Details on latest 14-day mandatory quarantine for all arrivals, even with negative test results.
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Details on latest 14-day mandatory quarantine for all arrivals, even with negative test results.
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Thanks BOH for being an independent voice about the State and County’s handling of Covid19 (i.e., not mindlessly repeating their press releases). The County of Kauai Covid19 website says that as of 11/27 there are 18 active cases on Kauai, with zero hospitalizations. This is after, I believe, 48 positive cases had been detected that came from travel (either resident or visitor) since mid-October. So while math isn’t my strong suit, that mean cases are dropping, not increasing, and community spread is a non-issue. So when Kawakami says “we are facing alarming Covid19 numbers on our island,” it is totally false.
Hi John.
Thanks. We appreciate all of your comments.
Aloha.
This year is the first time I haven’t been able to come and see my family &friends it’s a heartbreaking moment I would of been to Kauai twice by now but cant come back. Merry Christmas To All
We have just returned from 10 days on Kaua’i. The island was busy with restaurants full and locals very happy and appreciative to see visitors. The mayor decision comes from wanting to protect the community, I get it. But that said, he is causing the economy to
shut down which will also hurt the local community. A better solution would be a 3 day quarantine with testing after arrival, rather than the 14 day quarantine. Also the outdoor dining without masks was out of control which probably did not help the situation!
We had a wonderful time and helped the businesses we love and hope will still be there when we return. Malama pono Kaua’i!❤️
I believe tourist positives don’t count on the official numbers you see for the state or county.
This is very sad. We love this island. The economy will collaspe because people are afraid to live their lives. But if Hawaiians dont want us there then tgere are plenty of other places to go in the world. If you wash your hands and keep your distance you can function pretty mormally. Good luck.
That has been tried all over Europe and has not worked. There is, in fact, overwhelming that lockdows do not and will not work. We love the islands, Kauai is our favorite, but we don’t plan to visit this leftist paradise again for a long time, if ever.
Mahalo to the Mayor of Kaua’i, Derek Kawakami for putting his people before himself and protecting them. I believe Kaua’i can be sustainable and we don’t need to be dependent on the tourist industry. Hey! We did it in the 60’s,70’s and 80’s. Go back to the original design and keep Kaua’i how it used to be. Regulate over population and desecration to the environment that over traveling of visitors did to the natural resources of the island. Since c19, the traffic has been stable, the ocean sea life and reefs are coming back to life again and pollution that tourist had no respect of our islands is bringing back beautification. Keep Hawai’i – Hawai’i and Keep Kaua’i what it’s supposed to be. Stop over population and over development.
Seems like you want it all.tourism is what you promote..most businesses can’t survive without tourists..there must be a happy medium in all this..covid won’t be gone by lockdowns, but more will go bankrupt..I love Hawaii, but not leftist control..thank you
With all due respect this isn’t the 60’s 70’s, or 80’s. How do you propose the island survive financially. The sugar and pineapple industry went to lower labor cost countries long ago. As far as the beautification of Kauai have seen the increase is homeless and the result of that. Your comment has many holes in it. Be realistic. There is no going back to the original design. That design is gone.
Should be interesting to see what happens to the covid numbers after Dec 2.
Yes, it will! But for us, we have changed what would have been our 44th trip to Kauai in 25 years – 3 weeks each trip – because we just don’t trust what will come next! You cannot imagine how sad that makes us to not visit our “second home” at all in 2020!
And then what?
This is so sad we love you Kaui praying for you all keep your aloha in your hearts
Everyone should have seen this coming when the governor opened up transpacific travel….The number were still spiking on the U.S. Mainland and also around the world for that matter. We all know that this year was like no other in recent history and everyone should treat it as such. The more we push against scientific proof that this virus is real and look the other way, it’s going to get worst and more and more people will die and it might be your own love ones. On visitors to the Islands… some of you don’t have any respect period! You don’t like the way we in Hawaii do things then go back where you came from, or are you trying to run away from something you created there just to do the same here? We don’t need people like you here in Hawaii. Stay Away.
You are going to eat those words someday
when all of Hawai is in poverty.
I’m curious as to how these people who support shut downs make their money.
They have to be either wealthy or working remotely with mainland companies or on government assistance. They definitely do not own a business that’s going broke for good. How do you all think people will have money to by food?
Are there people out there who actually think that our mayor wants to see our economy go down? That is ridiculous no mayor any place would want to see their County go downhill. We actually have somebody who cares enough about the health of the people and not the wealth. Yes it is very hard on Kauai right now , it is hard everywhere in this world. For those of you who think the virus is no big thing that’s fine it’s your opinion but you should vacation someplace that they feel the same way. Those of you who say you won’t come back here again , that is fine- we can do without you because there are many visitors that will come when the time is right and we will give them Aloha once again.
Aloha BOH “R U Surprised by this”
You shouldn’t be.
Here’s my take on this. Residence of Kauai have complained long and loud about over tourism and how to many businesses benefitting from tourism are owned by outsiders.
Covid has allowed Kauai to return to the good old days of fewer tourist and locals are liking it. They’re going to be the ones who pick the winning and losing businesses in this game, but wait there’s an evil lurking behind the scenes looking to take advantage of ignorant locals.
When this plan is finally in place a huge tech giant is going to be picking up commercial and residential properties for pennies on the dollar. Due to a lack of opportunity you will see an exit of young residents off the island looking for greener pastures.
Soon the island will have maybe 1 or 2 high end resorts not unlike Lana’i all owned by the tech giant.
He’ll use his money and political power to eliminate short term stay rental condos and time shares. Soon everyone left living on the island will have to bow to their tech giant king.
Larry Ellison did it to Lana’i now Zuckerberg wants to do it to Kauai.
We are in a pandemic. Keep repeating that sentence until you get it through your thick heads! We tried letting people come without quarantining and it was an epic fail due to inaccurate test results. What good is boosting our economy if people become sick and can’t work? Then visitors wont come because we have high numbers too. They’ll go somewhere else. Is getting yourself or others ill worth your non-essential travel? Hawaii is not going to just “live with it.” We are trying to stay safe and healthy until this is over.
It would be important to note in your article that Kauai only has 111 hospital beds, nine of which are ICU beds. We have fifteen ventilators.
We simply lack the healthcare infrastructure to resist a large scale outbreak.
That bit of data was likely critical to the decision made by the governor. Please add that to your article. Thank you.