Updates from Kauai, include a nasal swab test, C0vid cases, and more. Read on for details.
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I am so glad you are both doing well, Jeff is C0vid-free and recovering fully from his surgery! I have missed your posts and news from Paradise! Stay safe and healthy!
Hi Nadege.
Thanks and our best to you!!
Aloha.
Good Evening,
With the implementation of quar antine my question is I am planning on going to Oahu on July 20,2020 . If we are able to take a test for C0vid will it be accepted? Will we be able to bypass the quar antine? Please let me know if anyone has tried ?
Gina
Hi Gina.
That will not work. We’ll have more word this week on changes to all of this that are forthcoming.
Aloha.
No, Quar antine has been pushed out to July 31st. With the recent rise in cases here in Hawaii, (mostly from tourists who are not going through quar antine) I would imagine that it will be pushed back even farther.
Us residents take this seriously. We do not want you here unless you follow the rules of the state of Hawaii. If we see you traveling around the state in your rental car you will be challenged as to when you arrived and when you plan on leaving.
Unlike the rest of the mainland, we all wear masks when out in public. You will also be challenged on mask wearing.
Be warned.
That’s good to hear. I’m from rural upstate NY. We have had very few c0vid cases in our southern tier region. But people are still mostly wearing masks here. My parents live in Florida and they tell me every day how they never see people wear masks. It is business as usual there and their hospitals are overflowing. Ugh masks make a huge difference in containing the spread. I am glad it’s the culture there.
Please know that there are plenty of areas/ people in the mainland who take the requirement of wearing masks very seriously. You just do not see them on the news, because it is not as sensational as showing the hordes of people who do not wear masks. We live in Illinois, and most people here wear masks. The state started to slowly reopen at the beginning of June. Cases keep dropping because people wear masks and follow the recommended guidelines. Even in the large metropolitan area of Chicago. If we have the chance to visit your beautiful island we will follow and respect all the rules the same way the locals do. I am confident that many other mainland tourists will do the same.
I wonder if a pre flight negative test would suffice or is that in addition arrival testing. Would be bad to never get your results from arrival testing and be denied food and TP for 7 days.
Hi Linda.
Thank you! We too hear that the tests aren’t all that reliable but haven’t seen anything that would quantify that reliably. The state seems to think that tests will contain the vast majority of cases, but certainly not all of them.
Aloha.
We are sorry to hear you needed surgery – but, just think, you will be recovering in Paradise! :0) Feel better fast. Thanks for the updates.
Hi Collen.
Thanks and regards to you both!
Aloha.
Thank you for the update! We live on Maui and we’re planning to visit Kaua’i in July before quar antine is lifted at end of July! Can we safely keep our plans and hope that inter-island quar antine will not be put back in place? Any input would be appreciated!
Hi Albert.
We have no reason to believe that would be reinstated. Highly unlikely.
Aloha.
Good luck to Jeff. Hope you heal quickly and fully. We thank you for all of your updates and wish you both the best. We are hoping Hawaii is safe for you all there and will wait for the all clear to visit you again. Please take care of yourselves. I think I’ve been reading your posts for 10+ years. I think of you often and appreciate all you do for us.
Hi Katie.
Thanks for your nice comment and for being a regular over the years. We really appreciate both.
Aloha.
Goodness, glad surgery went well. I wondered why Beat of HI
was under the radar. I am introducing a dear friend and classmate (High School Class 74’) from the Mainland to Oahu in April. My favorite time to visit is fir the ANZAC DAY celebration at the Punch Bowl held every April 25, sadly C0VID interrupted this celebration in 2020. I will attend in 2021.
Thank you Beat of Hawaii
Hi Pamela.
Thanks!
Aloha.
Heal quickly Jeff. You are in our prayers
Hi Casey.
Thank you!
Aloha.
Hoping for a speedy recovery Jeff! And again in comparing our USA testing process nationwide to other countries that have basically contained the virus with testing and tracking, we are just woefully behind. This does not bode well for further travel any time in the near future for most of us that have elders or those that are at high risk in our group. Recently, in Washington, while our testing is better than other statues due to proactive governor in locking it down, and Univ of Washington and other experts, it was relayed that even antibody testing may only last a few months and therefore, THERE IS NO IMMUNITY buildup for this. That may have even more impact on those that may have had it, been exposed, and think they may now be immune.
Hoping you guys can keep it contained and all are safe!
Hi Amber.
Thank you.
Aloha.
Stop spreading misinformation. This isn’t the forum for debating the science behind this, so I won’t. But I will say that your suggestion that there is no immunity to this has no scientific basis and you are blatantly misrepresenting the actual research.
Thanks for the update!!
Wishing you a speedy recovery…
The new C0vid case is very concerning. I would be interested to know HOW they contracted it, if it is ever known..
Missing my yearly trip to “my” island. If I ever get to go back I may not leave !
Stay Safe
Aloha
Hi Lori.
Thank you. We aren’t sure the details – and the coconut wireless isn’t always the most reliable. It is one large family, in an apartment nearby. We’d hope that if it had gone any further, we would know by now.
Aloha.