Question: I am a military dependent who was vaccinated on Oahu, but my driver’s license is from out of condition. Will I be ready to get the vaccine exemption to travel interisland?

Response: Sure, assuming that you satisfy the other necessities, such as becoming ready to supply your initial CDC vaccination card or Vaccine Administration Management System printout verifying that you were vaccinated towards COVID-19 in Hawaii, according to the condition Division of Health.

At the moment, this exemption is only for interisland vacationers vaccinated in Hawaii.This contains army/college students with out-of-condition ID, who been given their vaccination in Hawaii, and are thoroughly vaccinated,” DOH states on Hawaii’s COVID-19 portal.

“Travelers are deemed thoroughly vaccinated on the 15th day following the completion of their vaccine,” it suggests.

Q: Can I add my vaccine card on Harmless Travels now even although I don’t have my airplane tickets? I want to get it performed and just do it after for all long term vacation.

A: No, at this time the Secure Travels procedure “will only enable intercounty travelers to upload their vaccine card or Vaccine Administration Management Method (VAMS) printout if it is linked to a vacation,” the portal claims.

Reminder: There is no charge to build an account on the Secure Travels system, which is located at journey.hawaii.gov/#/.

Q: Both my spouse and I are totally vaccinated, live on Oahu and want to journey interisland with our little one. Mainly because our 3-year-aged is not vaccinated, would we have to quarantine on the Large Island if we go there? There is no COVID-19 vaccine for toddlers.

A: No, simply because Hawaii’s travel quarantine doesn’t use to small children underneath age 5. The vaccine exemption allows qualified interisland vacationers to stay away from pre-vacation COVID-19 tests or quarantining on arrival in Maui, Kauai or Hawaii counties. Your toddler wouldn’t be subject matter to all those policies anyway.

Q: Can we choose which vaccine we want?

A: Certainly, if you are an grownup and you make your appointment at a spot that presents your preferred COVID-19 vaccine, or wander into this sort of a area (if walk-in provider is out there). You can use the web site vaccines.gov to search for the availability of a unique vaccine in the vicinity of you. This web site principally lists retail pharmacy destinations and makes it possible for you to restrict your lookup to a precise vaccine sort within just your ZIP code.

You also can look at hawaiicovid19.com/vaccine, on the state of Hawaii COVID-19 portal, which lists most vaccination websites in the condition, like mass-­vaccination clinics, mobile clinics and retail pharmacy spots. This broader checklist does not specify the style of vaccine offered at each and every spot, but with a minimal more seeking you can slender it down.

Little ones ages 12 to 17 are constrained to the Pfizer vaccine, but adults 18 and older are eligible for the Pfizer, Mo­derna or Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.

Q: When must I start off stressing about my driver’s license? I submitted my renewal by mail on April 5 and have not read something.

A: This answer also applies to several other readers, who submitted the similar dilemma but with a diverse software day. Honolulu County says it can take up to 8 weeks to method driver’s license renewals by mail, so nearly anything considerably less than that is regarded as to be inside of the typical turnaround time. Right after 8 weeks, stick to up by electronic mail to [email protected]. Incorporate your identify, contact info, driver’s license amount and the day your submitted your software.

Renewal by mail is confined to drivers 72 and more mature who also meet other specifications. For additional information, see honolulu.gov/csd.


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