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A quick look at the Makai Market food court in Ala Moana Center at 11am. Any dining area in a restaurant or food court on O’ahu was mandated to remove seating accommodations by today to promote “social distancing.” A few minutes later, an Asian tourist family of four, all donning face masks, was seen standing and looking befuddled at the empty dining area. Clueless?

Ol’ Lavahead

Coffee is being procured at the fast food joint in town in the morning. Then, a quick ride to Ala Moana Center is made on the bus. A place to sit and enjoy the coffee was found around the periphery of the mall. Later, when dinner was procured, the same arrangement was followed. Somewhat pathetic, but workable.

Roach

As a result of the chaos created by poor planning for the novel coronavirus pandemic, the on-line system to file for unemployment benefits in Hawai’i has been severely overloaded. And, no wonder, the system falls under the purview of the Department of Labor & Industrial Relations. The director of the department is none other than that sleazy bastard, Roach, who was the Dean of the now-defunct Asylum (refer to the old “blog” for details). Roach has come a long way, hasn’t he?

In order to increase “social distancing” inside the expansive Satellite City Hall in Ala Moana Center, only a certain number of people are allowed inside at any time. Everyone else must queue outside, where there is no “social distancing.” Ten minutes later, the line was twice as long.

Friday night at 7:30pm on Kalakau’a Avenue, the “main drag” in Waikiki ... lights out! Some of the stores, such as Macy’s®, are shut down during the coronavirus crisis. Most of the other stores either closed early or have shut down as well.

The center court in the International Marketplace at 7:30pm ... completely empty. Most of the stores are closed or shut down for the duration. Good night from Waikiki!

Addendum: The latest count of people testing positive for the novel coronavirus is thirty-seven. The number of confirmed cases is highly dependent on voluntary submission to testing. Unfortunately, medically uninsured or underinsured people, the highest risk group, will not be tested.