405 thoughts on “Hawaii Resort Bubbles APPROVED | The Worst Idea Ever?”
Mounque B.
Yes honeymooners, birthdays and anniversaries prefer the Champagne Bubbles and not a prison like bubble. Maybe they will enjoy more intimate time together as how much touring can they do in a resort bubble. After 30 minutes of boredom they need to do something! Of course they would not mind being trapped with other bubblers who may have the virus and get it as a aloha gift.
It would make sense to do testing. Since there are rapid tests and testing centers seem to be able to be set up.
1. Require a test 7-10 days before travel.
Since they can still acquire it in that time.
2. A requirement to arrive at the airport so many needed hours before the flight for a rapid test result before boarding and if positive they go home and the airline is required to refund them or give them full future credit after they are well and so is the rental they have resort or transient.
To avoid 2 false negatives
4. A rapid test on arrival before being allowed to leave the airport.
An airport confinement bubble. There can be entertainment to eliminate gloom with a set back stage with no contact and also give some work to entertainers, singers, hula dancers, comedians (politicians). Food and drink can be provided maybe for a set price or included with test costs buffet style, with set breaks to change food by workers at a distance. Pu Pus, lilikoi pie, fried rice, saimin, loco moco, fish, fruit, salad to make it an aloha welcome similar to a Laua testing experience.
Fool proof no! But neither are politicians. But 3 tests are more likely to eliminate a very high percentage then a resort bubble does which can endanger the travelers and the island workers and delivery persons who may get it from the entrapped travelers sand spread it much more than 3 tests would.
But for those who want their dream too come Hawaii the cost may be worth it.
Michael K
This is by far the dumbest idea yet. Who in their right mind would go to a resort to be locked in and tracked and punished if they attempted to leave the property. That’s no vacation, it’s paying to be confined.
Drew S
Just to add some humor to maybe keep things light….
Will they be “Tiny Bubbles”?
Aloha and miss the islands, and your daily email is a must read!
Mahalo
Drew
Beat of Hawaii
Hi Drew.
LOL. Thanks.
Aloha.
J J
I see what you did there. Thanks for the much needed chuckle.
Bill S
In case anyone is too young to remember, here are Do Ho’s lyrics
Tiny bubbles (tiny bubbles)
In the wine (in the wine)
Make me happy (make me happy)
Make me feel fine (make me feel fine)
Tiny bubbles (tiny bubbles)
Make me warm all over
With a feeling that I’m gonna
Love you till the end of time
So here’s to the golden moon
And here’s to the silver sea
And mostly here’s a toast
To you and me
So here’s to the ginger lei
I give to you today
And here’s a kiss
That will not fade away
Aloha
John A.
What a splendid idea this is! For resorts who opt in, they get the opportunity to 1) spend additional money on geofencing and staff to police said “fence” violators 2) bring back employees/staff so they can be exposed to mainland travelers who potentially have Covid 19 and 3) lose even more money staffing up and stocking up for – wait for it! – a probable 10-20% occupancy rate. Sounds like a win-win for the local economy indeed!
For guests, wow, would this be heaven on Earth or what? Who wouldn’t jump at the opportunity to spend thousands of dollars to be penned in with other guests (shared elevators! shared restaurants! cleaning staff hopping from room to room!)? And how about that shuttle bus ride from the airport with other guests who have just flown in from parts unknown, all gloriously untested for Covid 19? And that spectacular beach on the other side of the resort pool? Look but don’t touch – or you’ll be arrested. Sweeeet!
It’s sad. Just when you think the idiocy from Hawaii government officials couldn’t reach new heights, it does a cartwheel right off the charts. What’s needed is the same thing that’s been needed for 5 1/2 months now: testing, testing and more TESTING. Find reliable tests, buy reliable tests, implement a comprehensive on-arrival testing strategy. If pro sports leagues can find hundreds of thousands of tests, Hawaii could too. Just do it already.
Cheri F.
This concept is for people who want to support the HI economy in anyway they can and I’m in!Looking forward to snorkeling, paddleboarding, kayaking, etc., not one to sit and look at the ocean from my room.
Mr. Takemoto and Marriott, please resort bubble the Mauna Kea and/or it’s sister property the Westin Hapuna. The key here is no rental cars for visitors (this is where people get into trouble). Shuttles and/or private car service from the airport directly into the resort only (wear a mask on the shuttle). Sorry, no Costco, Island Gourmet, or Foodland stops. Also, restaurants who want these visitors can arrange shuttles from the resorts directly to their location only with a booked reservation, social distancing, and a time limit of possibly two hours for dinner (are you hearing me Merriman’s). Pool time may be booked in two hour increments (seeing this in SoCal) and social distancing on the beach and pools except for couples/families. I don’t have all of the answers, but this is a good start IMHO.
Can’t wait to see the mantas (I’ll BMOS- bring my own snorkel/mask) and Manta at MK. If someone wants to violate quarantine rules, they are more than welcome to walk past the guard gates to Queen K and over to Kawaihae or Mauna Lani. Good luck!
Jacquie D
I would personally like for this to happen as we have a home within a gated private club…it would at least allow me to use the facilities, go to the beach and see my grandchildren.
Sheryl B
Can you imagine how mad the locals would be if the public beaches by the resorts were only accessible by hotel guests, and they would have every right to be completely infuriated. Can you imagine telling minimum wage hotel staff that they have to stay at the hotel for 14 (or more) days while they leave their kids at home to fend for themselves? What are these politicians using for brains? People are not going to pay thousands of dollars for the “privilege” of being under house arrest. People come to the islands to experience the island life and to go to the restaurants and attractions, not to be monitored and threatened with arrest should you happen to wander outside the. “bubble”. What hotel chain is going to want the reputation of being the enforcer? That certainly isn’t good for business. For anyone who is coming to the islands to visit family, well that isn’t going to happen unless they also book rooms and quarantine at the resort with you. I hope they approve this so they can witness the crash and burn of one of the worst ideas yet.
Ralph Z.
Some visitors come to Hawai’i every year. Although I would miss being able to roam freely across the island (We have had the honor of seeing much of it), our resort would be suitable to provide us the winter break we have come to enjoy each year. I would however, appreciate that incoming visitors and staff be tested before freely moving about the resort. I assume that staff would also be residing on the property for a specific period of time (They do that on cruise ships). It wouldn’t be for everybody I understand but a certain older age group may be helpful in keeping some citizens employed.
Pat w
No way will I go tell it’s all back to normal. Alot of money spent to be locked up like a criminal, I’ll just go to san deigo instead not a hole lot different I had to cancel twice on Hawaii over it all.
DB
I’ve been trying to go once the quarantine is lifted. Currently scheduled for October. If I was locked into a resort, I would definitely NOT go.
CarolS
We love Kauai-we usually spend a month on the island & stay in a condo on the beach. The last place we want is a hotel room & to be limited to one cluster on the island. We don’t go for the chain hotel & their restaurants-We want to support the locally owned restaurants & local foods(farmer markets) plus, We look at this as a breeding ground for Covid. We also want to be able to actually explore & experience the island. That said, we will unfortunately (for us) not be returning to the island in the near future. This plan doesn’t really help the locals, it only helps the corporate business
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Yes honeymooners, birthdays and anniversaries prefer the Champagne Bubbles and not a prison like bubble. Maybe they will enjoy more intimate time together as how much touring can they do in a resort bubble. After 30 minutes of boredom they need to do something! Of course they would not mind being trapped with other bubblers who may have the virus and get it as a aloha gift.
It would make sense to do testing. Since there are rapid tests and testing centers seem to be able to be set up.
1. Require a test 7-10 days before travel.
Since they can still acquire it in that time.
2. A requirement to arrive at the airport so many needed hours before the flight for a rapid test result before boarding and if positive they go home and the airline is required to refund them or give them full future credit after they are well and so is the rental they have resort or transient.
To avoid 2 false negatives
4. A rapid test on arrival before being allowed to leave the airport.
An airport confinement bubble. There can be entertainment to eliminate gloom with a set back stage with no contact and also give some work to entertainers, singers, hula dancers, comedians (politicians). Food and drink can be provided maybe for a set price or included with test costs buffet style, with set breaks to change food by workers at a distance. Pu Pus, lilikoi pie, fried rice, saimin, loco moco, fish, fruit, salad to make it an aloha welcome similar to a Laua testing experience.
Fool proof no! But neither are politicians. But 3 tests are more likely to eliminate a very high percentage then a resort bubble does which can endanger the travelers and the island workers and delivery persons who may get it from the entrapped travelers sand spread it much more than 3 tests would.
But for those who want their dream too come Hawaii the cost may be worth it.
This is by far the dumbest idea yet. Who in their right mind would go to a resort to be locked in and tracked and punished if they attempted to leave the property. That’s no vacation, it’s paying to be confined.
Just to add some humor to maybe keep things light….
Will they be “Tiny Bubbles”?
Aloha and miss the islands, and your daily email is a must read!
Mahalo
Drew
Hi Drew.
LOL. Thanks.
Aloha.
I see what you did there. Thanks for the much needed chuckle.
In case anyone is too young to remember, here are Do Ho’s lyrics
Tiny bubbles (tiny bubbles)
In the wine (in the wine)
Make me happy (make me happy)
Make me feel fine (make me feel fine)
Tiny bubbles (tiny bubbles)
Make me warm all over
With a feeling that I’m gonna
Love you till the end of time
So here’s to the golden moon
And here’s to the silver sea
And mostly here’s a toast
To you and me
So here’s to the ginger lei
I give to you today
And here’s a kiss
That will not fade away
Aloha
What a splendid idea this is! For resorts who opt in, they get the opportunity to 1) spend additional money on geofencing and staff to police said “fence” violators 2) bring back employees/staff so they can be exposed to mainland travelers who potentially have Covid 19 and 3) lose even more money staffing up and stocking up for – wait for it! – a probable 10-20% occupancy rate. Sounds like a win-win for the local economy indeed!
For guests, wow, would this be heaven on Earth or what? Who wouldn’t jump at the opportunity to spend thousands of dollars to be penned in with other guests (shared elevators! shared restaurants! cleaning staff hopping from room to room!)? And how about that shuttle bus ride from the airport with other guests who have just flown in from parts unknown, all gloriously untested for Covid 19? And that spectacular beach on the other side of the resort pool? Look but don’t touch – or you’ll be arrested. Sweeeet!
It’s sad. Just when you think the idiocy from Hawaii government officials couldn’t reach new heights, it does a cartwheel right off the charts. What’s needed is the same thing that’s been needed for 5 1/2 months now: testing, testing and more TESTING. Find reliable tests, buy reliable tests, implement a comprehensive on-arrival testing strategy. If pro sports leagues can find hundreds of thousands of tests, Hawaii could too. Just do it already.
This concept is for people who want to support the HI economy in anyway they can and I’m in!Looking forward to snorkeling, paddleboarding, kayaking, etc., not one to sit and look at the ocean from my room.
Mr. Takemoto and Marriott, please resort bubble the Mauna Kea and/or it’s sister property the Westin Hapuna. The key here is no rental cars for visitors (this is where people get into trouble). Shuttles and/or private car service from the airport directly into the resort only (wear a mask on the shuttle). Sorry, no Costco, Island Gourmet, or Foodland stops. Also, restaurants who want these visitors can arrange shuttles from the resorts directly to their location only with a booked reservation, social distancing, and a time limit of possibly two hours for dinner (are you hearing me Merriman’s). Pool time may be booked in two hour increments (seeing this in SoCal) and social distancing on the beach and pools except for couples/families. I don’t have all of the answers, but this is a good start IMHO.
Can’t wait to see the mantas (I’ll BMOS- bring my own snorkel/mask) and Manta at MK. If someone wants to violate quarantine rules, they are more than welcome to walk past the guard gates to Queen K and over to Kawaihae or Mauna Lani. Good luck!
I would personally like for this to happen as we have a home within a gated private club…it would at least allow me to use the facilities, go to the beach and see my grandchildren.
Can you imagine how mad the locals would be if the public beaches by the resorts were only accessible by hotel guests, and they would have every right to be completely infuriated. Can you imagine telling minimum wage hotel staff that they have to stay at the hotel for 14 (or more) days while they leave their kids at home to fend for themselves? What are these politicians using for brains? People are not going to pay thousands of dollars for the “privilege” of being under house arrest. People come to the islands to experience the island life and to go to the restaurants and attractions, not to be monitored and threatened with arrest should you happen to wander outside the. “bubble”. What hotel chain is going to want the reputation of being the enforcer? That certainly isn’t good for business. For anyone who is coming to the islands to visit family, well that isn’t going to happen unless they also book rooms and quarantine at the resort with you. I hope they approve this so they can witness the crash and burn of one of the worst ideas yet.
Some visitors come to Hawai’i every year. Although I would miss being able to roam freely across the island (We have had the honor of seeing much of it), our resort would be suitable to provide us the winter break we have come to enjoy each year. I would however, appreciate that incoming visitors and staff be tested before freely moving about the resort. I assume that staff would also be residing on the property for a specific period of time (They do that on cruise ships). It wouldn’t be for everybody I understand but a certain older age group may be helpful in keeping some citizens employed.
No way will I go tell it’s all back to normal. Alot of money spent to be locked up like a criminal, I’ll just go to san deigo instead not a hole lot different I had to cancel twice on Hawaii over it all.
I’ve been trying to go once the quarantine is lifted. Currently scheduled for October. If I was locked into a resort, I would definitely NOT go.
We love Kauai-we usually spend a month on the island & stay in a condo on the beach. The last place we want is a hotel room & to be limited to one cluster on the island. We don’t go for the chain hotel & their restaurants-We want to support the locally owned restaurants & local foods(farmer markets) plus, We look at this as a breeding ground for Covid. We also want to be able to actually explore & experience the island. That said, we will unfortunately (for us) not be returning to the island in the near future. This plan doesn’t really help the locals, it only helps the corporate business