186 thoughts on “Mandatory Contact Tracing Approved by Governor”

  1. Very sorry to read this news about Maui. In a free country, government should not be tracking or conducting surveillance on people who are not suspects of criminal activity.

    Read history or talk to people who live in places where government exercises a high level of control. It didn’t happen overnight. It happens with a series of policy changes. The people with financial means leave those places. Here, we’re talking about people who don’t want to be subject to a a growing list of things to do to go on a trip. People will go elsewhere. If that is the goal of leaders in HI and Maui, it’s working, many people are going elsewhere.

    I appreciate and am grateful to receive the email updates. I almost dread reading the news as the requirements to vacation grow.

    These decisions are made by those duly elected in HI and I recognize I didn’t get to vote as a vacationer. As a visitor, no one in government will miss our family of 5, no one in support of keeping Hawaii closed will miss us either. We will miss the friends we have made in Hawaii and the lovely places we have visited. We will keep our memories of Maui and make new memories elsewhere.

    All we can do is vote with our feet.

    Maui is our favorite destination and we have been making long range plans to make it our retirement spot or be part time residents. Those plans are completely off the table. I guess better to know this now.

    Thank you BOH, if it weren’t for your reporting on how local government makes decisions, we would not know how quickly they vacillate and to what degree.

    I will keep reading in the hope that local leaders will not keep these policies in place long term so we can one day visit. Health passports, vaccine records, testing, surveillance are all deal breakers. If this becomes the new condition to travel, we will stay home.

    “What you allow will continue.”

    Time will reveal what people accept.

    1. Olga,
      Well Said. Our sentiments exactly. It sounds as though it will be more and more difficult to travel anywhere – Mexico, the Caribbean……. anywhere – without a vaccination passport and testing, testing, testing, etc. All in the name of ‘safety.’ No one seems to be the least bit afraid of what this means in the long term. The usurpation of personal freedom. When they want to track my movements – that’s when we stop going there – wherever that happens to be. Thanks for your eloquent comments.

  2. After reading the “Frequently Asked Questions” section at AlohaSafeAlert.org, I found these two items that told me what happens if I receive an exposure notification alert from the app:

    “Q: If I receive an Exposure Notification, do I still need to talk to a Hawaii State Dept. of Health contact tracer?
    A: Yes. Because AlohaSafe Alert is 100% anonymous, the State will not be informed about your possible exposure to COVID-19. AlohaSafe Alert is intended to complement traditional contact tracing processes.

    Q: I received an Exposure Notification. What do I do?
    A: If you received an exposure notification, please follow the general guidance in the app and contact your primary care physician for further guidance.”

    So I am free to choose to contact the State (or not) and I am free to choose to follow guidance and contact my physician (or not). It appears to me the State making use of the app mandatory instead of voluntary, like it has been until now, does not accomplish anything new, if I choose to take no action after receiving the exposure notification.

    If I would not voluntarily load and use the app in December, what makes the State personnel believe I will voluntarily take action the app recommends after I am forced to load and use the app in January?

  3. I feel so sorry for those who value $$$ over other’s health. Yes, Hawaii needs tourist dollars, but if we all fly into Hawaii and infect the locals, there’s nobody left to wait on the tables or make our hotel beds. Yes, I’m exaggerating, but the point is the same. There’s a reason why people are flocking to Florida — and why the death rates are highest in States (like Florida) where people don’t social distance or wear masks! No thank you. We’re getting our vaccine soon (we are in the next group in NJ) and have no problems wearing a mask for hours (we did it in Disney World last fall). I guess we’ll see few crowds in Maui!

    1. So you ridicule FL.. (probably the State with the happiest residents) and at the same time went there to enjoy Disney..

  4. This is more BS out of the State of Hawaii and now, the island of Maui. Victorino Lost His Mind! I wonder how long before Kauai decides to do the same thing. Victorino has just totally destroyed any chance of economic recovery for Maui for the foreseeable future. I will Never put a Contract Tracing app on any of my devices just like I won’t take this Covid vaccine that’s been rushed to market. There are plenty of other places to go on vacation that Overpriced Hawaii!

  5. Opposition to this app is unfounded. This does not give any identifiable information about you to the government if you are flagged as possibly exposed. This is a notification system that alerts you and no one else.

    However, I don’t believe this will have any real impact. Locals will not be required to have it installed and I find it unlikely that visitors will actually take action when they get an exposure notification through the app.

  6. Hello,
    We are actually traveling there on Monday the 18th flying into Maui. If I understand you correctly, we have to turn on the exposure notification toggle on our phones Before we arrive? Is there anything else required or anywhere we have to register ahead of time that we’ve done something to this effect? You say “failure to register prior to arrival into Maui county will result in a quarantine”. Where do we register this action?
    Thanks in advance. You guys are great!

    1. Hi Randy.

      Thank you. We quoted the language directly from the governor’s approval of the emergency Rule. And we provided the link to the Maui proclamation. The way we read it is that you just need to activate the app prior to departing for Maui. We hope that you enjoy your vacation.

      Aloha.

  7. I have visited Maui every year since 1995…I do not own a smart phone….only a flip…I come alone..so I am banned???

  8. We land Monday night So it appears we are coming in just before it goes into effect. Being I have never been to Maui this will be an interesting trip. Hope fully a good 2 weeks.

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