We have a commercial boat tour business. Not only have we been shut down but between Gove. Ige’s and the DLNR’s regulations, we are allowed to take only 10 people on a boat no matter the boat size. There are over 300 boat owners throughout the island and many are
I own a business that installs business phone and voicemail systems, data cabling for phones, and computer networks. I’ve worked for just about every industry on Maui for the past 25 years. The majority of the businesses I serve are reliant on tourism or the trickle-down from the tourism industry
I am a senior living here on Maui with my son. I have given my health, specifically my immune system, high priority all of my life. Three friends of mine have had strokes and are in the hospital. Of course, I cannot visit them nor can anyone else. We can’t
I am a single mother of a 16-month-old almost toddler. I have been greatly affected by this lockdown, not only financially in regards to my business, but also emotionally due to the stress of not knowing how or if I will ever recover. It has been months full of severe anxiety,
I own Creekside Lounge Kailua, which had been open every day since 1982 until March 19, 2020. Even after the statewide coronavirus shutdown, I was paying my employees, but then the state offered $600 dollars a week for their weekly incomes, so now all they want is unemployment. We need
I am the owner of Kelso Photography on Oahu. Last year was the best year for me, as an artist and business owner. I work with mostly tourists, capturing their memories while visiting the islands. After the pandemic hit and our governor put in place the stay-at-home order, my business
I am the owner of two condos in Kailua-Kona, and I have depended on renting them out to make an income that allows me to meet my cost of living here. As soon as the quarantines and lockdowns were put in place in March, my bookings through June all canceled,
I own a vacation rental on the North Shore of Kauai that is almost always booked due to great reviews and a great location. I also work on Saturdays at the local farmers’ market as a vendor. Both of my sources of income came to a complete halt with
How has Hawaii’s statewide coronavirus lockdown affected me? Well, I am retired and live on the Big Island. I have an aneurysm and am way overdue for tests on my damaged carotid artery. There is no vascular specialist on the Big Island. I need to go to Honolulu for tests
I am president of the Ocean Tourism Coalition, which represents over 300 charter boat companies in Hawaii. Because of the shutdown, many of us laid off most — if not all — of our workers. In the industry, easily two to three thousand people have been laid off. If we
We have a commercial boat tour business. Not only have we been shut down but between Gove. Ige’s and the DLNR’s regulations, we are allowed to take only 10 people on a boat no matter the boat size. There are over 300 boat owners throughout the island and many are
I own a business that installs business phone and voicemail systems, data cabling for phones, and computer networks. I’ve worked for just about every industry on Maui for the past 25 years. The majority of the businesses I serve are reliant on tourism or the trickle-down from the tourism industry
I am a senior living here on Maui with my son. I have given my health, specifically my immune system, high priority all of my life. Three friends of mine have had strokes and are in the hospital. Of course, I cannot visit them nor can anyone else. We can’t
I am a single mother of a 16-month-old almost toddler. I have been greatly affected by this lockdown, not only financially in regards to my business, but also emotionally due to the stress of not knowing how or if I will ever recover. It has been months full of severe anxiety,
I own Creekside Lounge Kailua, which had been open every day since 1982 until March 19, 2020. Even after the statewide coronavirus shutdown, I was paying my employees, but then the state offered $600 dollars a week for their weekly incomes, so now all they want is unemployment. We need
I am the owner of Kelso Photography on Oahu. Last year was the best year for me, as an artist and business owner. I work with mostly tourists, capturing their memories while visiting the islands. After the pandemic hit and our governor put in place the stay-at-home order, my business
I am the owner of two condos in Kailua-Kona, and I have depended on renting them out to make an income that allows me to meet my cost of living here. As soon as the quarantines and lockdowns were put in place in March, my bookings through June all canceled,
I own a vacation rental on the North Shore of Kauai that is almost always booked due to great reviews and a great location. I also work on Saturdays at the local farmers’ market as a vendor. Both of my sources of income came to a complete halt with
How has Hawaii’s statewide coronavirus lockdown affected me? Well, I am retired and live on the Big Island. I have an aneurysm and am way overdue for tests on my damaged carotid artery. There is no vascular specialist on the Big Island. I need to go to Honolulu for tests
I am president of the Ocean Tourism Coalition, which represents over 300 charter boat companies in Hawaii. Because of the shutdown, many of us laid off most — if not all — of our workers. In the industry, easily two to three thousand people have been laid off. If we
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