new cases bringing the total to 3,498.
• On August 10, 2020, there were 140 new cases, increasing the total to 3, 638. Three new deaths were reported bringing that total to 34.
• On August 11, 2020, there were 118 new cases, bringing the running total to 3,756. Two new deaths were announced, which increases the death toll to 36.
• On August 12, 2020, there were 202 new cases which increases the total to 3,958. Two new deaths were reported, making the death toll raised to 38.
• On August 13, 2020, a new record of 355 was announced. The cumulative total now stands at 4,312. Two new deaths were also reported bringing that total to 40.
• On August 14, 2020, 233 new cases were identified bringing the total to 4,543.
• On August 15, 2020, there were 284 cases, which is the second highest record so far. The cumulative total cases stands at 4,825.
• On August 16, 2020, there were 220 new cases, increasing the running total to 5,042.
• On August 17, 2020, there were 174 new cases increasing the cumulative total to 5,215.
• On August 18, 2020, there were 134 newly reported cases, which brings the total since the start to 5,349. Sadly another fatality was announced bringing the death toll to 41.
• On August 19, 2020, there were 261 new cases brining the total to 5,609. Two new fatalities were reported bringing the death toll to 43.
• On August 20, 2020, there were 236 newly reported cases increasing the total to 5,844. Two additional deaths were reported increasing fatalities to 45.
• On August 21, 2020, there were 230 new cases increasing the total to 6,072. One new death was reported bringing the total fatalities to 46.
• On August 22, 2020, there were 284 new cases raising the total to 6,356. Another fatality was recorded increasing that total to 47.
• On August 23, 2020, 248 new cases increasing the total to 6,600.
• On August 24, 2020, there were 169 new cases, increasing the total to 6,769. Two new deaths were recording bringing the total to 49.
• On August 25, 2020, there were 215 new cases, which brings the cumulative total to 6,984.
• On August 26, 2020, there were 277 new cases increasing the total to 7,260. The death toll increases to 51.
• On August 27, 2020, there were 306 new cases bringing the total to 7,566. The death toll increased to 55.
• On August 28, 2020, there were 265 new cases. The ongoing total reached 7,830. Four additional deaths were reported, which brings the toll to 59.
• On August 29, 2020, there were 310 new cases bringing the total to 8,139. The death toll increased to 62.
• On August 30, 2020, there were 200 new cases pushing the total to 8,339. The fatalities increased to 63.
• On August 31, 2020, there were 133 new cases which brings the total to 8,472. The death toll increased to 70.
• On September 1, 2020, there were 181 new cases. The running total since the pandemic now stands at 8,653 with a death toll of 74. At this point, There are 5,945 active cases.
• On September 2, 2020, there were 339 cases. The high number is partly due to delayed results. The ongoing total is 8,991. The death toll rises to 75.
• On September 3, 2020, there were 211 new cases which increases the total to 9,202. The death toll moves to 79.
• On September 4, 2020, there were 271 new cases which brings the total to 9,473 since the start of the pandemic. The death toll increases to 81.
• On September 5, 2020, there were 221 new cases, which takes the total to 9,693. Total fatalities increased to 84.
• On September 6, 2020, there were 164 new cases bringing the total to 9,855. The total number of fatalities stands at 85.
• On September 7, 2020, there were 105 new cases, increasing the running total to 9,959. The death toll increased to 86.
• On September 8, 2020, there were 66 new cases, which brings the total to 10,025. The fatalities increased to 88.
• On September 9, 2020, there were 100 new cases, which brings the total to 10,123. Fatalities increased to 91.
• On September 10, 2020, 169 new cases were reported, which brings the cumulative total to 10,292. Fatalities increased to 94.
• On September 11, 2020, there were 167 new cases, which increases the ongoing total to 10,459. The death toll stands at 96.
• On September 12, 2020, 131 new cases were reported bringing the running total to 10,588. Fatalities stand at 97.
• On September 13, 2020, there were 114 new cases. The cumulative total reached 10,700. The death toll is 99.
• On September 14, 2020, there were 80 new cases, which brings the cumulative total to 10,779. No additional fatalities were reported.
• On September 15, 2020, there were 66 new cases. The total increases to 10,844. The death toll increased to 100.
• On September 16, 2020, there were 102 new cases, which brings the total to 10,946. Fatalities increased to 103.
• On September 17, 2020, there were 160 new cases. The cumulative total stands at 11,105 with 107 fatalities.
• On September 18, 2020, there were 114 new cases. The total increased to 11,217. The death toll increased to 120.
• On September 19, 2020, there were 110 new cases, which increases the total to 11,326.
• On September 20, 2020, there were 77 new cases, which brings the running total to 11,403. At this point 42% of the total cases have recovered and been released from isolation.
• On September 21, 2020, there were 56 new cases, bringing the cumulative total to 11,459.
• On September 22, 2020, there were 63 new cases. The cumulative total increases to 11,522.
• On September 23, 202, there were 168 new cases which brings the total to 11,689. The death toll was increased to 122.
• On September 24, 2020, there were 90 new cases increasing the total to 11,779. Sadly, fatalities increased to 124.
• On September 25, 2020, there were 112 new cases which increases the total to 11,891. Fatalities increased to 127.
• On September 26, 2020, there were 127 new cases, increasing the running total to 12,018. The death toll increased to 131.
• On September 27, 2020, there were 98 new cases, which brings the total to 12,116. The death toll increased to 132.
• On September 28, 2020, there were 90 new cases, which increases the total to 12,203.
• On September 29, 2020, there were 87 new cases, increasing the total to 12,290. The death toll increased to 134.
• On September 30, 2020, there were 121 new cases, which brings the number of cases since the start of the pandemic to 12,410. The death toll increased to 136.
• On October 1, 2020 there were 108 new cases, which increases the total to 12,515. Deaths increased to 139.
• On October 2, 2020, there were 87 new cases, bringing the total to 12,601. The death toll increased to 142.
• On October 3, 2020, there were 133 new cases, which brings the total to 12,734.  Fatalities increased by 11 today partially due to a delay in paperwork. The death toll stands at 153.
• On October 4, 2020, there were 70 new cases, increasing the total to 12,804. The death toll increased to 156.
• On October 5, 2020, there were 52 new cases, increasing the statewide total to 12,854. Fatalities increased to 157.
• On October 6, 2020, there were 83 new cases which brings the running total to 12,937. Fatalities increased to 160.
• On October 7, 2020, there were 110 new cases, which increasing the ongoing total to 13,045. The death toll increased to 163.
• On October 8, 2020, there were 101 new cases, bringing the total to 13,146. The death toll rose to 164.
• On October 9, 2020, there were 155 new cases, increasing the ongoing total to 13,300. Fatalities increased to 166.
• On October 10, 2020, there were 73 new COVID cases. The total now stands at 12,371. Fatalities increased to 168.
• On October 11, 2020, there were 103 new cases increasing the total to 12,474. Fatalities increased to 169. 
• On October 12, 2020, there were 42 cases, which is the lowest since July 27th. The cumulative total now stands at 13,514.
• On October 13, 2020, there were 62 new infections across Hawaii. The total increased to 13,575, while the death toll increased to 173.
• On October 14, 2020, there were 101 new cases which increases the total to 13,674. Fatalities increased to 183.

Notes:

• The Department of Health has done periodic data correction to eliminate false positives and duplicate reports.
• With the initial cases in March more details were provided. As time progressed and, unfortunately, the number rose, and details were not reported.
• Most of the cases of COVID-19 in Hawaii are on Oahu, which is the most populated island.
• The vast majority of all cases in Hawaii are island residents who traveled outside of Hawaii. In late March, it was determined that 80% of the cases were brought in by residents who traveled outside of the state. That number has most likely increased after the severe drop (100 to 400 instead of 30,000 per day) in tourists coming to Hawaii.
• Though not proven directly connected to Hawaii, it’s worth noting that there was a Japanese couple, a Canadian doctor and an Colorado nurse practitioner who tested positive for COVID-19 after returning to their homes from their vacations to Hawaii.

 

What you need to know about the Coronavirus

The following Hawaii Department of Health’s flyer provides information about the virus and the precautions everyone should take.

Additional resources for information on the Coronavirus in Hawaii

For more information, check the following resources:

Hawaii Tourism Authority alerts related to the coronavirus COVID-19 Note that this alert page lists many resources as well as travel waivers notices from airlines.

Hawaii COVID-19 Website – particularly the travel section Q&A..

Check our homepage for any new updates. Our homepage is www.GoVisitHawaii.com.

Hawaii Department of Health advisories page for the coronavirus

Center for Disease Control page for the coronavirus

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