Just Sail Into The Sunset

Sailboats chase the sun as it descends into the Pacific Ocean. Just another awesome January sunset. 

View from Magic Island (Oahu)

The Waikiki Lights Are On Again

View from Queens Surf

The lights are back on in Waikiki with hope that they remain on as the state navigates the management of Covid-19. There are still many restrictions in place that keep changing.

If you are planning on visiting Hawaii you should do your homework on Hawaii before making your travel plans so you are aware of the current regulations in place. Be prepared for your visit so you can have a memorable vacation.

The Beautiful Hawaii Sunset in July

Nature doesn't care what's going on in the world. Nature is an artist who delivers some beautiful sunsets to view. Every moment in time that goes by you witness a new view. 

I like to make an effort to capture beautiful moments in time that nature delivers. I'm just a romantic that loves sunsets. For a few minutes, you can be mesmerized by the beauty of our world.

Ala Moana Beach Park - Honolulu

Is the Aloha State going down for the count with COVID-19?

Waikiki waiting to welcome visitors back

The countdown to August 2020 to reopen The Aloha State to visitors is in jeopardy with the rise in daily COVID-19 cases. Hawaii was doing very good prior  to July. The carefully staged reopening of the businesses and parks is now yielding some undesirable results with a spike in COVID-19 cases in the state.

Everyone did their part during the shelter in place period to have a low number of COVID-19 cases. It's now July and it looks like people are letting there guard down trying to live like COVID-19 does not exist anymore. I witness a lack of urgency to contain the virus daily when I see irresponsible individuals behaving like someone gave them the all-clear message that COVID-19 is gone.

The State really needs to open up to allow visitors to resume their vacations in the Aloha State, but it could come with a cost of sickness and deaths to bring in revenue to help re-boot a state in dire straits.

The plan to allow visitors to skip the current 14-DAY quarantine law is in jeopardy due to a lack of a clear plan that needs to be in place on August 1st. Everyone needs to be on the same page on how this plan will work. The plan is to have out of state visitors tested 72 hours at a site approved by the Hawaii State Department of Health and provide evidence of negative results upon arrival in Hawaii to skip the 14-day quarantine. This plan is not foolproof. What will happen when some visitors fall through the cracks and bring in COVID-19 and spreads it all around? Is Hawaii able to meet the demands of additional healthcare for visitors with the current spike in resident's healthcare?

By the way, the visitors are responsible for the cost of the testing. That will be an additional cost for their vacation, but a choice many will opt for. States on the mainland are currently seeing a big spike in COVID-19 cases. Is it too early or overdue to open the Aloha State? 

Many questions are awaiting answers with solid action plans while the clock is ticking with the State of Hawaii on the mat after receiving a deadly COVID-19 knock-out punch in the head causing massive hemorrhaging to it's Banana Republic economy that depends heavily on tourism to fund the state.

The Daughter He Never Knew

Daughter / Father

Being a father is a blessing that should bring joy to you. Well, I have a story about a father who did not know he had a daughter until years later when I told him. It's never too late to catch up on the lost years. I found out through DNA results that a person I grew up with has an adult daughter. I contacted the young woman and her story matches the timeline of her father. The young woman without a doubt is the daughter of the person that I will not name for privacy reasons. 

I was very disappointed with the responses from the guy I grew up with when I explained to him that he has a daughter. He was in denial at first and then relived his past and he remembered the timeline of meeting and spending time with a woman that produced a daughter from their encounters. I was told by the father that he parted ways with the woman and had no knowledge of her pregnancy. 

The woman ended up giving the baby up for adoption. The young woman told me she was adopted by a loving family. The guy I grew up with is married with adult children. I feel sad for him that he does not reach out to his daughter because he is afraid of what his family will think.

I will never forget the Father's Day, I broke the news to the guy I grew up with and the outcomes were very disappointing. I know it's a lot to process that you have an adult daughter, but be a father and welcome your daughter to your family.

Happily ever after ending, not, we do not talk to each other anymore, he unfriended me on Facebook. Do I regret telling him about his daughter? Hell no! She is a very nice person.