Aloha!

The various “lockdown” mandates concurrently in effect throughout the State of Hawai’i is puzzling given the extremely low number of confirmed novel coronavirus infections. Initially, there was a lot of procrastination. No testing was done. Tourists were free to come and go. Locals visited hotspot destinations and returned. Even when the first cases of people testing positive upon returning home after visiting Hawai’i turned up, the response was “laid back.”

Then, just in the past three days, the islands have gone into a semi-Draconian “lockdown.” Today, the director of the Department of Public issued a statement that the novel coronavirus will pose a major threat to Hawai’i for at least the next four of five months with the peak yet to come.

From all indications, there seems to be a secretive internal consensus that something is drastically wrong with the ridiculously low number of confirmed cases of infections. In other words, they know the number is just too low in comparison to States that have significantly less domestic and international human exposure. Anyway, the total number of cases of coronavirus infections is at 106 with about 5,000 tests performed.

Moana Hotel

A quick look at the Moana Hotel, the other legacy hotel in Waikiki. The hotel is currently closed, so view of the lobby and outside courtyard was not possible. Nearly all of Waikiki is closed down. However, the tourists don’t seem to mind. Speaking of tourists, the 14-day self-quarantine for visitors is effective today. Aloha from Waikiki!