6/19/2023 0 Comments Hawaii travel safe app![]() ![]() ![]() Google and its partner SpringML, who were hired by the state Office of Enterprise Technology Services on July 27 at an initial cost of $638,000 in CARES Act funds. Latest Safe Travels effort, which is a product of But the state wasn’t satisfied that the application could be scaled up for trans-Pacific travel and abruptly removed the website, leaving tourism officials inundated with calls. The application was up and running for interisland travel in July. Then, the state hired Esri, a California software company, which developed a Safe Travels application for interisland use. This is the second go-round for Safe Travels, which first debuted in May but wasn’t all that successful because it was optional. We won’t be doing scanning and it will cover its cost in that way,” he said. “After a month or two, we’ll have made back the money. ![]() Murdock said the app also will allow the state to quit scanning the paper form, which had been costing $160,000 a month. “If you can save a minute per traveler and you have 100 people on the plane, it saves lots of time,” he said. But it does verify phone numbers and emails prior to arrival, Murdock said. He said it doesn’t yet verify addresses, which still must be checked at the airport. Murdock said the online app will save travelers, screeners and tourism and law enforcement officials time. Hawaii Travel and Health Form” late into the night.The multistep manual entry process sometimes keptĭepartment of the Attorney General and county lawĮnforcement officials from getting the real-time information that they needed to protect the public. It hasn’t been very popular, either, with tourism officials, who have had to scan the “Mandatory State of Travelers have complained that the paper-īased process is confusing. Murdock said, though, travelers are still required to manually fill out the state Agricultural Declaration Form and the optional Hawaii Tourism Authority visitor data form on the backside. Requires different forms for interisland and trans-Pacific travel. The app is expected to simplify the paper-based process, which currently ![]() This is an important step in preparing to reopen our economy.” “It will also help us keep in contact with those who are required to be in quarantine. “I am pleased to launch this digital app which will allow our travelers to provide their required health and travel information before they arrive at the airport,” Gov. State Chief Information Officer Doug Murdock said that feature is still under review.Įven so, officials say the new app is critical to a multistep screening process, which includes arrival temperature checks, and secondary screening for those with symptoms or temperatures of 100.4 degrees or higher. It isn’t set up to allow GPS tracking to ping a visitor’s phone or computer for a location. In reminders as emails and text messages and makes it easier for the state Department of Health to reach out if there are medical issues to address. Once a traveler’s information is in the system, it can be used by officials, including police, to check on visitors who are required to quarantine for 14 days. A partial interisland quarantine also was reinstated on Aug. Those without email addresses will need to create one to comply with quarantine requirements.Ī mandatory 14-day quarantine remains in effect for out-of-state travelers to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The state says that travelers without smartphones or computers may ask friends or family for assistance or receive assistance at the arrival airport. Visitors may use email, Google or Facebook logins to visit the app, which is built on a Google cloud. The screener, a person at the airport who uses an iPad to read the QR code, is then able to quickly review passenger information for clearance or secondary screening. Here’s how it works: A traveler completes an online application and receives a QR code (like a square bar code). The app,, collects health and travel information to help with the public-safety. The Safe Travels application, starting Tuesday, will become the newest mandatory requirement for travelers flying into Hawaii. ![]()
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