It looks like I might not be able to take the case investigator training in October; you have to be working for a governmental agency before you can get in to the course. But I won't cancel it until later; there's still about 10 days before it begins. Maybe I might get lucky and someone will hire me. After all, everyone has been screaming about how they need more contact tracers! It is unbelievable that so few of us are actually getting hired to do the work that we were specifically selected and trained for.
I saw another interesting post on Facebook today from my friend Dale. I did not know phone health apps could send you messages like this.
In the afternoon I attended the virtual Hoʻokipa class presented by the Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association. The key values they focused on were Aloha, Hoʻokipa, and Kuleana. Kainoa also spent a little time at the end talking about ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi and the importance of proper pronunciation.
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| Kainoa opened with an oli. |
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| Like in Papa ʻOlelo Hawaiʻi, Kainoa used many noʻeau to help explain the concepts. |
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| Aloha is not just a surface thing. |
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| It has a lot of meanings that are dependent on context. |
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| It has also been codified! |
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| This is what Aloha meant to Queen Liliʻuokalani. |
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| The traditional Hawaiian greeting is an exchange of breath; 1st out, then in. |
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| Tourism is general visitor-centered. |
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| NaHHA would like to see it be more place-based; the pandemic might push it towards being that here. |
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| Duke Kahanamoku & The Beach Boys. |
For a number of days now there have been sharks going after baitballs of fish very close to shore in Waikiki. There have been some amazing drone footage on the news that shows the sharks feeding on fish fairly close to oblivious swimmers.
There is a storm in the Eastern Pacific region that is coming in our direction; it is about 850 miles westerly of Baja California. Tropical Storm Lowell is moving at about 12 mph and is currently predicted to enter the Central Pacific region on Sunday. It is also predicted to begin weakening late tomorrow.
The Mayor released his Reopening Strategy yesterday. There are 4 tiers with Tier 1 being the most restrictive and Tier 4 the least. The city will be at each tier for at least 4 weeks and the last 2 weeks must match the requirements for the next less restrictive tier. And vice versa; if after moving to a less restrictive tier, the 7-day average new case count increases to that of the previous tier for 2 weeks, we move back to the more restrictive tier and need to stay there for 4 weeks. The Governor was not a fan of this idea but approved it because it gives a clearer picture to businesses and the community of what people need to work towards if they want things to open up. Note that even at Tier 4, there are still restrictions; this will be the new normal for a while. Tomorrow we start at Tier1.
The newspaper said that restaurant & bar owners had mixed reviews of the Mayor's new recovery strategy. Duh! Restaurants can open tomorrow and bars have to wait for at least 3 more months! Of course they're going to feel differently about it! I do like how the Gyotaku Restaurant is approaching things; they have their own pandemic dining etiquette that they are presenting to diners. I like that they ask people to be patient with the staff, suggest making sure you got all your order ready to go so the waitperson doesn't have to come back again, and make suggestions on how you should behave while there. At the end they also ask you to tip your wait person generously because of the additional things they must do to keep everyone safe; I like that.
Only about half of residents say they would take the vaccine without hesitation. About a third say they want more information (that's what I say), and 15% said an outright no. There were differences seen based on ethnicity as well as income.
The Governor approved the pre-travel testing program; it is scheduled to start on October 15th. If travelers coming in from the continent have a negative test taken within 72 hours of their arrival they will not need to quarantine. The 14-day inter-island quarantine is still in effect, but mayors can adopt exceptions with testing.
In conjnunction with the pre-travel testing program, the AlohaSafe app is also being released to help with keep the community safe by making it easier for people who have been in close contact with someone who later tests positive to be notified. Although it appears to use Bluetooth like the GuideSafe app, it also appear to use GPS technology as well. There is not enough information in the article or links to other documentation that says for sure how it works.
Some people might not want to get the vaccine or use the app because of what they have heard about COVID-19 conspiracy theories. Belief in debunked conspiracy theories can hurt both the individual as well as the community and is being viewed as a public health crisis.
There were 168 new COVID-19 cases reported today, bringing the total of known cases up to 11,689. Two new deaths were also reported bringing the that total up to 122.
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| The LG has changed his graphic. |
The 106.9 is the rolling 7-day average that we will need to keep at or below for 2 full weeks in order to graduate to Tier 2.
Although the percent positive rate is also listed on the Reopening Strategy chart, the mayor says we do not need to match both metrics.
They have now added the lines to show when the holidays occurred. It does seem to show that peopledid change their mobility patterns around the holidays.
This chart should change dramatically after Octboer 15th.
Hauʻoli lā Hānau e Bennie, Bruce, Michael, Christopher, & Kito!
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