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  1. Martha P

    When citing Covid cases, please add info on how many people are gravely ill & how many people are testing positive but have no symptoms or mild symptoms I think that would be a more accurate picture of the covid situation in Hawaii.
    Thank you.

  2. Monique T

    What is not widely being reported is how many who HAVE been vaccinated are still ending up sick with covid AND infecting others… like the teacher in Kilauea who’s entire mask wearing class was also apparently infected. Research the viral shedding process. Side effects (quite severe and even fatal) from being vaxxed are also being suppressed. You can be a guinea pig for an under-tested mRna experimental vax if you want to but dont preach to me that I should be also.

    1. Joerg H.

      I promised myself that I would refrain from getting into this sort of argument. However, the misinformation in this pointing is significant. I would recommend that those who want to understand how much there is in the way of breakthrough infections, take a look at the CDC’s site here: cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/health-departments/breakthrough-cases.html

      Right now, it’s about 9K cases out of 95 million people vaccinated. This fear-mongering has got to stop, it’s not good for our country, and it’s not good for Hawaii travel.

    2. Wesley C

      Yes. I sincerely pray that the Experimental vaccine does NOT do what I have heard change your DNA and people get sick from other things and die! People this will be mass murder in the billions(worldwide) ! I really just hope that is NOT the case. Holy 200,000,000 million people have gotten it or are getting it! Lord please help us! Do you realize there is only 330,000,000 in the entire USA!

      1. Paul C

        We are coming in 2 weeks to Kauai.
        Hopefully they don’t shut down again..this is our 3rd attempt to go to our favorite island.

    3. Richard C

      Monique is right, I’ve several customers that work at our local hospital saying the same that side effect reporting is being suppressed by the government and hospital administration.

      1. Joerg H.

        “People say”, “my friends/coworker/neighbor said”, and I read it on social media” are bad sources of information. Stick to what the people who get paid to handle public health questions tell you, like the CDC and the WHO, and you will be fine. The number of conspiracy theories around COVID is out of control, and now are resulting in the distinct possibility that we will NEVER reach “herd immunity”. This means we will NEVER be free of this virus …

        Please, people, get the vaccine, continue to mask up, and we can beat this thing and get back to normal, Hawaii’s economy can recover, and we can all enjoy our vacations there in safety.

  3. PAM M

    WOW!!!
    That’s crazy and careless. I thought they closed the bars until things were basically under control?
    So all the machinations for returning Ohana and the hoops for tourists aren’t working out for the better?
    Goodness, I sure hope things are worked out soon and the uppers figure it out.
    Mahalo Beat of Hawaii for the awesome reporting.
    Stay safe and have a blessed week. Sounds like a lotta updated coming soon 🙏🏽💞

  4. WarrenD

    I traveled to Kauai October 15th 2020 the first day open to take care of our home on Kauai and followed the tourist imposed rules. The cases that started shortly after 10/15 up until the mayor closing Kauai again were mostly locals.
    It amazes me how the mayor punishes those willing to test or vaccinate but allows locals to quarantine and infect the whole family!
    What’s even more foolish is that the same could fly in untested with others who did!
    Further foolishness is the approved testing list! We have Stanford care which is one of the best and Hawaii approved Southwest Air, Walgreens…..
    Stanford care has trailed nurses, Walgreens required self administered test kits.

    Leave it to the government to screw things up.

    IT IS NOT THE TOURIST!

    WD

    1. Joerg H.

      How do you think that the virus got to the islands in the first place? It didn’t magically appear in the locals. Someone who was infected traveled to Hawaii. Now whether those people were there on vacation, or locals returning from visiting the mainland is irrelevant since the same travel restrictions applied. Also, the fact that NOW we get very little virus being reintroduced by travelers, is a testament to the safety precautions that have been put in place by the government of Hawaii.

      1. WarrenD

        You answered your own question.
        Locals travel
        Check the record for after Oct 15th open.
        First case was a woman returning from Oahu, then infected the 2nd case…her husband.

  5. Chris B

    In most cases of illness it is not a super “bug”, but a weak host. When you shut things down, immune systems do not get stronger, if anything they weaken. Also, in the entire country the use of the word “case(s)” is a poor choice. It has been used to mean several different things, in different areas. Ultimately there has been a lot of confusion, poor choice of wording, lack of following the science in many cases and mixed signals from our state and federal government.

    2. Rob L.

      My wife contracted COVID last November and passed it on to me. She lost her senses of taste and smell for four days, me for three. And that was it! We both eat healthy foods, get exercise, and take vitamin supplements, especially Vitamin D3. The are some very interesting videos on the web from accredited doctors about the effects of Vitamin D3 on COVID. Also, do some research on what the mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna do to your cell structure. Pretty scary.

    3. Joerg H.

      I suspect that there are about 1/2 million people who would disagree with you about it not being a “superbug”. Or, rather they would if they could.

      Besides, this is irrelevant to the posting from BOH about the fact that there’s an outbreak amongst the locals on Kauai. If you read the article, it’s a problem, contact tracking is being run, and no one is saying that the island is going to get shut down again. Thanks BOH for keeping us informed about what’s REALLY happening.

      1. Beat of Hawaii

        Hi Joerg.

        Thanks. Another update is coming shortly about this situation in process.

        Aloha.

  6. O’lohe K

    The bug has been a preoccupation long enough. We are running out of things to say about it.

  7. Greg K

    You have to let the infection run its course as we have done for all other viruses otherwise you risk compromising your immune system and that won’t be good for you in the long run. Let what God gave you, an immune system, take care of protecting you. The Covid vax week not help you in the run.

  8. Colleen

    Thanks for the update. Not good news though.

    Are Hawaii’s Locals NOT getting vaccinated? What percentage of Locals ARE vaccinated? Shouldn’t the locals take that responsibility? Visitors have to be either vaccinated OR quarantined (put up in expensive holding cells – oops hotels). Shouldn’t the locals who are not vaccinated have to to the same thing?

    Someone should be able to do the same mathematical equations for Hawaii locals to determine the percentage of vaccinated and the percentage of those who have antibodies naturally from exposure to get some idea of whats happening in real time.

    In what age group are most of these new ‘cases’? Possibly the young who feel a sense of ‘immortality’ anyway. Hopefully, the vulnerable part of the Hawaiian population have taken care of business with vaccine. If not, why not?

    1. Beat of Hawaii

      Hi Colleen.

      Thanks for your input. Yes, the rate of vaccination here is quite high. A number of the recent cases are children who were apparently infected within their household.

      Aloha.

      1. Colleen

        The risk for healthy young people is quite low. Hopefully, this will not affect the economy/tourism.

        We are still hopefully of making it back later this year. As long as we don’t have to wear a mask on the beach :0/

          1. Colleen

            Watch out what you wish for! :0) But a few days on Kauai would be nice too.
            Dreaming of sea breezes again :0)

        2. James B

          As the number of vaccinated elderly continue to rise, the number of new cases among the young has risen from 3% to 22%. Just last week, a 10-year-old child visiting Hawaii with his parents died. Perhaps you should reassess your assumptions

          1. Colleen

            The loss of a child is a very tragic situation – But still very rare. The child was also reportedcto have had underlying health issues.

      1. Colleen

        We feel the exact same way – that a person should have the freedom to forgo the shot if they want. But, then there is also ‘responsibility’ to keep yourself out of harms way and NOT foolishly spread disease to others if one feels even the slightest bit ill. For locals, quarantining at home is a small price to pay. They should do it willingly. Look what EVERYONE ELSE has to do in order to visit?

        But, we will probably do it soon in order to live some sort of ‘normal’ life again. Sad to feel such pressure though. We hate it.

        But……..

        1. Ryan

          What worries you about the COVID vaccine? I’m fully vaccinated, and had no side effects, other than a sore arm. Most people I know had zero to little side effects.
          The extreme reactions are the only ones you hear about in the media, and those are rare.

          I would recommend you speak with your doctor if you have any reservations and want another opinion.

          1. Rob L.

            I did speak to my doctor, a respected MD. She said there is no way she is getting the vaccine. My pharmacist said the same thing. Their main reason: inadequate testing. Long term effects and efficacy are simply unknown, and since the mRNA process in the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines- the first vaccines produced in this manner by the way- replicates itself and alters your cell structure, long term effects may not show up for months after being vaccinated. I read reports that some members of the Israeli military are exhibiting damaged hearts from the Pfizer vaccine months after being inoculated. And now the Pfizer CEO is saying. Third shot may be necessary, as will yearly boosters. Doesn’t leave me with a lot of confidence, or a warm fuzzy.

          2. James B

            Please, please, please BOH. Please stop this baseless trash derived from watching YouTube videos. The mRNA process was first discovered in the 1940’s. It was developed to address possible viral outbreaks in the early 2000’s and was applied research to rabies, Zika, and cytmegalovirus.

            Instead of delivering a virus or a viral protein, RNA vaccines deliver genetic information that allows the body’s own cells to produce a viral protein. Synthetic mRNA that encodes a viral protein can borrow this machinery to produce many copies of the protein. These proteins stimulate the immune system to mount a response, without posing any risk of infection.

            From the CDC: “They do not affect or interact with our DNA in any way. mRNA never enters the nucleus of the cell, which is where our DNA (genetic material) is kept. The cell breaks down and gets rid of the mRNA soon after it is finished using the instructions.”

            Those are the facts about mRNA and its safety. The rest is anti-vax hyperbole, or would you rather wait for thousands of animal testing when the virus has already killed nearly 600,000 of people just like you?

      2. James B

        Just today a number of epidemiologists suggested that the U.S. will likely never reach herd immunity and that more infectious variants are likely as a result. If SARS-Covid-2 were the more common flu virus, your point makes sense. This very contagious, deadly virus is different. My analogy is that we are in the middle of World War III against a microscopic enemy that has killed more citizens than the total killed in WW II.

        Our only weapons are common sense behaviors (masks/social distance/avoiding indoor crowds) and the vaccines. When I see people dismiss the vaccines over “freedom”, I think about my parents and wonder whether there would even be a U.S. if the WW II rationing and restrictions on freedom were disdained in favor of “freedom”.

        1. Major C

          life goes on have some cheerfull thoughts, maybe start drinking again or consider smoking weed. Things are not so bad that we cannot find joy. It’s alright. Really.

  9. Ed. C

    So sad to see this. But, as others have said, shutting the island down did nothing but delay the inevitable. Hopefully, the cases are a majority of younger ages who Covid-19 does not effect as badly as the older ages and the older ones of the Ohana have been vaccinated.

    1. Joerg H.

      Ed,

      That was the whole point. DELAY until there was a vaccine and people get vaccinated, especially those that are most vulerable. Seems to me like it worked…

  10. G

    I am concerned that the gov hasn’t announced that mainland travel can avoid the quarantine and testing with the covid19 vaccine i hope in June i hope before September 1

    Thank
    You

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