Kauai resort 'bubble program' will allow travelers to visit
Reports of Kauai County's plans in Hawaii to reopen the economy to tourists as soon as October 15 continue as the island works to create a “resort bubble” program. The island has said that it will start the pre-travel testing program as early as October. The hope for a pre-travel testing program is that it will protect public health while still allowing the economy to grow amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Travelers will be exempt from the state’s 14-day quarantine if they return a negative result after submitting to a test 72 hours prior to arrival in Hawaii.
“We’re committed to restoring and revitalizing the economy,” Gov. David Ige said in a press conference this week.