HomeMy WebLinkAbout20211230MODEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: December 30, 2021
COUNTY OF KAUA‘I
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
SARAH K. BLANE, CHIEF OF STAFF
(808) 241-4900
COVID testing center holiday closures
LĪHUʻE – The County of Kaua‘i reminds the public that the Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall
COVID-19 testing center and the mobile testing van will be closed on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s
Day.
Līhu‘e Pharmacy will be closed on New Year’s Day, but they will be open for free testing on
Friday, Dec. 31, and Sunday, Jan. 2, by appointment only via AlohaClear.com.
Wilcox Medical Center’s drive-up testing will be open Dec. 31 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for those
with a physician’s order.
COUNTY/STATE TESTING SITES
The Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall free testing clinic will be closed Friday, Dec. 31., and it
is closed on weekends. The clinic will resume the Monday through Friday schedule beginning Jan. 3,
2022, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Arrive anytime the clinic is open, and you will receive a ticket with a time
to return for your free test. No appointment or doctor's order is necessary. Results are provided on the
same day.
The free mobile testing van clinic normally held in Kalāheo on Fridays will be closed on Dec. 31,
returning Jan. 7, 2022. The clinic normally held in Hanalei on Saturdays will be closed Jan. 1, 2022,
returning Jan. 8, 2022. The mobile van is open for free same-day testing Thursday, Dec. 30 at the Kīlauea
Neighborhood Center; and Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, at the Bryan J. Baptiste Sports Complex in Kapa‘a. It is
open for walk-in testing from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day.
The free Convention Hall and mobile testing clinics are provided by the County of Kaua‘i and
Kaua‘i District Health Office. They provide free rapid PCR COVID-19 testing. Results are provided the
same day. No appointments are needed.
PHARMACY/HOSPITAL TESTING SITES
Līhu‘e Pharmacy is open for free drive-up testing, by appointment only, now through Friday,
Dec. 31. They will be closed Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, and reopen seven days a week beginning Sunday,
Jan. 2, 2022. To make an appointment at Lihue Pharmacy, visit alohaclear.com.
Wilcox Medical Center’s Drive-up testing is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. . A physician’s
order is required for specimen collection, at this location, along with a photo ID and insurance card. For
more info, visit hawaiipacifichealth.org/wilcox/patient-visitors/covid-19-services-kauai/
Kaua‘i Veterans Medical Center’s (KVMH) drive-up testing will be closed Friday, Dec. 31. It is
closed on weekends. Normal hours are Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to noon. Enter the Emergency
Department driveway located off Waimea Canyon Road to access the drive-thru. For more info, visit
https://kauai.hhsc.org/wp-content/uploads/PSA-WEBSITE-COVID-UPDATE-10.13.20.pdf
For a full list of testing options, visit Kauai.gov/COVIDtest.
If you test positive, don’t wait for the Department of Health to call you. Isolate yourself
immediately and notify anyone you’ve been in close contact with from two days prior to your symptom
onset or your positive test date if you have no symptoms. When the contact tracers call you, please get
back to them right away so we can slow the spread of the disease.
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