What we see happening on Kauai without toursim, from our local perspective, during the 10-day quarantine.
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What we see happening on Kauai without toursim, from our local perspective, during the 10-day quarantine.
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In addition to the local population struggling to survive, this is what Kawakami has created…
Received a photo this morning from a friend whose husband had just returned from a short business trip to Kauai – it was a photo of white Range Rover (obviously not a rental car) parked at Walmart where someone had spray painted on the side “Go Home”.
She said her husband found it difficult to be “white” on the island right now. She is the second generation to own their condo on Kauai and, living in SoCal, both she and he spend about 6 months a year on the island so he would not have been an “obnoxious tourist”.
No matter how Kauai transforms itself into the future, tourism will continue to be the island’s main source of income for the foreseeable future and the reputation that is starting to be perpetuated is not compatible with tourism!
Even we are starting to become concerned about our 44th trip to the island this Summer unless things turn around.
From the Senior Vice President – Global Owner Services…
Hi Barbara, and Happy Holidays,
There have been lots of meetings taking place, and when complete, a communication with details will be sent to Kauai Beach Club Owners regarding any transition plans for the hotel portion of the resort.
It is sad to see so many businesses closed. The homeless population has increased significantly, not by their choice,but rather their lack of choice. Our mayor has not thought this through. He and his staff are employed but he has left many in a huge financial situation. This wil pass, but with what long term result? Thank you.
I pray for Kauai every day. I have family on this beautiful island. Kauai is my home away from home. thank you for all the information much aloha. stay safe
Interesting… We’ve not been able to test with Vault because we are on Medicare. In addition, Vault has been posting warnings about their limitations on timing. However, our State announced this morning that anyone – symptoms or not – can be NAAT Covid tested by Vault for free with results returned within 24/48 hours! A bit of a contradiction there, no?
Wow. Kauai is done. Unbelievable. So sorry to those who wanted visitors back. Spending 3 weeks on Hawaii Island next month, when we would have to visit Kauai for the 19th time
The mayor of kauai meant well but he is a cowboy who wants to walk to his own beat and failed to listen to the Lt governor and the governor. The safe travels program works. Kawakami was impetuous to opt out. He is ruining the island and people he says he represents. He has failed the island of Kauai. The islands have one governor. And need one set of rules. Definitely need 96 hours to get tests done. The trusted partners cannot get the tests done in time. A post test should be paid by the tourism board. As a good faith gesture. People need an incentive to come back. And the mayor of kauai has destroyed people’s dreams of going to kauai. He is not the governor and needs to look to the Lt governor with his medical experience as well as the CDC guidelines. He needs to save the people of kauai or step down.
MARJORIE K…
Amen!!!
Thank you!!!! I am beyond over this!!! The left hand has no clue what the right hand is doing. And Kauai’s people and tourism are suffering because of an incompetent Mayor. His dreams of being governor are going South. He can’t even listen or respect the governor or the Lt governor. Nor does he respect science and the CDC. This only benefits the rich. There have been more suicides on kauai alone since March and 1 death that they called “COVID”. The governor needs to act like the governor of ALL the islands and stop allowing the mayors to “play” with people’s lives and livelihoods. It is despicable. And utterly sad.
Well said and all true
I wonder how many people are not going to pay their timeshare maintenance fees for a place they can’t use like the Westin Princeville Ocean Resort? What happens then?
Aloha
Excellent question. But the TimeShare Owners can not Opt out for any reason. I asked.
They say the maintenance and repair goes on.
The Only concession is to rollover your time at no charge. I rolled 2020 to 2021 and expect to do it again. Actually gave away a week to a co worker on Maui. We are Essential Workers and split Maui,
Kaua’i and Mainland for the same company.
So we are Taxpayers in two States.
If this goes another year we will have to get out by legal means. Can’t just pay and not go. We are Pono Kai In Kapaa.
Mahalo
Any advice from Kauai would be welcome. We are supposed to come March 30-April 8. I’m debating now if I should change our trip to another island. 😢
I would like to know when the Mayor is up for re-election so that I can throw support towards whomever will be running against him….
Class warfare, what is going on in Kauai is really a class warfare between the haves and have nots. The haves are all well to do ( including the mayor) their income does not depend on tourism they are doctors, dentists, retired people who have steady income and county employees who get paid fully even though they do not work the full 40 or 35 hours. The haves support the Mayor’s actions because they are afraid of getting sick and do not give a damn if those who need to work to earn a living starve. The complaint about ICU beds is also not valid- there has never been more than one ICU bed occupied on Kauai. Finally the mayor himself is behaving like a spoiled child “if the governor does not give me what I want I will not do what he is asking of me” has been his mode of operation. It did not have to be this way.
We have a winner. You’ve hit the nail on the head here. The rich say ‘keep the disease infested ‘outsiders’ out and it can be all mine—the way it should always have been. No testing regime can ever be enough. We love the mayor.’ The poor head to the food bank wondering how long before they lose their home and if they have enough gas left to make it back home, their children crying in the back seat. They wonder when they’ll go back to work or if they’ll go back to work as their bosses and the owners face bankruptcy.
ERDOGANG…
Well said – well written! It does seem that way, doesn’t it. I hear every day from friends on Kauai that they are basing their sustenance on food that their former employer is providing! Bet Zookie isn’t hurtin’!
I agree 100%-thank you!!
To Tom and Erdogang-both iof you explain what is happening on Kauai.
So true. Have you seen the homeless camps on kauai??? The mayor is responsible for that. He is killing the island.
The people of Kauai, through their elected representatives have decided that preventing the virus is more important than anything else. That is their decision and I respect it. This changing of the rules over the past months is very frustrating to everyone. Let the people’s voices be heard, shut down everything until the virus is under control (via vaccines).
ERDOGANG…
Well said – well written! It does seem that way, doesn’t it. I hear every day from friends on Kauai that they are basing their sustenance on food that their former employer is providing! Bet Zookie isn’t hurtin’!
JEFF… Your comment is appropriate as a generality but I doubt that when Kawakami was elected, anyone elected him based on how he would respond to a pandemic – which wasn’t exactly on anyone’s radar! So saying that he represents the “will of the people” is a wonderful comment in the altruistic sense but I wonder if it is reality!