186 thoughts on “Mandatory Contact Tracing Approved by Governor”
Matthew B.
We have flight booked for late April for two weeks on Maui, hopefully we’ll have out vacines by then and all of this nonsense can go away.
Bob B
Big Brother is watching … This can slide to permanent full time monitoring easily…
Bye Bye Hawaii…….. Novisits from me.
Lisa M.
Well thank you for the 30 years a vacationing to the different Hawaiian islands. The time has come to say goodbye. We’ll have to find Paradise elsewhere to visit from now on. Sadly I’m going to cancel the two weeks we had booked for September of this year.
Steve G
So arrived on Thursday and staying for two weeks. Are we exempt since already here, or are we required to download as well?
Cuz'n B
Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.
Liam G
Its interesting how states differ. Here in Arizona you would never know anything was going on. Just got back from a a packed Costco tried to go to restaurants at 1:30 they were all packed and drive thru lines were around the block. Lowe’s is ridiculous Starbucks and ditch bro’s coffee hour wait. People out and about doing what ever. Economy is booming so much governor is proposing a 600 million tax cut.
Mikel
Yes and the COVID exposures in Arizona are some of the worst in the county. Sad.
Dn
And Arizona has some of the highest rates in the nation.
Liam G
So does California so we thrive while they drown. Yet for some reason all those Californians keep coming over here. Tracking numbers today came out of new York today saying 74% of covid Infection is transferred thru family gathering and home events. 1.4 % is transmitted thru restaurants.
James H
Hi Liam
South Dakota is the same way, pretty much normal here.
Choose Freedom not tyranny.
Elay S
Please google Arizona Covid. . Not looking good. Also reading tax increase on way. Some will not vacation in Arizona due to lack of guidelines. Thanks for your input.
Kathy J
Thanks for all your current information! I wonder how getting the vaccine is going to change things. We are scheduled for the Big Island and Maui in July-August for 5 weeks. We have fixed intervals and we are going to try to go, especially since we couldn’t go last year and our condos sat empty!! Our first vaccine is Monday, so hopefully, things are looking up.
Beat of Hawaii
Hi Kathy.
Luckily that’s still some time away, so we hope everything will work out perfectly for you.
Aloha.
Sheryl B
So residents will be required to do the tracing only if they have been off the island and are arriving home? What about all the people who live on the island who haven’t gone anywhere? Seems to me that in an earlier article a few days ago I read where 80% of the cases on Maui were from residents and of those 18% were from people returning from travel off island. Why are the residents who are creating the majority of the problem not subjected to the same government overreach as those who would like to spend their hard earned money there for a week of rest and relaxation? This is why so many people are hesitant to book a vacation on any of the islands. The rules change almost daily, they are random and not based on science, they are grossly overreaching and they are anything but consistent. If Hawaii really wants to see tourism return in a meaningful way they need to have the same rules for all the islands (no exceptions) and stop infringing on people’s basic right to privacy. By the way….what ever happened to HIPPA laws?
John L
Will the Contact Tracing apply to visitors that have completed the vaccine immunizations?
Thanks
Beat of Hawaii
Hi John.
We don’t know the answer to that yet.
Aloha.
Richard C
Seriously anyone who owns a smart phone shouldn’t have a problem with this you’re already being tracked by both big corp and the government.
Last week from cell phone tower pings the government has been able to identify and arrest several individuals who stormed the capitol. Watch your local news the talking head will say “Law enforcement was able to identify the criminal through their cell phone”
Along with cell phones they’re tracking your late model car especially those individuals who’ve signed up for a safe driving insurance app you see advertised on tv. That little box you plug into your OBD II port is a tracking device.
If don’t want to be tracked throw away your cell phone and buy a pre 1996 automobile.
Dave W
Maui has now reached the the bridge too far. If we weren’t here we’d have said no way. My wife and I arrived on Maui on Monday. Honestly, passing through the airport was a breeze. Very well organized, the staff lady at the beginning of the line asks for the number in your party and assigns you one of the three tables. You then go to the table. You show your QR code and they take a picture of it. You also show your ID at this point. Heads up – it is a bit loud and very hard to hear at the tables. They are asking you to show the code in such a way on your device so they can take a picture. With their mask on and plexiglass germ shield it is hard to understand their direction to you. Still, those workers were very considerate. You are then given a ticket to exit the check in area. Very easy. So don’t stress the airport. Now back to this crazy rule. First work on the locals. At the beach they are in big groups hugging and doing what they do with no masks. Visitors are wearing masks and giving 6.
Liam G
I really believe this is a rest of what hawaii wants to be in the future. There were already too many tourists and they weren’t the one hawaii wanted. Despite the tourist revenue per had dropped dramatically. Airbnb and short term rentals were making it near impossible for residents to survive. After the dust has settled they will welcome back those they want make it more exclusive and reboot. Jmho
Lori L
I love that idea! Another good excuse for me to move there in the long term.
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We have flight booked for late April for two weeks on Maui, hopefully we’ll have out vacines by then and all of this nonsense can go away.
Big Brother is watching … This can slide to permanent full time monitoring easily…
Bye Bye Hawaii…….. Novisits from me.
Well thank you for the 30 years a vacationing to the different Hawaiian islands. The time has come to say goodbye. We’ll have to find Paradise elsewhere to visit from now on. Sadly I’m going to cancel the two weeks we had booked for September of this year.
So arrived on Thursday and staying for two weeks. Are we exempt since already here, or are we required to download as well?
Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.
Its interesting how states differ. Here in Arizona you would never know anything was going on. Just got back from a a packed Costco tried to go to restaurants at 1:30 they were all packed and drive thru lines were around the block. Lowe’s is ridiculous Starbucks and ditch bro’s coffee hour wait. People out and about doing what ever. Economy is booming so much governor is proposing a 600 million tax cut.
Yes and the COVID exposures in Arizona are some of the worst in the county. Sad.
And Arizona has some of the highest rates in the nation.
So does California so we thrive while they drown. Yet for some reason all those Californians keep coming over here. Tracking numbers today came out of new York today saying 74% of covid Infection is transferred thru family gathering and home events. 1.4 % is transmitted thru restaurants.
Hi Liam
South Dakota is the same way, pretty much normal here.
Choose Freedom not tyranny.
Please google Arizona Covid. . Not looking good. Also reading tax increase on way. Some will not vacation in Arizona due to lack of guidelines. Thanks for your input.
Thanks for all your current information! I wonder how getting the vaccine is going to change things. We are scheduled for the Big Island and Maui in July-August for 5 weeks. We have fixed intervals and we are going to try to go, especially since we couldn’t go last year and our condos sat empty!! Our first vaccine is Monday, so hopefully, things are looking up.
Hi Kathy.
Luckily that’s still some time away, so we hope everything will work out perfectly for you.
Aloha.
So residents will be required to do the tracing only if they have been off the island and are arriving home? What about all the people who live on the island who haven’t gone anywhere? Seems to me that in an earlier article a few days ago I read where 80% of the cases on Maui were from residents and of those 18% were from people returning from travel off island. Why are the residents who are creating the majority of the problem not subjected to the same government overreach as those who would like to spend their hard earned money there for a week of rest and relaxation? This is why so many people are hesitant to book a vacation on any of the islands. The rules change almost daily, they are random and not based on science, they are grossly overreaching and they are anything but consistent. If Hawaii really wants to see tourism return in a meaningful way they need to have the same rules for all the islands (no exceptions) and stop infringing on people’s basic right to privacy. By the way….what ever happened to HIPPA laws?
Will the Contact Tracing apply to visitors that have completed the vaccine immunizations?
Thanks
Hi John.
We don’t know the answer to that yet.
Aloha.
Seriously anyone who owns a smart phone shouldn’t have a problem with this you’re already being tracked by both big corp and the government.
Last week from cell phone tower pings the government has been able to identify and arrest several individuals who stormed the capitol. Watch your local news the talking head will say “Law enforcement was able to identify the criminal through their cell phone”
Along with cell phones they’re tracking your late model car especially those individuals who’ve signed up for a safe driving insurance app you see advertised on tv. That little box you plug into your OBD II port is a tracking device.
If don’t want to be tracked throw away your cell phone and buy a pre 1996 automobile.
Maui has now reached the the bridge too far. If we weren’t here we’d have said no way. My wife and I arrived on Maui on Monday. Honestly, passing through the airport was a breeze. Very well organized, the staff lady at the beginning of the line asks for the number in your party and assigns you one of the three tables. You then go to the table. You show your QR code and they take a picture of it. You also show your ID at this point. Heads up – it is a bit loud and very hard to hear at the tables. They are asking you to show the code in such a way on your device so they can take a picture. With their mask on and plexiglass germ shield it is hard to understand their direction to you. Still, those workers were very considerate. You are then given a ticket to exit the check in area. Very easy. So don’t stress the airport. Now back to this crazy rule. First work on the locals. At the beach they are in big groups hugging and doing what they do with no masks. Visitors are wearing masks and giving 6.
I really believe this is a rest of what hawaii wants to be in the future. There were already too many tourists and they weren’t the one hawaii wanted. Despite the tourist revenue per had dropped dramatically. Airbnb and short term rentals were making it near impossible for residents to survive. After the dust has settled they will welcome back those they want make it more exclusive and reboot. Jmho
I love that idea! Another good excuse for me to move there in the long term.