It’s been a roller coaster ride for Hawaii travel, and it is just beginning.
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It’s been a roller coaster ride for Hawaii travel, and it is just beginning.
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Hi Guys. Great job trying to keep a handle on all the changes.
All around the world, countries with high vaccination rates are experiencing high covid increases, especially the Delta variant. Your increase in cases will not be coming from unvaccinated locals returning from the mainland. Do the research. Blaming a group doesn’t solve this dilemma. Working together will. Mahalo!
the research says its almost all from locals
Dear Nancy, thank you & yes that is right….working together will help this situation. We need to stop fighting over issues that aren’t important such as who is to blame, etc. Fighting just causes division & that is what satan wants….division. Think about this statement. Lives of people is what is most important!!! ❤😇🌏Be blessed everyone….psalms 91:11
I spoke with several friends of mine on Oahu today. I asked if they had been down to Waikiki to see the slow down I see on YouTube channels. They all told me most locals and residents want it back the way it was during the shut down. They liked it a lot better and honestly are fine with much lower tourism rates. These people grew up there and are in there late 40s and 50s. Honestly I lived there almost 20 years and would feel the same way. So are most upset at Ige. Actually no.
Dear Liam, I’m looking very forward to the day when I will be sitting on 🛩 traveling to Hawaii!!🌺 It has been my lifelong dream to come to Oahu for my vacation 🎉🛍👒👙🌊🏖🌈🌏❤🏝🥥🍍🩴🐠🐢🌞🕶 I’ve been saving my $$ diligently for over a year now & I’ve postponed my trip until 2023. Stay safe & be blessed psalms 91:11
What a mess this pandemic has caused!
Dear Sue, You can say that again! I wish covid never existed. We as human beings need to be taking steps to keep safe other safe. God bless you….psalms 91:11 😇
Not that it will make a difference among the people who elect them, but this pandemic has revealed a tremendous amount about the lack of character and decision making ability by the Gov. I haven’t met many, but one I did was Gerry Brown. I could go on all day about that, but won’t.
Someone in HI needs to be in charge and accountable for their policies and Ige, while elected to do so, isn’t up to the task.
Not sure who is, but with an island chain and substantial control over who does and who doesn’t fly in there, it’s clear the leadership is not up to the task.
I will be honest the whole way the leaders of the world have handled covid is anti science overall even when they are understanding of the basic science.
Vaccine does not stop the spread nor mitigate getting covid in an effective manner yet most are under the impression being vaccinated means they are above covid.
I been traveling and what I have seen is that vaccinated people have run amok. Maskless parties indoors, restaurants and parks packed with people shoulder to shoulder.
No one follows the guidelines, conservative or liberal. It’s like people create identity politics and some abstract ideas but real life has proven to be far from what the tv or government would like us to know
Instead of making it divisive and treating us like children who only know fear and pleasure be honest and admit the vaccine is not adequate and people need to start being responsible. Something that we stopped doing one week into the pandemic because politicians made this a political issue (both sides are equally guilty including the government political scientists).
Why can’t we install high end ventilation to mitigate covid clouds? Common sense seems to have been totally lost through fear and outrage at the other side.
Whatever you do be sure to be compassionate with others and instead of spreading fear and hatred try spreading kindness and empathy ✌🏽
You are so correct..! THANKYou for expressing exactly how it is ..! As a breakthrough case I totally know how this goes and do not recommend this “slight flu “ , in there words , to anyone.. take every precaution to protect yourself.. it takes months of your life to feel better and not normal.. for a long time.. we love Hawaii so much , please work together to make this go away..! Mahalo..!!
Roller coaster is an understatement!!! Wow 😮
We will be heading back to Hawaii in November for the third time this year. Maui in April, Big Island in August and now Oahu in November.
We absolutely love Hawaii and have managed to navigate all the changes etc. I wish I could understand why there hasn’t been a coming together of the minds (Governor and Mayors) and setting up one plan and sticking to the plan. Hawaii has been so flighty and so many friends that I have spoken with and read about as well …..just have given up on visiting. So sad for the great Aloha State 🌺
We will be back though…we can’t stay away and truly hope the Governing minds put aside their single mindedness and work together for the good of the state and not just their county (island)
See you in November ❤️🌺❤️
Dear Lynn, I’ve postponed my Oahu trip for the 3rd time for 2023. It has always been my lifelong dream to come to Hawaii for my vacation😍 By postponing my trip is the smartest & safest choice I can make for myself & others to stay safe. I’m looking very forward to the day when I’m sitting on 🛩 traveling to Hawaii. My Grandfather was in the Navy & in Pearl Harbor. I’ve always wanted to go to Pearl Harbor to pay my respects since I have a deep connection to 🇺🇸 history!! Pearl Harbor is #1 on my itinerary & my itinerary has been completed for months now. 🛍👒👙🌞🐠🌸🐢🌊🏖🌈🩴🍍🥥🏝❤❤🌺🌏 Have a fun & safe trip when you do go! Be blessed….psalms 91:11😇
It seems that Hawaii residents are unhappy when visitors are visiting and are unhappy when visitors aren’t visiting. Hotel room and short-term rental room rates are now effectively higher than they have ever been. The combination of the TAT, GET, and the 3% Tourism $urge Tax brings the total tax amount to nearly 18%. How does that leave anyone room to support the “local economy” during their visit? When visitor numbers “surge” again this winter is the State going to raise accommodation taxes again? The State of Hawaii appears to be using the Beatles song “Taxman” as their template. I highly recommend viewing the lyrics.
Aloha BOH Bro’s
When politics drives all decision making than this is what you get.
I am so sick of politicians following Covid models that so far are Never right. We are NEVER going to eradicate this disease, we have to let it run its course. Less than 2% of people that contract covid die in the US. I know Hawaii has limited resources but New York was putting up mobile hospitals that were never used. Why couldn’t we do something like that, or use the Mercy ships? It’s because our politicians panic and have non-evidence based knee jerk reactions such as lock downs and asking visitors not to come.
Do you know what 2% is of 331,449,289? That is the total US population. 2% of that is 6,628,985 people that will die if we “let it run it’s corse”. That is a lot of Americans you are willing to sacrifice, not to mention all the other citizens of the world. This is a brand new virus so there were and are mistakes being made but that is no reason to wish 2% of the people of the world dead. Plus if someone you love is in that 2%, it becomes much more personal. Think about others, i promise it is not painful to do so.
GV
Where you err is assuming that ALL 331 million US citizens actually GET covid. There is going to be a large percentage of the population that will never contract the disease. It is this type of fear mongering that has people afraid to live so they can be “safe”. Over 1 million people attempted suicide last year…that’s just for one year. Depression is far scarier than Covid in my opinion.
Covid should give Hawaii the chance to look at the state holistically, from healthcare to tourism to economy to preservation of the landscape. There needs to be some long-range planning that includes teeth. Maui’s Mayor is an example of the problem. First, too many tourists and then not enough. Fiure out a steady state level, knowing that certain high times may exceed it and low times not meet it. Some sort of cap on lodging numbers, that includes hotels, condos, VRBOs, etc. needs to be developed. If somebody, then, wants to build someting “new” they weill need to buy that capacity from a willing on-island seller. The Hospital system needs re-examination. Probably not necessary to plan for a huge disaster but current capacity is obviously low. This is really a chance to get it right. Or not.