133 thoughts on “Hawaii Travel During Pandemic Spurs Extreme Opinions”
Rob S.
you are killing your business owners, Extreme mask orders will keep people away. No People, no economy, no money!
Geo C.
It’s just common sense to err on the side of being as safe as you can be — wear a mask whenever and wherever you’re going to be within 6 to 9 feet of others. I like the idea of trying to be as humorous as possible about the whole thing and find a few masks that make others chuckle. Masks of a single color, especially black, tend to be intimidating and scare people — just like what criminals do and those who dress up for Halloween! Instead, spread Aloha to everyone. We really can have some fun with this thing while keeping everyone as safe as possible. And, surprise, surprise, if we all do this, we just might find that life improves much faster and the whole virus thing rapidly becomes a distant memory. Remember, every time you so much as exhale with even a hint of a cough, your body is trying to get rid of something it knows is bad for it. A mask goes a long way to protecting you from catching something nasty from someone near you, as well as preventing you from spreading something unnatural to others. It’s a two-way street folks — respect that and life will be much more enjoyable and rewarding for everyone. ALOHA!
Ace D
Remember, when you wear a mask it prevents your body from exhaling the toxins as your lungs are designed to do. The cdc is being told what to say by politicians, try going to the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy sit, they aren’t told what to say by politicians, and have links to around 50 mask studies that prove you can’t catch fleas with a chain link fence.
Mouqnue B.
Much of this is quoted from current scientific knowledge. Science answers why wear a mask, it prevents the travel of Droplets. Masks are a droplet quarantine. Masks prevent Droplets from travel. COVID-19 does not care about anyone’s constitutional rights and will sicken or kill non-discriminatingly between the wealthy and the poor. Wearing a mask is easy and sensible. Droplets are the main way of contagion spreading. Droplets can travel much farther then 6 feet. Smaller droplets and particles (formed when small droplets dry very quickly in the airstream) can remain suspended for many minutes to hours and travel far from the source on air currents. Droplets can also land on surfaces and objects and be transferred by touch. A person may get COVID-19 by touching the surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their face. Coronaviruses on surfaces and objects will naturally die but within hours to days. Three hours on natural surfaces and plastic and up to three days on stainless steel surfaces. Elevators walls, hand rails, a counter you touch, a chair, even a rock or tree truck. Social distancing helps, but your not being around other people or alone does not mean you can not spread the virus if you are asymptomatic or catch it if your separated and not wearing a mask. You can give or receive an unpleasant droplet gift for another a distance away or from on a surface. Plain science.
JWI
When I visit Hawaii, I will mask up when I am around purple, make all attempts to maintain physical distance. This means if I am jogging, hiking hills, on the beach, no mask my face until I get anywhere near another person. All it takes is being aware of my surroundings, and having my mask hanging from one ear or on my hand ready to mask up. I have been safely practicing this since March and am very fast and good at this.
Ray M.
I live in Japan and will soon be visiting Hawaii on a regular basis for work. Japanese people consistently wearing masks allowed the economy to continue functioning during the pandemic. As an aside, you can wear these little plastic masks that let you breathe freely while exercising. In Asia, people wear masks as a consideration to the health of others. Where is the line between “freedom” and selfishness?
Kasey
Ray, apparently here in the US, people care more about personal freedoms than they care about wearing a mask to 1) protect others who might be vulnerable, 2) try to salvage our national economy and get people back to work and 3) prevent the US from looking like a laughing stock across the globe. I applaud Japan’s success. Well done.
Dan
I really don’t see the problem with all of this. I am so grateful that the islands have reopened to us coming from the mainland. I live in California and I wear my mask everywhere I go and carry sanitizer in my pocket. I really don’t feel it’s much of an inconvenience to me. I am coming to Maui in November and have already secured my families Aloha masks. Wake up people we don’t visit these islands so we can breathe without a mask, we visit these islands for the beauty of it all. So if you wear a mask correctly you will still be able to enjoy all the beauty you can see with your eyes.
Robert T.
Coincidentally on October 27,1918 a citizen was actually shot by a health officer for not wearing a mask during the Spanish Flu. You can google the story, hopefully history doesn’t repeat itself. Seriously though, a little common sense is needed. Why is it ok to remove a mask and eat in a crowded restaurant but not ok on an empty beach? Why would anyone risk shopping at indoor crowded Walmart, Costco, and Home Depot, even with a mask? Why fly in a crowded airplane? The answer is people want to live their lives and they decide what risks they are willing to take.
Lori N.
All good points, and I agree as long as these “risks” don’t endanger other people.
Bert
I’ll wear a mask. I want to go to my condo in Kauai which has been vacant since March. Getting ready to do the Covid test first of next week. I understand that there is some conflicting opinions on masks. If it’s something that you don’t want to do on vacation I understand and perhaps waiting is best for those people.
Beat of Hawaii
Hi Bert.
Welcome back to Kauai in advance.
Aloha.
Z
I’m reading some of these comments n wonder are some of these people for real. The mast mandate is to protect all from the spread of thi virus n not a fashion statement so if u can’t obey stay home.what are they idiots. These are probably the same ones that don’t have there kids vaccinated for child born illnesses . I for one don’t want to catch it so u do the mask n social distancing to protect yourself n others around if u can’t do that than u have a problem
Macie L
I feel like the people who complain about masking think the government is doing it to prevent visitors from coming and forget that Hawaii has very limited medical resources (ICU beds, medical personnel). Keeping residents safe should always be a top priority.
This is a win win. Tourists that don’t want to mask should really not come to Hawaii anyway. They are a bigger risk of spreading
Covid than more reasonable visitors.
I was in Kauai last week. Wearing a mask was a very small price to pay for being there. Everyone I’ve talked to asks if the residents were nice. YES as nice as always. But maybe that’s because I was wearing a mask and being respectful??
Thanks
Beat of Hawaii
Hi Macie.
Good points. We are seeing more and more visitors and it doesn’t appear they are having any problems in their interactions on-island. Businesses who see visitors must be relieved to have the chance to resume work and hopefully not close down permanently.
Aloha.
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you are killing your business owners, Extreme mask orders will keep people away. No People, no economy, no money!
It’s just common sense to err on the side of being as safe as you can be — wear a mask whenever and wherever you’re going to be within 6 to 9 feet of others. I like the idea of trying to be as humorous as possible about the whole thing and find a few masks that make others chuckle. Masks of a single color, especially black, tend to be intimidating and scare people — just like what criminals do and those who dress up for Halloween! Instead, spread Aloha to everyone. We really can have some fun with this thing while keeping everyone as safe as possible. And, surprise, surprise, if we all do this, we just might find that life improves much faster and the whole virus thing rapidly becomes a distant memory. Remember, every time you so much as exhale with even a hint of a cough, your body is trying to get rid of something it knows is bad for it. A mask goes a long way to protecting you from catching something nasty from someone near you, as well as preventing you from spreading something unnatural to others. It’s a two-way street folks — respect that and life will be much more enjoyable and rewarding for everyone. ALOHA!
Remember, when you wear a mask it prevents your body from exhaling the toxins as your lungs are designed to do. The cdc is being told what to say by politicians, try going to the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy sit, they aren’t told what to say by politicians, and have links to around 50 mask studies that prove you can’t catch fleas with a chain link fence.
Much of this is quoted from current scientific knowledge. Science answers why wear a mask, it prevents the travel of Droplets. Masks are a droplet quarantine. Masks prevent Droplets from travel. COVID-19 does not care about anyone’s constitutional rights and will sicken or kill non-discriminatingly between the wealthy and the poor. Wearing a mask is easy and sensible. Droplets are the main way of contagion spreading. Droplets can travel much farther then 6 feet. Smaller droplets and particles (formed when small droplets dry very quickly in the airstream) can remain suspended for many minutes to hours and travel far from the source on air currents. Droplets can also land on surfaces and objects and be transferred by touch. A person may get COVID-19 by touching the surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their face. Coronaviruses on surfaces and objects will naturally die but within hours to days. Three hours on natural surfaces and plastic and up to three days on stainless steel surfaces. Elevators walls, hand rails, a counter you touch, a chair, even a rock or tree truck. Social distancing helps, but your not being around other people or alone does not mean you can not spread the virus if you are asymptomatic or catch it if your separated and not wearing a mask. You can give or receive an unpleasant droplet gift for another a distance away or from on a surface. Plain science.
When I visit Hawaii, I will mask up when I am around purple, make all attempts to maintain physical distance. This means if I am jogging, hiking hills, on the beach, no mask my face until I get anywhere near another person. All it takes is being aware of my surroundings, and having my mask hanging from one ear or on my hand ready to mask up. I have been safely practicing this since March and am very fast and good at this.
I live in Japan and will soon be visiting Hawaii on a regular basis for work. Japanese people consistently wearing masks allowed the economy to continue functioning during the pandemic. As an aside, you can wear these little plastic masks that let you breathe freely while exercising. In Asia, people wear masks as a consideration to the health of others. Where is the line between “freedom” and selfishness?
Ray, apparently here in the US, people care more about personal freedoms than they care about wearing a mask to 1) protect others who might be vulnerable, 2) try to salvage our national economy and get people back to work and 3) prevent the US from looking like a laughing stock across the globe. I applaud Japan’s success. Well done.
I really don’t see the problem with all of this. I am so grateful that the islands have reopened to us coming from the mainland. I live in California and I wear my mask everywhere I go and carry sanitizer in my pocket. I really don’t feel it’s much of an inconvenience to me. I am coming to Maui in November and have already secured my families Aloha masks. Wake up people we don’t visit these islands so we can breathe without a mask, we visit these islands for the beauty of it all. So if you wear a mask correctly you will still be able to enjoy all the beauty you can see with your eyes.
Coincidentally on October 27,1918 a citizen was actually shot by a health officer for not wearing a mask during the Spanish Flu. You can google the story, hopefully history doesn’t repeat itself. Seriously though, a little common sense is needed. Why is it ok to remove a mask and eat in a crowded restaurant but not ok on an empty beach? Why would anyone risk shopping at indoor crowded Walmart, Costco, and Home Depot, even with a mask? Why fly in a crowded airplane? The answer is people want to live their lives and they decide what risks they are willing to take.
All good points, and I agree as long as these “risks” don’t endanger other people.
I’ll wear a mask. I want to go to my condo in Kauai which has been vacant since March. Getting ready to do the Covid test first of next week. I understand that there is some conflicting opinions on masks. If it’s something that you don’t want to do on vacation I understand and perhaps waiting is best for those people.
Hi Bert.
Welcome back to Kauai in advance.
Aloha.
I’m reading some of these comments n wonder are some of these people for real. The mast mandate is to protect all from the spread of thi virus n not a fashion statement so if u can’t obey stay home.what are they idiots. These are probably the same ones that don’t have there kids vaccinated for child born illnesses . I for one don’t want to catch it so u do the mask n social distancing to protect yourself n others around if u can’t do that than u have a problem
I feel like the people who complain about masking think the government is doing it to prevent visitors from coming and forget that Hawaii has very limited medical resources (ICU beds, medical personnel). Keeping residents safe should always be a top priority.
This is a win win. Tourists that don’t want to mask should really not come to Hawaii anyway. They are a bigger risk of spreading
Covid than more reasonable visitors.
I was in Kauai last week. Wearing a mask was a very small price to pay for being there. Everyone I’ve talked to asks if the residents were nice. YES as nice as always. But maybe that’s because I was wearing a mask and being respectful??
Thanks
Hi Macie.
Good points. We are seeing more and more visitors and it doesn’t appear they are having any problems in their interactions on-island. Businesses who see visitors must be relieved to have the chance to resume work and hopefully not close down permanently.
Aloha.