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Hello, I have a lot of family in Hawaii which are mostly on Maui. Hard to believe that the state has basically been shut down for six months straight. With tourism being a very large part of the economy, it is unfathomable to me to think the Governor and Mayors would place it’s local residents in this type of lifestyle. Worrying about bringing in money for their families. There has been very little transparency from the local government. At least state a plan of action and then alter it if things need to be changed so mainlanders and locals can prepare for the return of tourists and visitors. I check quite frequently on the status and is very difficult to find any information let alone updated information. I am calling on the governor of Hawaii to make a plan for the residents as well as tourists and visitors so everyone can at least make future plans. We also have a rental on Maui, which we stay at quite often and rent out half the time. No income from that and we are paying our mortgage as well as all the high HOA fees……I feel for the people of Hawaii as they are being kept from making a living for their families.
Now you’ve got me worried, canceled reservations for October, rescheduled for February, Hope they get their act together
Ige, like most guv’nurs found it relatively easy to shut everything down but aled to immediately start planning on how to reopen their respective states. The sad part is how completely the country was played as to the veracity of the numbers being pushed out from the CDC as to what tests were being done and grouping them accordingly such that there was one giant file of mixed mode testing as to who was an active case and who may have had it at some indeterminate time in the past but was no longer a spreader. You can’t fault them for getting bad data but Every state had someone interfacing with the CDC and those people did NOT ask the right questions relative to the data. And not taking into account how the virus has already been shown to have mutated as far back as June to a more virulent form but with less health effects and that is still in play everywhere. Truly a sad situation to have a tourism driven economy go down the tubes with almost unbelievable decisions being made on a daily or weekly basis by supposed leaders who are not suffering economically but can indeed make the citizenry suffer greatly. But you voted for it and this is what you get.
Hawaiian Airlines should team up with Abbot Labs who have come up with a 5 min. Covid-19 test. This $5 rapid test can be administered at the airport and can be included in the price of the ticket. The administration has to work with Hawaiian Airlines to make this happen and get the much needed economy going.
CEO Ingram says ” We would welcome a six months extension of the Cares Act” Do you realize Hawaiian Airlines received 654 million dollars already? You ask why is Hawaiian Air not pushing to reopen Hawaii, why are they laying off thousands of employees? Why are non-essential Hawaiian forced to live in poverty while fat-cat corporations wallow in government bailouts? Why should Hawaiians pay for these bailouts? The economy is going to be destroyed, and the rich get richer.
What happened to “We are all in this together?” Please consider 1.4 million live in Hawaii and only 81 have died.
very well said
Jeanie has the right idea, but Beat says the airlines can’t make testing mandatory. Why not? it’s a health crisis!
And that there is a mask of secrecy around the testing issue. Why is that? An investigative reporter out to develop that story.
Jonathan’s is right on point too as the Governors door is where I’d be if I were CEO of airline.
Even more proactive would be to create a consortium of the various hotels and airlines and other stake holders in Hawaii tourism to provide funds to buy tests and provide them free to tourists and inter-island travelers. Why not?
Time for Hawaiian Airlines to publicly share what is happening or not happening “behind the scenes” ! Time for them to publicly expose the incompetence of Ige et al. ! Time for them to publicly demand solutions not endless “talk” ! Unless you get the Hawaiian citizens to rattle the cages of the government, nothing will change. To wait for a Washington bail-out is what I think most Blue States are banking on, as they allow their economies to turn to dust- good luck with that, as functioning Red state citizens are not going go along with increasing their taxes to bailout fools. I speak as a citizen of the once great State of California, now turning into a 3rd world nation right before my 4th generation Californian eyes. Unbelievable! Yet, believable when you realize that Democrats think they can tax their way out of any mess they have willfully created…” …you eventually run out of other people’s $$$- Margaret Thatcher”, as thousands are fleeing California in mass- just lost 3 neighbors to other states this month alone.
Nita, you are completely correct and well said. I also live in CA and this state is getting real bad with Gavin Newsom running the show. Closing things up everywhere and is exerting his power hungry motions. The people of Hawaii need to rise up and come together and place pressure on Governor Ige. I have family over in Hawaii and everyone is struggling without the tourism happening. The state needs to at least come up with a plan and a timeline not only for residents but also for the locals………
Democrats??!
We wouldn’t be in this mess if we had a competent government; instead, we have a bunch of incompetent sycophants, who’s not looking to inform the public but to cover up the republican occupiers’ complete debacle.
The cares act is a double edged sword. I’m all for helping Hawaiian Airlines but not at the expense of local small businesses. What I’m afraid of is that the cares act would take the pressure off of State Government by helping the large employers, which would leave the small shops and restaurants having to fend for themselves longer. The situation needs to get worse enough that the State either takes action to fix things or the decision makers get replaced.
Wake up Hawaiian Airlines , go to Abbott Laboratory and make a deal at $5.00 per test and let’s open up next week and who cares what your Governor says , he’s not paying the bills and Obviously He doesn’t care….
@TimZ. But, the Governor (and the other state legislatures) helps set travel rules ???
Is anyone still allowed to travel to Hawaii during Covid? I normally go to Hawaii every year solo for a week but this might be the first year where I can’t go.
Any thoughts or advice from anyone who has traveled to Hawaii during covid? I am from California.
You would need to come for at least 3 weeks. The first two weeks would be in quarantine, and then any time after that would be where you could be out and about. There are lots of deals so you could come for a month, with the quarantine weeks pretty much free. So the question would be if you could take off a month.
So true, Alfred. I live in Arizona and visited my relatives on Oahu. Could not go anywhere for 2 weeks, then we could drive around but nothing to do or see because all is closed. Even the beaches. Pretty sad. The numbers were rising as we left.
I can ! Benefits of semi retirement haha. But I did not want to be part of the problem right now + I do not want to jeopardize my health with rapid testing non-existent. I definitely do not want to sit to people in the plane not knowing whether or not they’re safe
Nita, you are completely correct and well said. I also live in CA and this state is getting real bad with Gavin Newsom running the show. Closing things up everywhere and is exerting his power hungry motions. The people of Hawaii need to rise up and come together and place pressure on Governor Ige. I have family over in Hawaii and everyone is struggling without the tourism happening. The state needs to at least come up with a plan and a timeline not only for residents but also for the locals………
I thinks it’s safe to say Hawaiian wants to open as quickly as possible, my guess is they are doing all they can to help but wisely are
not making a public scene by pointing fingers and making accusations. They have to work with the state no matter what cards
they are dealt.
It seems to me the state should be doing all they can to support Hawaiian. It’s in Hawaii’s best interest as the less
Hawaiian shrinks the less the state of Hawaii will lose paying unemployment benefits. In addition it’s always been Hawaiian that supported the state when there’s a downturn. Mainland airlines come and go, for instance after Iniki it was Hawaiian that carried the state while others scaled back.
Same is true now, mainland airlines are adjusting their flights to whatever benefits them, not Hawaii. Hawaiian needs to be able to
rapidly build up when tourism returns for the states benefit .
The state should be promoting “fly local” along with “buy local”. Hawaiian is an important resource that I’m guessing the politicians don’t fully comprehend.
Aloha to all, we’ll get through this. Hawaii always has and always will be a very special place.
Hi John.
Thanks.
Aloha.
Alfred, I’m interested, and CAN make a “month” available, and help support the travel economy. Where are the offers such as this listed? I’d send you my email address, but this site will not publish it.
And I don’t care much for the tenor of the political anger brewing in responses to this posting– Is anybody other than me tired of the blame game? I’ve always visited HI to take a break from grievance politics, even though I have my own opinions.. . Thanks, Beat–
Hi Nick.
Thanks. If Alfred lets us know, we’ll be happy to get him your email address.
Aloha.
You could come for a longer time period, but it may not be the best time to visit. Beaches, most restaurants, trails, hotels, most of everything is closed as we are still seeing triple digit cases and now increasing number of hospitalizations and deaths. Our people are on edge. Nurses are worried — our ICUs have only a handful of beds, Here on Hawai’i Island. Next year might be a better time.