hawaii timeline

  • May 11, 2019

    People who have been fully vaccinated in Hawaii may upload proof of vaccination to the Hawaii.SafeTravels.gov website and resume inter-county travel without COVID-19 testing and quarantine. The exception is for people who have received vaccines, two weeks after their last recommended dose.
  • Jan 11, 2021

    China reports its first know death from an illness caused by the corona virus
  • January 21, 2020

    The first confirmed case of coronavirus in the United States is announced.
  • January 30, 2020

    The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus as a "public health emergency of international concern"
  • February 27th 2023

    The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) shares details about health insurance coverage for COVID-19 vaccines, testing and treatment, access to telehealth services, and flexibilities for health care professionals. https://www.hhs.gov/coronavirus/covid-19-public-health-emergency/index.html#:~:text=In%20February%202023%2C%20the%20HHS,April%2018%2C%202023
  • March 11, 2020

    WHO declared coronavirus as a pandemic
  • March 31, 2020

    The first COVID related death was announced for an older O'ahu resident
  • May 8th 2020

    The Hawaii Department of Health declared no new cases since mid March
  • July 27th 2020

    Japan includes Hawaii on a list of safe places for Japanese tourists to travel to.
  • January 12, 2021

    US CDC requires all air passengers entering the US to have a negative COVID-19 test result
  • March 8, 2021

    State of Hawaii begins vaccination program for individuals age 70 and older, The program will continue to roll out in phases, dependent on age and degree of public contact.
  • April 21, 2021

    More than 200 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the U.S
  • April 28, 2021

    CDC found vaccines reduce the risk of hospitalization with people ages 65 years and older by 94%
  • August 30, 2021

    ACIP recommends Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for all people ages 16 years and older
  • January 19, 2022

    Administration purchases 1 billion COVID-19 tests and creates an online portal where people can order free at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests through the U.S. Postal Service (USPS
  • March 8, 2022

    Hawaii becomes the last state to announce an end to its universal indoor mask mandate, scheduled for March 26, 2022
  • May 11th, 2023

    Health and Human services issued a statement on the end of the COVID-19 health public health emergency. https://www.hhs.gov/coronavirus/covid-19-public-health-emergency/index.html#:~:text=In%20February%202023%2C%20the%20HHS,April%2018%2C%202023
  • April 25th 2024

    April 25th 2024

    out of 100k people, 4.8% of them get COVID. https://covidactnow.org/us/hawaii-hi/?s=50083753
  • October 13, 2025

    93 cases have been reported over the year