Take our COVID survey, Interisland quarantine to end, Kupuna resources
June 2, 2020
Aloha Neighbor,
Today is June 1. Can you believe COVID-19 arrived here almost 3 months ago? It hit our aloha spirit and hugging, loving community hard, with the “stay at home” emergency orders, including the 14-day quarantine, virtually stopping all visitors to our state. Our community is one of the Nation’s hardest hit, with so many of our residents and businesses dependent on visitors. Now that we’ve seen we can shelter in place and practice social distancing and masking up, we know we can reopen safely! We not only flattened the curve we smashed it.
HELP US LEARN FROM OUR SHELTERING AS WE REOPEN
So, let’s think about what we’ve learned as a community during our “respite” at home and what’s important as we move into recovery. We have a few questions to help our journey. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO TAKE OUR COVID SURVEY. If you haven’t had a chance to take our original (pre-crisis) survey, please click here to give us your valuable input.
MORE REOPENING SOON: Lifting the Interisland Travel Quarantine
Signs of recovery are happening. The Governor announced today the 14-day interisland travel quarantine will be lifted on June 16. But, of course, to prevent any resurgence, there will be close monitoring and safeguards like thermal screening, assessing passenger health status and travel history/residence information. This is a good test of safe travels; and, if successful in keeping our incidence at the current level, we may reopen sooner.
UPDATED SERVICES CARING FOR KUPUNA
With Governor Ige’s “safer-at-home” order continuing through June 30, and the loosening of restrictions on more businesses and activities, we are pleased that our vulnerable elders are not being forgotten. Services continue to support them and to ease their discomfort and their caregivers. Here are some updated resources:
Help is On the Way — Email: hihelpisontheway@gmail.com” style=”mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;”>hihelpisontheway@gmail.com; Phone: (406) 426-1013
Hawaii Meals On Wheels — If you are over 60 and don’t have Medicaid, please call their Senior Helpline: 808-768-7700. If you have Medicaid- call your caseworker for more information.
Adopt A Kupuna! Help from the millennial’s generation. Chat on the phone. Buy groceries, food, prescriptions. Learn from the wise! Call 800-400-4506. Or register to volunteer at www.ourkupuna.com
General Kupuna Assistance. GENERAL KUPUNA ASSISTANCE If you have questions on getting help for kupuna you can call Senior Hotline: 808-768-7700; https://www.hawaiiadrc.org/
Donate to the Helpers: If you’ve been helped or want to donate cash or your talents, contact: Kupuna Food Security Coalition– Jackie Boland, Volunteer Coordinator 808-545-6003; Email: kupunafood@gmail.com; or Hawaii Foodbank– http://www.hawaiifoodbank.org/csfp
HCDA KAKAAKO BOARD MEETING WEDNESDAY
HCDA Kakaako Board will meet virtually (via videoconference and telephone conference) this Wednesday, June 3 at 10 am. All written public testimony will be accepted up to 2pm the day before the meeting (tomorrow) at: www.dbedt.hawaii.gov/hcda or dbedt.hcda.contact@hawaii.gov. See agenda here with links to view the meeting.
SENATE COVID COMMITTEE HEARING
The committee will meet tomorrow (6/2) at 12:45 pm. We will be be updated on the state’s recovery plan by Alexandra Slous, State Disaster Recovery Coordinator of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HiEMA); and a full coverage of contact tracing technologies, beginning with an update on DOH’s plan, from DOH Director Director Bruce Anderson; followed by Dean Mary Boland, UH Nursing & Dental Hygiene; President Lynn Babington, Chaminade University; President John Gotunda, Hawaii Pacific University; and technology companies Aloha Trace (Brandon Kurisu), Everyline Hawaii (Robert Kurisu) and SafePaths (Michael Kamida). Live viewing will be available on Olelo channel 49 and on olelo.org.
We will meet again on Thursday (6/4), at 1 pm on the state’s plan for recovery from the Department of Business & Economic Development (on the potential sector growth from the State’s Economist and on job creation from eight programs in the department –Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, Hawaii State Energy Office, Business Development & Support Division, Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority, Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems, Foreign Trade Zone Division, Creative Industries Division and the Hawaii Tourism Authority. Live viewing information on Olelo will be posted here shortly before the meeting.
