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The governor of Hawaii has had months and months to get a plan in place for the reopening of the islands. We all realize the complexities of the Covid Virus, but with no real plan or plans in place it becomes that more complex for visitors and islanders alike. One specific hotel close to airport should be dedicated to quarantine any visitors without test results or until test results can be obtained from testers. National guard could be used for the security of said hotel. If visitors are asked to leave the state for non compliance, or waiting for results, all are in one place and not endangering our citizens. But no!! with no plans in place many people suffer one way or another. It’s not a difficult plan, sounds easier than it is but it could be adjusted. It’s a plan! So where is Hawaii’s. It’s been almost a year now and we still have on the fly rules and ever changing regulations in place. Let’s get together, from governor to mayors to get a real plan in place for visitors and locals alike. Islanders need their businesses open and thriving, and we all need to be safe. It takes a plan of which there is none.
Who pays for Quarantine?
Really why is that even a question? It’s simple the traveler pays or get out! For the governor to even say “if they refuse” is ridiculous! During a pandemic or not theres rules every where. Example to leave the country one must have a passport. But if I refuse to pay will.the government pick up the tab? I think Not! but if they would imply like ige all of a sudden a pile of people will refuse.
The restrictions are only for tourists. Residents are breaking the restrictions rules and seems that no authority cares. The hotels are letting even 10 people in the small jacuzzi without the masks. Local transportation: there is not mandatory distances between passengers and nobody cleans the seats or the holding bars. Many locals has the masks below the nose. What’s the point even wearing it? Nobody are enforcing the restrictions rules. Tourists May came healthy at arrivals and they can get sick by the time of returning to their homes. The rules should be mandatory enforced not just at the airport, but everywhere else. Local residents should not be an exception to the restrictions rules or perhaps they consider themselves immune to the virus?
On the West side residents get tickets while the tourists go lolo. I’ve called Honolulu PD so many times for violations of tourists in Ko Olina and they say they won’t come here. The only people I see not wearing masks in stores are haole and many are tourists.
We are to travel as a family at the end of December. Currently 3 of the 4 state approved testing facilities that are available to us based on where we live have warnings on their websites to not use them for Hawaii travel requirements! That leaves only one option that we will have to hope we can get an appointment with and then drive 3 hours to test in person the day after Christmas. It certainly doesn’t give one that great excitement about a trip to Hawaii. I don’t object at all to the pre arrival test, but there needs to be a better way that allows for those issues that travelers can’t control.
Hi Jennifer,
Following the rules laid for traveling during a pandemic doesn’t leave you with great excitement then don’t due it! Complaining that you can’t get tests done because the mainland testing capacity is stretched and they can’t meet deadlines for Hawaii’s safe travels program is silly and selfish. Hawaii has implemented a safe travels program to allow people like yourself to bypass the now 10 day travel quarantine, be excited and grateful that the option exists! Yes it’s risky, and yes I get that it sucks that your travel plans can be ruined for no fault of your own but that can happen if you are traveling even when not participating in the safe travels program.
With all due respect, you don’t know me or what my practices have been since March. You may see my comment as “selfish and silly” where as I find your comment rude and an ill informed attempt to take a stab at me from behind your keyboard. My family is supported by a career that requires weekly travel and sadly this is the first encounter out of 29 required work trips that All required testing prior to travel where this has been an issue. I responded to the article as I read it. Period. As I stated, I don’t have an issue with the testing. My issue lies in being sent to government approved vendors to be told no.
Hawaii should lock there boarders for the safety of all the native’s and local people of Hawaii our people can get the covid 19 especially us polynesian don’t have the immune to fight this covid 19. Everyone should understand that our people in Hawaii comes first it’s our home and we want our people to safe from this covid 19.
The cluster that is Hawaii state and county government continues. It it any wonder that the state was $10,000,000,000 in debt before COVID? These people are moron. The couldn’t run a Subway sandwich shop–let alone an entire state. Literally everything that state and county governments in Hawaii touches turns to. COVID simply pulled the final Jenga block out of the already teetering tower. The collapse has always been imminent.
So sad what the government is doing to the economy in Hawaii. My extended family all live on the Big Island and my family and I live in Michigan; We had been planned a trip last Spring which got cancelled when covid restrictions hit. Now I haven’t been able to visit my family at all. Instead I flew 8 of us to Key West from Michigan where there are no restrictions and everything is open!
The economy in all those open red states seems to not be doing great either. Even if we were completely open, most people are sensible and not traveling long distances right now because it is in the middle of a pandemic. So all we would have is people coming, who as a group spend less, our economy still would be down and all our kupuna would be dead. We don’t have the medical care that the mainland does, especially on the islands other than O’ahu. Our kupuna are essential to our culture and we want to protect them. So don’t blame our government for trying to protect residents. Blame the feds for letting the mainland pandemic get so out of control!
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: those of us that live in Hawaii are under the governance of complete idiots in Honolulu and the counties. If I lived on the mainland, there’s no way I’d waste my hard earned dollar on all this nonsense. Why do these clown-politicians still draw a paycheck? Shouldn’t they be the first ones in the government furlough?
Ige gets off on oppression of the citizens
Sorry Maui. Two reservations and now two cancellations for us over the past few months. It’s too bad that Hawaiian leadership (?) has decided to push away the economic engine of the islands. You so badly need our money and continually and sadly decide you no longer want it. Mix that lack of decison making with the ever growing anti-mainland commentary seen on so many social media sites and you end up reaping what you sow.
Been coming for 15 years and had an ongoing love affair with the islands. However, it becomes evident when you’re no longer wanted. OK…. We get it. Sigh. Loud and clear.
Hope all of you have a nice holiday season. Maybe we’ll see you in the future. Mahalo!
Hi Terry.
Thanks. Thanks for the feedback on your travels. Happy holidays.
Aloha.
Do you understand what little medical care Maui has? It doesn’t have close to enough for it’s full time residents if the pandemic were at the levels of the mainland. Even if we completely opened travel up, the majority of people are being sensible and not traveling long distances on airplanes and staying at hotels. Our economy would still be bad just like the open parts of the mainland, all we would have would be higher death rates than the mainland and absolutely no medical care. On the mainland you can medivac someone to a major city hospital easily. Hawai’i can’t do that, and even if you could medivac endless patients 7-8 hour flights to LA or SF or Seattle all those hospitals are full.
Has anyone asked the Governor if he has heard of the Golden Rule?
Too bad ‘in over his head’ isn’t grounds for impeaching Ige.
Anyone know if there is a Go Fund Me brain supplement account fbo the Gov?
If I haven’t worn out my welcome, help with a hypothetical question would be sincerely appreciated: We arrive at airport, test results not yet received. Next flight, the following morning, we return with the good news in hand, but wait; ‘your 72 hours have expired’ Is there the slightest chance reason would prevail?
Mahalo & Muchas Gracias from New Mexico.
Hi Dodge.
Let us know how it goes. Thanks for so many comments, since 2009! We’re canceling nothing.
Regarding vaccinations – we don’t know, but of course, remain hopeful for a better time ahead soon.
Aloha.
When my sister flew back home to Hawaii in October, she had her test done at a Walgreens in San Diego and got the results in time, downloaded them without looking at anything other than they were negative. When she arrived in Hawaii, the screener noted that date of screening was more than 72 hrs. prior to landing. Walgreens had put an incorrect date! She was told that she’d have to quarantine for 14 days. While still at the airport, she was able to contact the pharmacist at the Walgreens she went to and he confirmed that the date they entered was incorrect. Fortunately the screener let her through after a supervisor spoke with the pharmacist. So…yes, they are strict about the 72 hours. This was on the first day that 72 hour testing was allowed as a way to not quarantine. Not sure if they would have let her by today if this happened.