Two tourists tried to bribe a screener at Hawaii airport to avoid Covid rules, officials said

Two people who flew to Hawaii from Louisiana were arrested last week after allegedly trying to bribe them out of the precautions required by Covid-19.

One of the staff who screen inbound travelers at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu alerted authorities after it happened on Friday, according to the Hawaii Department of Public Safety and the prosecutor’s office. general of the state.

Johntrell White, 29, reportedly told the DRO he would offer her $ 2,000 if she allowed him to go through without the mandatory quarantine. Then Nadia Bailey, 28, allegedly added that she would throw in an extra $ 1,000 if the screener allowed them both to go through without quarantining.

None of the travelers had a valid pretest or Covid-19 exemption, authorities said.

White and Bailey were arrested for bribery and sent home, according to a statement from the office of Hawaii Governor David Ige. Court records were not available for White or Bailey when searching Hawaii State Court Records.

White’s public records did not include a phone number and it is not known whether he retained a lawyer. Bailey did not immediately return an NBC News phone call on Thursday.

Travelers arriving in Hawaii are required to provide proof of a negative Covid-19 test passed within 72 hours of arrival to avoid the mandatory 10-day quarantine, according to the state’s Safe Travels Hawai’i program . They are also subject to temperature control on arrival.