186 thoughts on “Mandatory Contact Tracing Approved by Governor”
Ed N.
I would like to thank Beat of Hawaii for keeping me informed. I feel so sorry Hawaii. Pre Covid we would travel to Hawaii 2-3 times a year for a few weeks at a time. We are so frustrated with inconsistent rules that I doubt we will be returning for a long time. I hope Hawaii can survive this tragedy so we can return.
randy l
Aloha, BOH is great. Everything went fine on the way to Maui Test at AFC with Lab Corp Safe travels Hawaii web worked we’ll problem is upon arrival. 1 1/2 hour in line for negative check. But we are here and happy.
Thanks BOH
Aloha
Randy
Beat of Hawaii
Hi Randy.
Thank you. We appreciate you letting us know how everything went and please enjoy your time on Maui.
Aloha.
kathryn O
Fly Alaska Airlines and get pre checked for neg test. You will get a bracelet that will let you bypass the line. I’m sure they will start checking for tracing app.
maria r.
this is ludicrous.
the governors have ll gone crazy.
Social control and surveillance is their mission and they r ruining hawaii.
The vaccine is here. they all need to stop.
Mike W
Things are changing so fast, I bet many people are constantly confused. I was thinking, maybe an Updatable Chart of what is required for Entry to Hawaii and the individual Islands would be a very helpful addition to your web site…. Just a thought…
Randy A.
Is turning the exposure notifications “on” the same as downloading that app? Or do we still need to put the app on our phone as well if we’re coming to Maui??
Appreciate all the information and time you all devote to this site.
Beat of Hawaii
Hi Randy.
Thanks. As with any app, you need to activate/enable it on your phone after downloading.
Aloha.
Richard L.
Thanks for this disturbing information. There they go again. Politicians, who get paid big bucks and are not affected by the loss in revenue to the state, doing all they can to continue this economic holocaust. They will not be satisfied until there are no more tourists coming to Hawaii. So sad that they are so bent on destroying the state.
Ed. C
So many good points in all these comments.
What if you don’t own a smartphone (many “seniors” don’t)?
All you have to do is turn it off once you exit the airport – no one will know.
Tourists have to have it but locals don’t. Really? What good is that when 80% of the cases are community spread by locals.
Leave your smartphone in the car or hotel room when you’re at the pool or beach.
Too many more points to list that shows this is just another idiotic government ruling that is simply not enforceable.
Mahalo BOH.
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Beat of Hawaii
Hi Ed.
Thanks for all of your comments. Just to clarify that it applies to arrivals, no matter whether they are visitors or residents.
Aloha.
Davidsmallllibertarian B
I suspect Ed C. is referring to Maui residents in general, not just newly arriving-returning ones. As your commenters have pointed out, this only involves [1] new arrivals (tourists or residents) who [2] dutifully obey and leave the app/blue tooth on at all times. It does nothing with respect to everyone else. And “everyone else” is the vast majority of the population on Maui.
Did any the Harbor Lights residents have this app actively running on their phones? And even if all of them did, would it have made any difference?
The more I think about this, the more I see it as a nothing burger. People who think the app a good idea (some of your commenters do) should already be using it without being told to, and regardless if they are recent arrivals. People who don’t like the app, if forced to have it on their phone in order to avoid quarantine at the airport arrival screening, will just turn off their blue tooth after leaving the airport. Problem solved.
I routinely disable blue tooth and GPS/localization on my phone, to avoid being pummeled with spam asking me to “rate” a bus stop or something equally insipid.
1
Paul M
My son lives and works on Oahu. When the islands were under 2020 lockdown and only essential workers could be on the roads, he (an essential worker) said he could be stopped on his drive to work by the police and he would need to show his Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard identification card to proceed, or be forced to drive home.
The Maui order (“Public Health Emergency Rules, effective January 19, 2021,” linked on the “Beat of Hawaii” posting) state in Rule 12 (d.) : “”Proof of registration [with the AlohaSafe Alert app] , such as showing airport screeners or any law enforcement officer, the application installed and setting enabled on a traveler’s mobile device, is required.”
So if I turn the Bluetooth off, or disable the app, or delete the app after leaving the airport I run the risk of having a law enforcement officer request proof of registration and I will not be able to comply. Non-compliance may result in mandatory quarantine.
I do not like the Governor’s oders and rules any more than anyone else, but if the Governor’s Maui order expands to Oahu by the time I arrive in February, I am going to have the app loaded, registered and activated and enjoy my visit to Oahu, without the risk of a mandatory quarantine.
Maurice S
I will now limit my video’s and photos, because l will now be concerned about my battery charge level.
I believe that , guest’s will be of the past and because of the tourist impact on ecology, all of the islands will be by invitation only.
Island’s will return to Native’s and the United States will subsidize the financials.
All in the name of saving Ecology.
KJ S
I already checked. My IPhone 6 cannot get the app. Your phone has to run IOS 13.5 or greater. I Phone 6 doesn’t get IOS more than 12.
Mary kay M
Wondering how Hawaii is going to force you to upgrade your phone. So much here that is borders on complete insanity and stupidity.
1
David B
They cannot force you to own a phone, let alone an “upgraded” one. However, they can force you into quarantine for ten days. The phone with app is an additional hoop you must leap through to avoid ten days hard time.
Robin D.
Or you can just find a destination that hasn’t gone completely off the deep end!
1
Thom A
These ever changing rules are the very reason we cancelled our month in Hawaii. So bummed but looking ahead to 2022!
1
Rebecca H
Well that seals the deal for us. We will cancel our scheduled 2-week stay in Maui in February. We will not participate in such an incredible government overreach with no clear benefit. Too bad. We will go elsewhere for vacation. Love Hawaii but not enough to submit to this!
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Ken H
I have CA Contact as I am a CA resident. Aloha Safe disables any other contact tracing program. I have to ha e Aloha Safe before I leave CA.
Does CA Contact qualify as an alternative tracing program? If not then HI is being arrogant and again biting the hand that feeds HI’s people.
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I would like to thank Beat of Hawaii for keeping me informed. I feel so sorry Hawaii. Pre Covid we would travel to Hawaii 2-3 times a year for a few weeks at a time. We are so frustrated with inconsistent rules that I doubt we will be returning for a long time. I hope Hawaii can survive this tragedy so we can return.
Aloha, BOH is great. Everything went fine on the way to Maui Test at AFC with Lab Corp Safe travels Hawaii web worked we’ll problem is upon arrival. 1 1/2 hour in line for negative check. But we are here and happy.
Thanks BOH
Aloha
Randy
Hi Randy.
Thank you. We appreciate you letting us know how everything went and please enjoy your time on Maui.
Aloha.
Fly Alaska Airlines and get pre checked for neg test. You will get a bracelet that will let you bypass the line. I’m sure they will start checking for tracing app.
this is ludicrous.
the governors have ll gone crazy.
Social control and surveillance is their mission and they r ruining hawaii.
The vaccine is here. they all need to stop.
Things are changing so fast, I bet many people are constantly confused. I was thinking, maybe an Updatable Chart of what is required for Entry to Hawaii and the individual Islands would be a very helpful addition to your web site…. Just a thought…
Is turning the exposure notifications “on” the same as downloading that app? Or do we still need to put the app on our phone as well if we’re coming to Maui??
Appreciate all the information and time you all devote to this site.
Hi Randy.
Thanks. As with any app, you need to activate/enable it on your phone after downloading.
Aloha.
Thanks for this disturbing information. There they go again. Politicians, who get paid big bucks and are not affected by the loss in revenue to the state, doing all they can to continue this economic holocaust. They will not be satisfied until there are no more tourists coming to Hawaii. So sad that they are so bent on destroying the state.
So many good points in all these comments.
What if you don’t own a smartphone (many “seniors” don’t)?
All you have to do is turn it off once you exit the airport – no one will know.
Tourists have to have it but locals don’t. Really? What good is that when 80% of the cases are community spread by locals.
Leave your smartphone in the car or hotel room when you’re at the pool or beach.
Too many more points to list that shows this is just another idiotic government ruling that is simply not enforceable.
Mahalo BOH.
Hi Ed.
Thanks for all of your comments. Just to clarify that it applies to arrivals, no matter whether they are visitors or residents.
Aloha.
I suspect Ed C. is referring to Maui residents in general, not just newly arriving-returning ones. As your commenters have pointed out, this only involves [1] new arrivals (tourists or residents) who [2] dutifully obey and leave the app/blue tooth on at all times. It does nothing with respect to everyone else. And “everyone else” is the vast majority of the population on Maui.
Did any the Harbor Lights residents have this app actively running on their phones? And even if all of them did, would it have made any difference?
The more I think about this, the more I see it as a nothing burger. People who think the app a good idea (some of your commenters do) should already be using it without being told to, and regardless if they are recent arrivals. People who don’t like the app, if forced to have it on their phone in order to avoid quarantine at the airport arrival screening, will just turn off their blue tooth after leaving the airport. Problem solved.
I routinely disable blue tooth and GPS/localization on my phone, to avoid being pummeled with spam asking me to “rate” a bus stop or something equally insipid.
My son lives and works on Oahu. When the islands were under 2020 lockdown and only essential workers could be on the roads, he (an essential worker) said he could be stopped on his drive to work by the police and he would need to show his Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard identification card to proceed, or be forced to drive home.
The Maui order (“Public Health Emergency Rules, effective January 19, 2021,” linked on the “Beat of Hawaii” posting) state in Rule 12 (d.) : “”Proof of registration [with the AlohaSafe Alert app] , such as showing airport screeners or any law enforcement officer, the application installed and setting enabled on a traveler’s mobile device, is required.”
So if I turn the Bluetooth off, or disable the app, or delete the app after leaving the airport I run the risk of having a law enforcement officer request proof of registration and I will not be able to comply. Non-compliance may result in mandatory quarantine.
I do not like the Governor’s oders and rules any more than anyone else, but if the Governor’s Maui order expands to Oahu by the time I arrive in February, I am going to have the app loaded, registered and activated and enjoy my visit to Oahu, without the risk of a mandatory quarantine.
I will now limit my video’s and photos, because l will now be concerned about my battery charge level.
I believe that , guest’s will be of the past and because of the tourist impact on ecology, all of the islands will be by invitation only.
Island’s will return to Native’s and the United States will subsidize the financials.
All in the name of saving Ecology.
I already checked. My IPhone 6 cannot get the app. Your phone has to run IOS 13.5 or greater. I Phone 6 doesn’t get IOS more than 12.
Wondering how Hawaii is going to force you to upgrade your phone. So much here that is borders on complete insanity and stupidity.
They cannot force you to own a phone, let alone an “upgraded” one. However, they can force you into quarantine for ten days. The phone with app is an additional hoop you must leap through to avoid ten days hard time.
Or you can just find a destination that hasn’t gone completely off the deep end!
These ever changing rules are the very reason we cancelled our month in Hawaii. So bummed but looking ahead to 2022!
Well that seals the deal for us. We will cancel our scheduled 2-week stay in Maui in February. We will not participate in such an incredible government overreach with no clear benefit. Too bad. We will go elsewhere for vacation. Love Hawaii but not enough to submit to this!
I have CA Contact as I am a CA resident. Aloha Safe disables any other contact tracing program. I have to ha e Aloha Safe before I leave CA.
Does CA Contact qualify as an alternative tracing program? If not then HI is being arrogant and again biting the hand that feeds HI’s people.