As the world watches the number of new cases of COVID-19 fall off, Hawaii has decided it will lift its strict COVID-19 entry requirements on March 26.
"We've worked hard to protect our community," Gov. David Ige said in a Facebook post on March 1. "But the pandemic isn't over. You don't need an emergency proclamation to take precautions to keep yourself and your family healthy."
Although some concern remains, domestic travelers to Hawaii will not have to show vaccination proof or a negative test to avoid a mandatory quarantine when they arrive after March 26, USA Today reported.
Hawaii instituted entry restrictions as part of its coronavirus protocols in an effort to keep the state's number of cases down, USA Today reported. The limitations were successful in that regard, but they have been a bane for some travelers, as the state only accepted results from specific approved providers. That often forced visitors to frantically search for tests as their travel plans approached or face a five-day quarantine upon arrival in Hawaii.