By Alfred Acenas
Eagle News Service

HONOLULU (Eagle News) – Given the increase in new COVID-19 cases throughout Hawaii in the last two months, coupled with the continued demand for community testing, the City and County of Honolulu is expanding its free COVID-19 testing for all residents on the Island of Oahu.

Beginning on Sunday, May 22, the city’s Mobile Lab at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport will be open every day of the week, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

In addition, operational hours are being expanded to increase capacity at Honolulu Hale in Downtown on Fridays and at Kapolei Hale (West Oahu) on Wednesdays. Starting on the week of May 23, testing at both locations will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

All clients must pre-register under the city pre-paid section at https://oahucitypass.lumisight.com/. Those who pre-register for a test will receive a QR code upon completion of registration. This testing program is made possible through an agreement with the National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii Consortium.

For the airport testing site, the closest parking garage to the site is the Terminal 2 Parking Structure located directly across from Terminal 2. The entrance to this structure can be accessed from the second level (departure level) of the Airport Access Road directly across from the Administration Tower across Lobby 5.

As of May 18, the State Department of Health (DOH) reported that the seven-day average of new cases of COVID-19 in Hawaii was at 925, representing a weekly increase since March. The DOH also reported 12 additional deaths, bringing the state’s COVID-19 death toll to 1,446.

(Eagle News Service)