Close to 400 people just arrived in Hawaii with the purpose of relocating.
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Close to 400 people just arrived in Hawaii with the purpose of relocating.
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When this is all over I love to come back and visit the islands.
We have reservations all paid for our trip in May, but it looks like we might have to postpone. We have been to Maui 3 times and haven’t been for 5 years. This was going to be for our 20th wedding anniversary. We are so heartbroken to have to postpone. We are praying that this lifts by our scheduled trip time. It is such a sad and scary time.
Stay home.you can’t look for jobs or homes locked in a hotel. Which you will still be required to do.
This is so sad, all i have ever wanted to do was to visit this paradise, but financially unable as i live in the UK, now it might be too late and i may mever get my wish, thank you so much for all the amazing photos amd stories on Beat of Hawaii, my love to you all, and god bless you and keep you safe, Aloha from the UK.
Hi Terry.
Thank you. We do hope you make it to Hawaii. Remember there will be nonstop flights between London and Honolulu at some point. Let us know if you’re coming.
Aloha.
Dont worry you save your money for Hawaii and when the time is right you will go you cant say i have no money to go you say Im going to save and visit soon but when everyone is doing well. It is a very beautiful place I went my first time last year in May and you want to say you want to live there because people are nice just peaceful and beautiful and its also sad because a lot of Hawaiian people don’t live there and you don’t see a lot of them but it’s a beautiful place to be is very peaceful and I enjoyed it
Thank you to all of the visitors that are respecting our wishes to not visit our islands at this time. We have limited resources as is and need them for ourselves. Hawaii is trying to stay healthy and safe. If you come here and discover you are infected, what then? You will require medical care, and supplies that we simply can’t afford to bare for someone who didn’t have to be here. Please…if you truly love the Hawaiian islands stay home.
We love Hawai’i, and Kauai in particular. We live in Colorado Springs and love it here as well, but we come to Kauai every year in February (good timing this year especially), stay in Poipu. We’ve made many friends in Kauai over the years, both fellow repeat visitors and locals. The church we attend when we are there makes us feel like home, and we have made acquaintances with members there as well. I would love to move to Kauai, but it would mean leaving our grandkids and all the friends we have made in the 40+ years we have lived here. Plus, we’re accustomed to the change of seasons and look forward to each one. Having said that, I feel badly for the locals, since so much of their economy is based on visitors. I hope they can make do, and have faith that this will pass. We have our reservations for next February and really hope that this will be over by then. Thanks.
Hi Bob.
Thank you for this and your other comments over the past couple of years.
Aloha.
Been in Hawaii most of my life since 3 years old 1st lang pidgin…moved to Kirkland WA in 2018…was on my way back to HI March 9th. Canceled caring about the people and my Hawaii fam…and comparing Hawaiis Lord of the Flies panic mode to WA States evenhanded response im glad I stayed in WA.
No reports of landlords demanding {edited}, citizen road blocks, police station storming incidents,juvenile nanny state style curfews, {edited} police state govt overreach, (my 78 yr old mom was threatened w jail for walking 2 blocks from her home) pathetic!!! viciousness and a each his own un-aloha mentality typified by nearly every comment ive seen in Hawaii media sites…shame on Hawaii.
Meanwhile here in WA we closed the US Army field hospital and sent hundreds 0f ventilators back to the Feds. Without turning into a police state of juvenile {edited} WA is handling this crisis as we maintain overall harmony and communal dignity and true Aloha
Please stay in Wa. We would rather you keep your attitude on the rainy cold snow bound NW.
Scott we would rather you not tell us what to do.
Aloha, Brannon,
Glad you approve of what’s being done in WA, but you might be a tad harsh here. WA doesn’t get huge influxes of millions of tourists from all over the world, bringing with them whatever disease they have. And I suspect that there’s a lot of pent-up resentment from malihini driving up the prices of homes, tourist business wiping out a lot of Mom & Pop places, replacing local color and “soul” with bland cookie-cutter chain outfits.
That said, I’ve gotta say I’m baffled by the steps taken in some areas. On O’ahu, you can go surfing. On Kawa’i, a curfew? Does the vi rus get stronger at night? Can’t figure that one out.
We’re in SoCal right now. No surfing allowed, but you can still go out and stroll around. And no one is hyperventilating about keeping out tourists from wherever (and there are plenty of them, judging by the license plates).
There can be a lot of “locals only” ‘tude in the Islands. I remember when Colt Brennan had a map of the Islands inked onto his head, and was complimented by his UH teammates as “being one of us” (meaning local). You’re never gonna hear that at any mainland college. A lot of it, ironically, seems to come from transplants; I’ve always gotten along well with actual Hawaiians, both in and out of the water. It would be interesting to know how many of those posting vitriolic comments online are local born and raised.
I fell in love with the Islands when my daughter attended college in Hilo. She has since moved home but I try to visit the Big Island at least once a year. As much as I would love to live there I wouldn’t. There are only so many jobs and services available and I feel they belong to the true islanders. So I will continue to visit and take in the aloha spirit. ❤️
Aloha and mahalo for a great Hawaii blog. I’m writing to apologize for the inane comments that Bob L made. Very typical of a Californian. (And they wonder why the other 49 states hate them. ) If he thinks his community has only 13 cases he’s either naive or stupid. Unless all 70K people in his community have been tested, I can guarantee you that 13 is just the beginning. His comments are so uninformed and dangerous. I applaud Gov Ige and Mayor Kawakami’s efforts to lock down Kauai. You are 100% correct. Hawaii’s – let alone Kauai’s – health care system simply cannot handle a massive outbreak. Stay strong. Stay safe. We’ll be back. Aloha
Hi Tom.
Thanks for your nice words, and for this and your previous comments.
Aloha.
Tom, please read Bob L comment again, not from Ca. Thanks
I am a ‘local haole’, born and raised in Hawaii (I grew up in Waipahu, on Oahu, when it was mostly sugarcane fields.) My mom taught public school for over 30 years, and my dad worked for Dole for nearly that long, after they moved to Hawaii in 1959. My dad was an aircraft mechanic at a time when air travel was just starting to expand and that brought them there, where they fell in love with the islands, the people, and the community and family-oriented Aloha spirit.
I live and work in the Bay Area and have since college. We come back to the islands (and especially Kauai) at least every other year and more often when we can afford it. All that to say that I have and continue to dream of moving home if/when we can retire. It will always be home to me!
From the first time I landed in HI. in 1992 I felt like I was home. I absolutely would make Hawaii my home if it were possible. Due to my husband experiencing permanent lung damage from VOG while on the Big Island in 2012 that is no longer possible as he can no longer fly. The doctor here told us if he survived the year he would probably survive. I am so grateful we are still sharing life together. But he knows how much I love the islands and makes sure I am able to come visit every couple of years. That’s love & aloha lived out. So I will continue to visit & be blessed by that.
I’m sorry to hear about your husband. I hope that you guys have a few more years together. It broke my heart to read your story.
Aloha!
Do you have any information as to how long the current vacation rental suspension will last? Last I read, the order was through May 31st. Has that been extended? We have an Airbnb booked for June 16th.
Mahalo for your time!
Hi Jo.
This is in accordance with the Governor’s proclamation that reads: “The disaster emergency relief period shall
continue through April 30, 2020, unless terminated or extended by a separate proclamation, whichever shall occur first.”
That’s all we know for now.
Aloha.
Who are the true Islanders? Many people living on the islands are not native Hawaiians. I’m not sure how to determine who the true Islanders are. Could you please explain.
Hi Rita.
There are native Hawaiians and then there are those who live in Hawaii. People have been moving here for centuries. One of your editor’s family members came here from Norway in the mid-1800’s. May we point you towards the many books on the subject.
Aloha.
Rita D. I agree I thought I could meet true Hawaiian people truth is you wont find 100% Hawaiian very rare I was told by a local. I love the Hawaiian people I wish. I could meet more I just meet like 3
I was born in Honolulu in the 70’s and curse my parents every day for leaving after 1 year. I spent 2 months in Maui about 20 years ago, worked at a local sandwich/ice cream shop and wished I could stay.
I wish all the locals the best and 100% agree with the strict measures put in place. I also wish there were a way to screen new residents based on character, not on the amount of material wealth they possess. I hope this new wave of immigrants integrates rather than remakes the local community into a playground for the rich, but I feel a bit cynical about it.