Hawai’i Sitrep 2021

Plan-demic Waikiki

The number of tourists in Waikiki has obviously dwindled. There are still waiting lines, but only a fraction of that just a few weeks ago. And, dining areas in fast food joints around the island have been cordoned off again, so everything is now take-out only.

As stated previously in Notes, shopping traffic in Ala Moana Center has also dwindled. Many new businesses popped up there and in Waikiki after the last “lockdown.” How long before they close their doors? Sadly, one of the legacy Ala Moana tenants, Shirokiya, has also shuttered. Truly an end of an era.

Homelessness is definitely on the rise, even though the local rent moratorium is apparently still in effect until the first week of October. Homeless camps are appearing everywhere. In Honolulu, the homeless presence is most visible along the King Street corridor. The new homeless certainly could not have come from abroad since there are severe travel restrictions in place here. So, are the new homeless recently evicted renters?

The number of clinically insane people out on the streets has also increased. The only explanation is that patients from the Kane’ohe State Hospital have been released early en masse. Nearly the entire Fort Street Mall area in town is occupied by the latter demographic. Since the Diploma Mill moved its campus to Waterfront Park, the area has turned into a business “ghost town” and a squatter’s paradise.

Finally, an inquiry with a couple of other tenants at the “old folks home” in Waikiki revealed that there was a small crime ring operating on the premises. Motor scooters were being stolen and stripped for parts in the parking lot. The perpetrators were apparently affiliated with one of the tenants. Hence, they were observed entering the building in an unauthorized fashion on numerous occasions. That’s the reason for the posted notices everywhere. Crime ring in the “old folks home”? Everything is “going to hell in a hand basket.” Sheesh!

Miscellany: One option being personally entertained is working out with the new exercise bands in either Ala Moana Beach Park or Fudgepacker Park during the exile from the gym. Working out in the fresh air would be invigorating as opposed to the tiny mausoleum in the “old folks home.” In addition, the parks have small exercise stations which would accommodate sets not possible with the exercise bands.

Update: About 890 government employees, about half of which include “first responders,” are asking for religious or medical exemptions from the Fascist mandatory “vaccination” requirement. The “vaccinated” are apparently outraged that anyone would dare refuse the “vaccine.” Some of them are claiming that they would refuse any assistance from anyone, including “first responders,” if “unvaccinated.” Apartheid is here!