Peak Pathos

“Battlestar Galactica”

With “Tier 3” restrictions still in place, there remains nothing to do or no place to go on the whole island. That’s quite apparent in the evenings. So, time is being spent viewing episodes of “Battlestar Galactica” on TubiTV (using the Web browser, not the “app”).

The situation for tourists, on the other hand, is quite different. Waikiki is extremely crowded. Many of the hotels are at full occupancy. And, unlike last year, there is very little enforcement of “super-duper corona” mandates. Crowds are everywhere, and no “social distancing.” Only about half of the visitors wear face masks full-time.

Contrast that to downtown where the entire area is still nearly devoid of people. Inside and outside seating is still very limited. Most of the employees are apparently still sheltering and working at home. The few people walking around downtown wear face masks full-time. Very depressing sight.

The buses servicing Waikiki are very crowded. The routes that stop at tourist attractions are most affected, which are currently the routes personally used. The majority of tourists who ride the bus during the day are obese or morbidly obese. The young studs and young hotties stay in Waikiki and spend most of their time at the beach.

There is no doubt that Hawai’i will initiate a universal “vaccine passport.” There is already one in place for airline travelers. There is now a big push to “vaccinate” all adolescents between 12 and 18 years of age. Many parents are coercing their offspring to “vaccinate.” There is no end to the madness.

The window of opportunity to leave the islands for good is closing fast. Actually, it has already closed since there is no possible way that voluntary participation in the bogus PCR testing will occur. Perhaps passage on a cargo ship might be an option.