Six months into an uncertain future, Hawaii is worse off than ever before.
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Six months into an uncertain future, Hawaii is worse off than ever before.
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I just can’t believe the news.. I know their plan was to follow the mainland protocol..but ours has been compromised by false positives testing and too Many governors orders that were based on false metrics.its just too bad that Hawai’i didn’t have a stronger more intelligent protocol since they had everyone else in the world go through it before them,that’s probably why they feel really ripped off? I’m not judging this but just looking at what statements have been lately. I really hope they get federal help but maybe after the not so productive politicians are not in control bc they could mess that up as well! Hawai’i is still my favorite place to vacation and I really don’t want to go there until this is over bc I don’t want it to taint my thoughts on Aloha Land!
Mahalo Nui Loa! Much Aloha!
Joe G.
Hi Joe.
Thanks.
Aloha.
Hawaii is a political good old boys and girls network
where governmental jobs from top to bottom are filled by local relatives and friends. Some of are very competent, efficient, honest, and hardworking…….while many are not. Roads, rail, sewer systems, airports, prisons, and public construction contracts are all part of this failing system…..it’s our local public secret. We see it and know this is true, but since we fail to act,
we deserve our current situation. We need moral, honest leaders who are not in the pocket of unions, hotel conglomerates, and the big money players on our islands. Why do we lack in new industries and high tech companies? Where is innovation for job creation? Why do our children need to head to mainland to find jobs? Because we vote for the inefficient politicians that feed these different interest groups. Be honest with yourself and vote for politicians who will work for the collective good of our citizens and not just for the enrichment of special interest groups (and we are all part of one or more ourselves).
Looking more and more every day our trip to Hawaii will be cancelled in late Feb/Mar. Guess we will spend our money elsewhere 👎🌴
Thank you for this accurate description of every island but ours, we understood to stand together virtually even though in person physically apart… staying protected when we carefully go out for needed supplies..We will thrive as a community and our mayor kawakami fought beside us in Spirit and as a virtual gold standard Trusted Advocate for all Kauai ohana. Green for governor.
So the state re opens again and another surge is reported. It seems to me the only option available is to go for it protecting the vulnerable and let herd immunity work as it has in the past. Waiting for a treatment of some kind is to far out in the future.
Hi Matthew,
Use common sense. We know how many people have died, but we don’t know how many have had Covid, just a small percentage of the population has been tested. In Hawaii 81 deaths in a population of 1.4 million is only .006% death rate.j
We visit Hawaii four times a year from San Diego. Right now we are in the process of canceling our third trip. This would have been two weeks in Maui in November.
I have followed what the politicians in Hawaii have been doing and I agree there is a leadership deficit. Time to acknowledge that the elderly people with pre-existing conditions need to be protected but everyone else needs to go back to life.
Also Hawaii should consider hcq related treatments they’re very effective despite what the mainstream media says. Countries that have followed them have much better outcomes.HI should vote Republican just to break up the Democrats Stranglehold and cronyism and Corruption.
Yes! I hear that the man running for mayor of Oahu is very good and he might be a good pick someday for Governor if Ige is gone
Dr. Park being allowed to take a leave of absence is indicative of how hard it is to fire State and local government workers, even when causing great harm. My brother-in-law works for the City and County of Honolulu and he tells me fairly consistent stories of employees not showing up for work, working half days, managers berating and sometimes causing physical violence to their employees, without consequences or repercussions. It is almost impossible to fire the inept and incompetent. Cronyism and nepotism run rampant.
Now all of this has come to head as issues that could normally could be swept under the rug, ignored or covered up are having dire effects to human health and our local economy. The pandemic is too big and can’t be paid off, it doesn’t care who you are or who you know.
Non-resident visitor here.
All the comments, and the article as well, sound like 99% of the comments and articles from around the country, namely “It’s awful, we’re frustrated, we don’t like what happened, we don’t like who’s been in charge, but we don’t have any better ideas, or suggestions for who should be appointed. Somebody fix this! Wah!”
Hawaii is in a worse position than most because so much of the economy depends on tourism. If there’s a vaccine soon and the economy doesn’t crash, it’ll start to recover. Otherwise, it’s gonna be a while.
It seems to me that we should have protected the elderly and those with co-morbidities, but other than that, very little. Certainly no shutdown. Most of those that get it have mild or no symptoms.
Same here in California! Been like that from the very beginning.. more people than not have told me they think they had it in December or January and it was really no big deal! So since the governor Ige said they would follow the mainland protocol ,but he followed the lie instead of learning from the bad ideas our democratic governor has done to prolong the shutdowns! It’s really a shame! But I still have hope
Maybe it’s time to vote in some Republicans!! Some of the Red state governors could be asked for advice!
Ask Texas! The coronavirus numbers went up substantially…their numbers are now back down,
stores are open, indoor dining is open at 50%, schools are open where the parents chose their own child’s learning environment (in/out of classroom), colleges are open and football is back!
Open Hawai’i for US citizens first, require Covid test for all incoming Tourist/Residents, put the responsibility and cost on the person coming into Hawai’i. If tourists can’t get one in their state that’s their problem put that burden on them to resolve that problem. Hawai’i residents should be able to be tested when they arrive back home.
Problem solved! Hawaii open and small business saved!!!
If Ige wants to help, he should get some temporary hospital facilities, doctors, nurses, ventilators and PPE… that’s what he should have done in March 2020.
Here, here, Debi! Very sensical post. We are HI residents that left in July for a year. Now currently in Maryland and this is a exactly what they are doing and it is working.
Issue for Hawaii really is (I think) not having enough hospital beds for those who may need them. Kids are largely immune and are going back to school in most other states. If the State could crack the hospital bed issue then there is really no reason why Hawaii shouldn’t be able to open up like most other states already have so long as people are good about wearing masks and using common sense.
thanks.