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THE COUNTY OF KAUA‘I
DEREK S. K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: October 30, 2020
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
SARAH K. BLANE, CHIEF OF STAFF
Tel (808) 241-4900
Fax (808) 241-6877
Kaua‘i urges increased participation in voluntary post-arrival testing
LĪHU‘E – Mayor Derek S. K. Kawakami today announced the percentage of residents
and visitors who have taken voluntary post-travel tests for COVID-19, and urged more travelers
to participate.
For arrivals between Oct. 15 to 26, about 20% of eligible returning Kaua‘i residents took
a post-travel test, while only 2% of visitors participated.
To qualify for a post-travel test, out-of-state travelers must have participated in the
state’s pre-travel testing program and received a quarantine exemption from Safe Travels, and
have arrived on Kaua‘i 72 hours or more prior to post-travel testing.
“We urge all incoming mainland travelers – both residents and visitors – to take a post-
travel test no sooner than 72 hours after arrival,” said Mayor Kawakami. “The ideal timeline to
test is five to seven days after arrival, but we understand many visitors won’t be on island that
long. In those cases, a post-travel test three days after arriving is preferred.”
“Our recent cases on Kaua‘i have all been related to out-of-state travel,” said Dr. Janet
Berreman, Kaua‘i District Health Officer with the state Department of Health. “We are seeing
cases in people who have had negative pre-travel and post-travel tests, and later began to feel
sick. The incubation period for COVID-19 is up to 14 days. That means that from the day you
are exposed to someone with COVID-19, it can take up for 14 days for you to feel sick or to
have a positive test result if you are tested.”
For more information, please visit:
• Visitors: kauai.gov/visitorposttest
• Kaua‘i residents: kauai.gov/residentposttest
Post-arrival test participants receive their results the same day.
“Please get that second test,” said Dr. Berreman. “It helps protect you, and helps protect
our community and our island, for those who live here and those who enjoy visiting.”
Arriving quarantine-exempt passengers on Kaua‘i receive a flyer about post-travel
testing times and locations. Hotel partners are providing the information to guests, and the
county is running print, radio, and online public service announcements for residents.
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