92 thoughts on “Kauai Resort Bubble Starts. But Will It Help or Hurt?”
Bob L
Absolutely no way will I step a single foot in Hawaii if there is any kind of location monitoring. Talk about Big Brother! This is Big Brother who is married to the Mafia and will come and break your legs if you step 1 foot in the wrong direction.
Hawaii is so behind the times on this! The Big 10 just said that they were going to play their regular football season and to do that the entire football team and staff were going to be Covid tested EVERY DAY during the season! If the Big 10 can figure it out why can’t Hawaii???
Nancy D
I agree with you BOB
Pam M.
SERIOUSLY?
The insanty just keeps on coming.
Rock-‘n’-roll.
Ugh
Rhonda M
If this means that we are not allowed to drive and look at the beauty of the island, I would not want to travel using the resort bubble. We need to purchase groceries at Costco, drive by beaches and waterfalls. I’m ok with not going onto the beach, but sure want to go see them.
Thank you.
Beat of Hawaii
Hi Rhonda.
There could be provisions made for shopping (we assume someone shops for you), but we haven’t heard about that yet. Remote beaches and waterfalls are out.
Aloha.
Rob L.
Still an unworkable concept, at least for us. We stay at Kiahuna Plantation every year, and have reservations for February next year, which probably won’t happen. I doubt if KP will participate anyway, since they have permanently closed their restaurant and they have no pool. The resorts with the facilities may participate- if they can get guest reservations of a certain number above the break even point. If it’s below that number, they won’t. And only a few resorts, at least on Kauai, have the on-site facilities required for a resort “bubble”. I doubt if this concept will go anywhere.
But thanks BOH, for the update.
Beat of Hawaii
Hi Rob.
Thanks for your input and the three dozen comments too.
Aloha.
Ron J
Crazy idea! Why would I pay to be a prisoner? This is the kind of idea you get when you have democrats/socialists in charge.
Joerg H
Can we PLEASE stop with the politicization of this? This isn’t a Right vs. Left problem. This is a public health problem. What you see here with his ‘resort bubble” idea is a desperate attempt to open back up in the middle of a pandemic. But as others have said, it’s not a very good idea for any number of reasons including the fact that MOST of the resorts in Hawaii aren’t “Sandals” type of places with 5 restaurants, 10 pools, their own private beach, etc. Again, as mentioned, I come to Kauai to drive round l look at the beautiful scenery, and so forth. So, no the idea of “resort bubbles” doesn’t work for me either. Personally, since this has all been made so political people won’t do even the simplest thing to help curb this pandemic so I think that we are stuck until there is a vaccine that’s widely available. At BEST, that means the middle of 2021. So I’m not planning any trips to Hawaii until at least then. That breaks my heart, frankly, because we just LOVE coming to Hawaii, and Kauai in particular.
Sheryl B
Still would not come under these conditions. With only 1 “resort” somewhat interested, it is pointless. This also will do nothing for the overall economy of the island. People can’t rent cars, or go to shop or eat off property, so the only one benefiting is the corporate resort. I would also have to question what kind of company would want to be known as the Covid police or the enforcers who are responsible for the arrest of a wayward guest? Seems like bad PR to me. Add to that the fact that if someone shows up positive then everyone in the resort has likely been exposed somehow, either by direct contact with the person or through contact with hotel employees. This all just sSounds like a way to make it look like they are actually doing something when in reality, the chances of this getting off the ground are slim to none, and they know it.
Phyllis C
if you can’t go to the beach or hike, you might as well stay at a resort on the mainland and avoid thewhole thing
Amy G.
What will the beach situation look like? Not worth travelling all the way to Hawaii if the resort bubble doesn’t include some beach access. I will not fly there to sit by a pool. Is this being addressed?
Stacy
I disagree with resort bubbles as featured here.
It is a must to have negative covid test first before come. Then there should be a post test once arrive after a couple of days on the airplane to ensure no covid was picked up at the airport.
The people must always wear masks, social distance with everyone except own family members where could walk, swim, hike, surf with them. These rules must be enforced or those who don’t care about others would not wear masks…just look at other cities where people didn’t wear masks and some more Covid was spread. The terrible thing about Covid is it kills, there is no cure as of now, the damage lingers after Covid is over, people have neurological damage, lung and breathing problems. Covid is awful and it needs to be contained as best we can by wearing masks.
Eating causes people to be exposed since mouths are open during eating so eating IMHO needs to be done in your unit and away from other diners. Common sense says always have to wear a mask around strangers and those not in household then it’s important to do that always now until a cure otherwise people will contract it in a crowd someone will spread it and someone will get it.
Scott W
Lets just open it up with pre-flight covid testing. The government is picking winners and losers. The losers being all the really great condos. I would like to travel to my place before the end of the year but also run a business on the mainland and can’t be gone for two weeks. Thanks for the update.
Beat of Hawaii
Hi Scott.
Thanks for your comment. We haven’t heard the end of this.
Aloha.
Vero G
Hi. I think you should use the same tech for locals returning from the mainland to ensure the obey the 14 day quarentine. They are probably creating more covid problems than tourists who keep to themselves.
Lesliej
No Thank You!! When on vacation, I don’t want “Big Brother” watching my every move. Try again Hawaii, before your whole state goes bankrupt.
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Absolutely no way will I step a single foot in Hawaii if there is any kind of location monitoring. Talk about Big Brother! This is Big Brother who is married to the Mafia and will come and break your legs if you step 1 foot in the wrong direction.
Hawaii is so behind the times on this! The Big 10 just said that they were going to play their regular football season and to do that the entire football team and staff were going to be Covid tested EVERY DAY during the season! If the Big 10 can figure it out why can’t Hawaii???
I agree with you BOB
SERIOUSLY?
The insanty just keeps on coming.
Rock-‘n’-roll.
Ugh
If this means that we are not allowed to drive and look at the beauty of the island, I would not want to travel using the resort bubble. We need to purchase groceries at Costco, drive by beaches and waterfalls. I’m ok with not going onto the beach, but sure want to go see them.
Thank you.
Hi Rhonda.
There could be provisions made for shopping (we assume someone shops for you), but we haven’t heard about that yet. Remote beaches and waterfalls are out.
Aloha.
Still an unworkable concept, at least for us. We stay at Kiahuna Plantation every year, and have reservations for February next year, which probably won’t happen. I doubt if KP will participate anyway, since they have permanently closed their restaurant and they have no pool. The resorts with the facilities may participate- if they can get guest reservations of a certain number above the break even point. If it’s below that number, they won’t. And only a few resorts, at least on Kauai, have the on-site facilities required for a resort “bubble”. I doubt if this concept will go anywhere.
But thanks BOH, for the update.
Hi Rob.
Thanks for your input and the three dozen comments too.
Aloha.
Crazy idea! Why would I pay to be a prisoner? This is the kind of idea you get when you have democrats/socialists in charge.
Can we PLEASE stop with the politicization of this? This isn’t a Right vs. Left problem. This is a public health problem. What you see here with his ‘resort bubble” idea is a desperate attempt to open back up in the middle of a pandemic. But as others have said, it’s not a very good idea for any number of reasons including the fact that MOST of the resorts in Hawaii aren’t “Sandals” type of places with 5 restaurants, 10 pools, their own private beach, etc. Again, as mentioned, I come to Kauai to drive round l look at the beautiful scenery, and so forth. So, no the idea of “resort bubbles” doesn’t work for me either. Personally, since this has all been made so political people won’t do even the simplest thing to help curb this pandemic so I think that we are stuck until there is a vaccine that’s widely available. At BEST, that means the middle of 2021. So I’m not planning any trips to Hawaii until at least then. That breaks my heart, frankly, because we just LOVE coming to Hawaii, and Kauai in particular.
Still would not come under these conditions. With only 1 “resort” somewhat interested, it is pointless. This also will do nothing for the overall economy of the island. People can’t rent cars, or go to shop or eat off property, so the only one benefiting is the corporate resort. I would also have to question what kind of company would want to be known as the Covid police or the enforcers who are responsible for the arrest of a wayward guest? Seems like bad PR to me. Add to that the fact that if someone shows up positive then everyone in the resort has likely been exposed somehow, either by direct contact with the person or through contact with hotel employees. This all just sSounds like a way to make it look like they are actually doing something when in reality, the chances of this getting off the ground are slim to none, and they know it.
if you can’t go to the beach or hike, you might as well stay at a resort on the mainland and avoid thewhole thing
What will the beach situation look like? Not worth travelling all the way to Hawaii if the resort bubble doesn’t include some beach access. I will not fly there to sit by a pool. Is this being addressed?
I disagree with resort bubbles as featured here.
It is a must to have negative covid test first before come. Then there should be a post test once arrive after a couple of days on the airplane to ensure no covid was picked up at the airport.
The people must always wear masks, social distance with everyone except own family members where could walk, swim, hike, surf with them. These rules must be enforced or those who don’t care about others would not wear masks…just look at other cities where people didn’t wear masks and some more Covid was spread. The terrible thing about Covid is it kills, there is no cure as of now, the damage lingers after Covid is over, people have neurological damage, lung and breathing problems. Covid is awful and it needs to be contained as best we can by wearing masks.
Eating causes people to be exposed since mouths are open during eating so eating IMHO needs to be done in your unit and away from other diners. Common sense says always have to wear a mask around strangers and those not in household then it’s important to do that always now until a cure otherwise people will contract it in a crowd someone will spread it and someone will get it.
Lets just open it up with pre-flight covid testing. The government is picking winners and losers. The losers being all the really great condos. I would like to travel to my place before the end of the year but also run a business on the mainland and can’t be gone for two weeks. Thanks for the update.
Hi Scott.
Thanks for your comment. We haven’t heard the end of this.
Aloha.
Hi. I think you should use the same tech for locals returning from the mainland to ensure the obey the 14 day quarentine. They are probably creating more covid problems than tourists who keep to themselves.
No Thank You!! When on vacation, I don’t want “Big Brother” watching my every move. Try again Hawaii, before your whole state goes bankrupt.