(11-13-2021, 09:15 PM)kalakoa Wrote: If they keep extending it though, I know how to start some major shit at least.
Hawaii's legal "system" is based on retaliation. It doesn't matter if you win or lose in court, you won't be allowed to live here anymore. This is one reason why there are no challenges to the "obviously unconstitutional" travel restrictions. The other major reason is a prevalence of the culturally ingrained "may I please/I think I want/if it's OK" attitude.
I'm pretty sure the emergency order will be extended again, with looser restrictions for Oahu that don't apply to the other islands. Ige will continue to parrot hand-picked "experts" that support his position; surging case counts elsewhere will be used as "proof" that our restrictions are "keeping Hawaii safe". All of this is necessary for Safe Travels to perform its primary function: tourism enhancement.
It's all about tourism, always has been, always will be.
Not sure how they can prevent you from living here. That is not without eventually opening themselves up to federal issues. They could probably make it hell on you, but someone willing to fight back would prevail. The problem is they might be able to bankrupt you in the meantime.
I've heard of people getting "kicked off" the island before. But they were the types of people I doubt would know anything about their actual rights, and likely deserved it anyway.
As for safe travels being all about tourism... It depends what you mean. I'm not really buying it that much. I tend to think Ige does actually care about the virus, but he's just beholden to an overly risk averse epidemiologist. Well that and sheer incompetency.