Could this be a long-awaited boon to Hawaii tourism? It’s already working.
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Could this be a long-awaited boon to Hawaii tourism? It’s already working.
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This, in combination with the litmus test (80% accurate) available from E25Bio (Massachusetts) or Mammoth Biosciences (California), would be an excellent 1-2 step process to detect active virus carriers. The dogs wouldn’t need EUA (Emergency Use Authorization) which Lt Gov Green told me by email was the State requirement (read-roadblock) for using the litmus tests right now.
Too bad the State doesn’t have someone in authority who is willing and able to make these kind of decisions and implement them with going thru hoops!
Dogs are GREAT!! Matter of fact, the more I’m around people, the more I like dogs.
Aloha!
Such Good Pups!!! Whatever it takes that leads to the safest possible reopening of Hawaii is welcomed. One of my dearest friends is in a Covid high-risk category and lives on Maui, so keeping her healthy is very important.
Thank you for keeping us informed as we all navigate being able to travel to Hawaii again. I’ve been a subscriber to BoH for 7 wonderfully informed years — Keep up the Great Work guys!!
Mahalo
Hi Lisa.
Thanks so much for being a reader and now a commenter.
Aloha.
Wow, I worked with K9 in the Marine Corps, let’s hope this is something we can do.
Bill
I’m dumbfounded by this idea has anyone looked into how much money one of these dogs cost? It’s about $50,000 to start. Then you have to take into account training a handle, paying a handler, yearly vet bills, housing and feeding.
How many of these $50,000 dogs will be required to man a very busy airport 24 hrs a day? 20 or 30? Currently there’s a world wide shortage of bomb sniffing dogs there’s bidding wars for good ones, so even if you have the money it will take years to train enough dogs to meet demand.
Thanks for posting the article guys, but this ain’t going to happen.
Hi Richard.
Thanks for your comment. These dogs are already working at Honolulu Airport.
Aloha.
Hi guys I know there’s dogs at Honolulu airport are they bomb and drug sniffing dogs or do they already have a covid sniffing dog.
If that’s the case there’s covid sniffing dog already working at Honolulu airport then I stand corrected, but I can’t find anywhere online stating that fact.
I also read that it takes 3 to 6 months to train a dog and every airport on the planet wants them. I understand there’s pilot programs, but it will take a very long time and a lot of money to meet airport’s needs for these dogs.
If someone with no symptoms tests positive on arrival, are they put on the next return flight? And if that’s full then what? And would the airlines agree to take a person who has tested positive? Just wondering.
Excellent question! There is a lot of information on how to determine possible infection threats but not much information on what happens if it’s found !
I highly doubt our reactive politicians (vs. proactive) will implement such a plan. Maybe we should train our own dogs to sniff out “do-nothing” politicians & rid Hawaii of them?
Made me giggle, Margie…😂
Would that work as well in Foggy Bottom?
Last I heard, Hawaiians don’t want the tourists there, so why now are they changing their tune?? Do that many people really want to go to Hawaii?? Personally, I’d rather visit Mexico… the people are much more appreciative than the people of Hawaii…. just something I’ve noticed while visiting both places.
Really? I feel completely the opposite. Maybe it depends on where you’ve been. I’ve mostly been to the northern Pacific coast of Baja as well as Cabo. No problems there, but nothing extraordinary. On Oahu, Maui, & the Big Island I’ve felt nothing but love and aloha.
At this point I think I would trust the dogs more than I would trust the Covid test.
At this point I would trust dogs more than anything offered by the federal government.
Its not the federal government offering this why throw more politics in???
The reason is because the federal government has allowed 5 million infections, 170,000 deaths and climbing. Their only response is to let the states carry their water and throw money and worthless executive orders at the problem with no real plan. It needs to be said and as a reminder to those virus deniers that frequent this site.
Save your money and avoid all these hassles until the put tourism at the top of thier priority list.
Give a dog a bone (or not) and skip the trip to hawaii!