08-23-2021, 02:28 AM
"Again, isn't this backwards?" - My 2 cents
Of course it's backwards, but this is Hawaii County and such thinking is entirely to be expected. Also, a significant number of our ocean emergencies are not even at beach parks, with opihi pickers and people falling off cliffs coming immediately to mind. No, Mitch Roth and other officials have simply waited too long for a dramatic gesture.
The time to do something was a month or more ago when the Delta variant got cranking. A strictly enforced clampdown on gatherings, particularly churches, might have done us some good back then, but Mitch and the others did not have the courage to act. Josh Green and others say, "We don't want to punish everyone just because some people are irresponsible," but good public health policy isn't punishment. They just didn't want to interrupt the money flowing into various coffers. Mitch has turned out to be just another lame Hawaii politician.
Of course it's backwards, but this is Hawaii County and such thinking is entirely to be expected. Also, a significant number of our ocean emergencies are not even at beach parks, with opihi pickers and people falling off cliffs coming immediately to mind. No, Mitch Roth and other officials have simply waited too long for a dramatic gesture.
The time to do something was a month or more ago when the Delta variant got cranking. A strictly enforced clampdown on gatherings, particularly churches, might have done us some good back then, but Mitch and the others did not have the courage to act. Josh Green and others say, "We don't want to punish everyone just because some people are irresponsible," but good public health policy isn't punishment. They just didn't want to interrupt the money flowing into various coffers. Mitch has turned out to be just another lame Hawaii politician.