Man Forced to Return to Los Angeles After Hawaii Rejects His Mayo Clinic Covid-19 Test

Hawaii requires a negative COVID-19 test in order to avoid 14 day quarantine on arrival. But the process is cumbersome, error-prone, and anything but transparent. Some airlines, and now CLEAR, offer services to pre-validate documents to help avoid a passenger getting rejected by Hawaii despite a valid negative test, but who knows? Even that may not work.

One family was forced to split up, with the husband flying back across the ocean to Los Angeles to get a new test, after Hawaii rejected his negative Covid-19 assessment from the world-famous Mayo Clinic. (Unsure as to why this test was rejected — maybe a technical glitch of some sorts?)

Medical personnel assist with surge COVID-19 testng held at Aloha Stadium. September 4, 2020