62 thoughts on “Questions Arise as Hawaii Interisland Quarantine Reinstated”
Bob L.
Lots of opinions floating around how to resolve this dilemma- “open up the islands and economy”; “shut everything down until the virus is eradicated”; “Governor Ige is the problem”; “no plan”; “the virus is not any worse than the common flu”; “there is no national leadership”….. Every state Governor, indeed even national leadership, has wrestled with the problem of either taking drastic action to contain or eradicate the virus, versus the economic impact such measures would have. So, in their best efforts, leaders are trying to strike a balance of some sort, level off the number of new cases while not totally destroying their state’s economies and thus people’s lives. Some states have been more successful than others to be sure. But those so dependent on a single industry, such as Hawaii with tourism, are being impacted the most. Other countries are having the same issues. In my humble opinion, there is no one answer for every state or nation except possibly this: leaders will have to continue to weigh their actions to contain the virus versus the impact those actions will have on their local economies. The current situation will not end until a vaccine is developed and distributed. Gov Ige’s lack of a plan, as some have stated, is a hollow argument since any plan will ultimately not succeed until the vaccine is available.
Jim R.
Aloha Bob,
You said, “Gov Ige’s lack of a plan, as some have stated, is a hollow argument since any plan will ultimately not succeed until the vaccine is available.”
The hollow argument in your statement is that you really have no clue what will succeed, since you’re not involved in any process like this. Frankly, it’s a “hollow opinion”, just like most of the frustrated comments here, including some of mine.
But, if you actually do some research, you will find there actually are some areas that have been relatively successful and by FAR, especially in comparison to Hawaii. Considering all the false information that’s been perpetuated from the beginning, including the legitimacy of the actual (accurate) death toll, frankly, it’s amazing that anyone could be successful. However, Hawaii (and Governor Ige), has done nothing to even attempt to solve their impending economic disaster, and it’s the “Local People” (and likely the rest of us, should they petition for the Feds to help) that will pay the price for his ignorance and incompetence. That’s the cold, brutal, and honest truth…
Steve R.
Makes no sense if you have a negative test before flying to stop tourists from coming…we wear KN-95 masks everywhere we go and that would include our trip to the Big Island…
Jeffrey W.
Attention Hawaiian Airlines! I expect a full refund for my September 2-13th flight! 😆 Is that too much for me and several others to ask for?! Feel horrible for the native islanders and what years of liberal policies have done to your paradise!
JW
Lori N.
This is a loss to the residents of Hawaii and to those of us who would rather be there than on the mainland.
Perhaps the true solution is the 30 minute rapid Antigen test at Hawaiian airports.
The Emirates use this test prior to flights.
In California these tests cost about $150.
The White House uses these tests on a regular basis.
This is probably all we have until there is a vaccination.
Pam M
Holy moly.
That’s all I’ve got.
Mahalo Beat of Hawai’i 🌺
Stay safe everyone.
Beat of Hawaii
Hi Pam.
Thanks. Have a good weekend.
Aloha.
Lanny D.
It is not true that once you are on a neighbor island flight you are not a tourist. if you come from the mainland to Oahu and you are continuing on to a neighbor island you have to fill out two quarantine forms. One for entering the state another for going on to another island. The second form may be filled out online and a QR code is sent to your phone. You must go to two locations at HNL terminal. A person goes over the appropriate form and calls your phone to ensure it is correct at each location. You then proceed to the interisland terminal, go through security and then your flight. You then proceed to your quarantine location. The next day we were contacted by the Covid Hotline again explaining the quarantine terms and restrictions (for the third time). We just did this last Friday and are just finishing the first week. The Covid Hotline contacted us today to make sure we were not experiencing any symptoms.
Richard C
Any death from covid is blood on the hands of the governor. Businesses can fail, people can lose their jobs and homes, but all that can be blamed on Trump or federal government. Any death associated to covid due to opening the islands to tourist will be blood on the governors hand. That’s why the islands won’t open to tourist until there’s a viable vaccine in place.
Ron K
Those in leadership of Hawaii have proven to be a complete and utter failure in handling this situation. For a state that relies so heavily on travel to show this lack of creativity and preparedness is astounding. The damage being done to businesses and the stress and mental health challenges that this puts on families far exceeds any damage and risk from Covid. This is really disheartening. Positive tests are nearly irrelevant. Many of those will not get sick or only minimally so. The survival rate from this virus is an extremely high 99.6%. Open things up!
Debby
Ron …you are 1000% percent correct. The mortality rate is over 98%. They seem to be doing this to intentionally destroy our lives.
Lisa G.
Well stated and I agree Ron K!!!!!! Science needs to guide the poor leadership in Hawaii rather than fear and hysteria. Science says quite the opposite than Governor Ige’s decisions! This has gone on long enough! The dominoe effect of Governor Ige’s decisions will be far worse than the virus itself.
Krista M.
To those saying why react to a spike in cases, when most people don’t get that sick- The bans were put back in place when hospital leaders informed the a Governor they are now operating at max capacity, no empty beds, and they have concerns about staffing shortages.
This was in response to hospitalizations, not just cases.
Teresa T
Thank you for trying to help others understand the bigger picture/concern that the Hawaii medical community is facing, Krista. So many people just focus on the number of Covid-19 deaths, when our medical community needs to maintain its service to patients with other serious health concerns in addition to providing the general populace the preventive health care from which we all benefit.
Jim R.
Aloha Ron,
Actually in Hawaii, the death rate is .0018% (1.8 per 100k people), which makes the survival rate 99.9982%…let that sink in! 😳
Would it be higher, should they open to tourism? Well, possibly? However, this disease is spreading even with most people wearing masks, and the overall death rate percentage has remained pretty constant from the beginning. Why aren’t they talking about that? Hmmm…🤷♂️
JW
Totally insane to ruin these islands and the good people of Hawaii over a virus with a 98%+ recovery rate. It ain’t going anywhere so better learn how to live with it or be prepared to stay sheltered forever. Better yet, get to the polls.
Pebble
I’m there 😉
Mathew s
You are right dump trump
Sandy W
As a part-time resident “stuck” here since March, I’m happy to be safer here on Hawaii Island than CA. I love being cautious and caring about island population. My heart aches for job and business losses however. We need to be kind, mask up and stay distant. We will get through this!
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Lots of opinions floating around how to resolve this dilemma- “open up the islands and economy”; “shut everything down until the virus is eradicated”; “Governor Ige is the problem”; “no plan”; “the virus is not any worse than the common flu”; “there is no national leadership”….. Every state Governor, indeed even national leadership, has wrestled with the problem of either taking drastic action to contain or eradicate the virus, versus the economic impact such measures would have. So, in their best efforts, leaders are trying to strike a balance of some sort, level off the number of new cases while not totally destroying their state’s economies and thus people’s lives. Some states have been more successful than others to be sure. But those so dependent on a single industry, such as Hawaii with tourism, are being impacted the most. Other countries are having the same issues. In my humble opinion, there is no one answer for every state or nation except possibly this: leaders will have to continue to weigh their actions to contain the virus versus the impact those actions will have on their local economies. The current situation will not end until a vaccine is developed and distributed. Gov Ige’s lack of a plan, as some have stated, is a hollow argument since any plan will ultimately not succeed until the vaccine is available.
Aloha Bob,
You said, “Gov Ige’s lack of a plan, as some have stated, is a hollow argument since any plan will ultimately not succeed until the vaccine is available.”
The hollow argument in your statement is that you really have no clue what will succeed, since you’re not involved in any process like this. Frankly, it’s a “hollow opinion”, just like most of the frustrated comments here, including some of mine.
But, if you actually do some research, you will find there actually are some areas that have been relatively successful and by FAR, especially in comparison to Hawaii. Considering all the false information that’s been perpetuated from the beginning, including the legitimacy of the actual (accurate) death toll, frankly, it’s amazing that anyone could be successful. However, Hawaii (and Governor Ige), has done nothing to even attempt to solve their impending economic disaster, and it’s the “Local People” (and likely the rest of us, should they petition for the Feds to help) that will pay the price for his ignorance and incompetence. That’s the cold, brutal, and honest truth…
Makes no sense if you have a negative test before flying to stop tourists from coming…we wear KN-95 masks everywhere we go and that would include our trip to the Big Island…
Attention Hawaiian Airlines! I expect a full refund for my September 2-13th flight! 😆 Is that too much for me and several others to ask for?! Feel horrible for the native islanders and what years of liberal policies have done to your paradise!
JW
This is a loss to the residents of Hawaii and to those of us who would rather be there than on the mainland.
Perhaps the true solution is the 30 minute rapid Antigen test at Hawaiian airports.
The Emirates use this test prior to flights.
In California these tests cost about $150.
The White House uses these tests on a regular basis.
This is probably all we have until there is a vaccination.
Holy moly.
That’s all I’ve got.
Mahalo Beat of Hawai’i 🌺
Stay safe everyone.
Hi Pam.
Thanks. Have a good weekend.
Aloha.
It is not true that once you are on a neighbor island flight you are not a tourist. if you come from the mainland to Oahu and you are continuing on to a neighbor island you have to fill out two quarantine forms. One for entering the state another for going on to another island. The second form may be filled out online and a QR code is sent to your phone. You must go to two locations at HNL terminal. A person goes over the appropriate form and calls your phone to ensure it is correct at each location. You then proceed to the interisland terminal, go through security and then your flight. You then proceed to your quarantine location. The next day we were contacted by the Covid Hotline again explaining the quarantine terms and restrictions (for the third time). We just did this last Friday and are just finishing the first week. The Covid Hotline contacted us today to make sure we were not experiencing any symptoms.
Any death from covid is blood on the hands of the governor. Businesses can fail, people can lose their jobs and homes, but all that can be blamed on Trump or federal government. Any death associated to covid due to opening the islands to tourist will be blood on the governors hand. That’s why the islands won’t open to tourist until there’s a viable vaccine in place.
Those in leadership of Hawaii have proven to be a complete and utter failure in handling this situation. For a state that relies so heavily on travel to show this lack of creativity and preparedness is astounding. The damage being done to businesses and the stress and mental health challenges that this puts on families far exceeds any damage and risk from Covid. This is really disheartening. Positive tests are nearly irrelevant. Many of those will not get sick or only minimally so. The survival rate from this virus is an extremely high 99.6%. Open things up!
Ron …you are 1000% percent correct. The mortality rate is over 98%. They seem to be doing this to intentionally destroy our lives.
Well stated and I agree Ron K!!!!!! Science needs to guide the poor leadership in Hawaii rather than fear and hysteria. Science says quite the opposite than Governor Ige’s decisions! This has gone on long enough! The dominoe effect of Governor Ige’s decisions will be far worse than the virus itself.
To those saying why react to a spike in cases, when most people don’t get that sick- The bans were put back in place when hospital leaders informed the a Governor they are now operating at max capacity, no empty beds, and they have concerns about staffing shortages.
This was in response to hospitalizations, not just cases.
Thank you for trying to help others understand the bigger picture/concern that the Hawaii medical community is facing, Krista. So many people just focus on the number of Covid-19 deaths, when our medical community needs to maintain its service to patients with other serious health concerns in addition to providing the general populace the preventive health care from which we all benefit.
Aloha Ron,
Actually in Hawaii, the death rate is .0018% (1.8 per 100k people), which makes the survival rate 99.9982%…let that sink in! 😳
Would it be higher, should they open to tourism? Well, possibly? However, this disease is spreading even with most people wearing masks, and the overall death rate percentage has remained pretty constant from the beginning. Why aren’t they talking about that? Hmmm…🤷♂️
Totally insane to ruin these islands and the good people of Hawaii over a virus with a 98%+ recovery rate. It ain’t going anywhere so better learn how to live with it or be prepared to stay sheltered forever. Better yet, get to the polls.
I’m there 😉
You are right dump trump
As a part-time resident “stuck” here since March, I’m happy to be safer here on Hawaii Island than CA. I love being cautious and caring about island population. My heart aches for job and business losses however. We need to be kind, mask up and stay distant. We will get through this!