Comments on: Second online forum for Safe Sports 808 is on Friday afternoon

By: Al

Al — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 17:47:46 +0000

If you do the research on this topic, Hawaii is one of only 4 states not to have high school sports, despite having the 2nd lowest case count per capita. Most were able to move forward with complete seasons with little to no cancelled games. Not allowing for any sports to move forward seems like fear of making a decision, especially now as the most vulnerable begin vaccination.

By: Tastu

Tastu — Sun, 17 Jan 2021 06:46:48 +0000

The difference between college and high school football is the bubble , they have the money to test week in week out . That’s the difference , parents are struggling because if this pandemic , you think that the parents who is struggling can afford this ?

By: ???

??? — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 16:19:58 +0000

@Really
Simple question: Do you think it’s fair that UH football & the Hula Bowl can play contact sports but our kids can’t play basketball or volleyball in a empty gym?
You mention people losing jobs, becoming homeless some not eating! Do you live in Hawaii? haven’t you noticed these issues have been going on for years before the pandemic.
Our government caters to tourists & foreigners also giving any immigrant free welfare & housing as soon as they arrive while Hawaiian’s live on the beach & our Keiki receive crappy education. So don’t act like the pandemic started all these problems.
Our Hawaii leaderships Fraud, Waste & Abuse is the Real Problem!

By: really

really — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 08:01:46 +0000

@???

The topic of this strand has to do with bringing back sports safely. You say, “They see tourists coming & going in this supposed Pandemic.”

Then you reference money.

One of the major industries of Hawaii is tourism. Without it, our economy suffers. You reference it to keikis seeing it.

So you are comparing it to sports. If you weren’t, then why bring it up?

Does it suck? Sure. But I am all for tourism so people I know can hopefully start working again and our economy can recover and help many wonderful families. People need to be allowed to do this to generate $ and improve our economy.

As for sports, there are numerous activities that the youth can do to keep mentally and physically healthy.

If not playing a sport is the worst of your issues, then in my opinion, you don’t have huge issues.

Huge issues to me are people dying, people losing their jobs, families becoming homeless, others not eating, and people getting sick.

That is 1000 times worse than a kid not being able to play a sport, even though I do think sports are important.

By: ???

??? — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 06:33:25 +0000

@Really
Who’s comparing tourist to sports? My point is all these people (tourist, golfers, college football players) coming to Hawaii and are able to go to Walmart, catch the city bus, 100 players playing tackle football in this tier but our Keiki can’t play 5 on 5 basketball in a crowd less gym?
Funny you should bring up our economy, (Waste) sending 200 National Guard all the way to DC from Hawaii & renovating State Capitol water features for $30 million is part of the BIGGER problem!

By: really

really — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 03:47:20 +0000

Without $$$ our economy gets worse. People lose jobs. People become homeless. Comparing tourism to sports is like comparing apples and oranges. They are not the same.

By: T. Taylor

T. Taylor — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 19:43:58 +0000

@??? Well Said.

By: ???

??? — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 19:07:46 +0000

What message are we sending to our Keiki?
They see tourists coming & going in this supposed Pandemic. Pro Golfers flying to Maui & Oahu to play golf, over 200 college football players, coaches, scouts coming to Oahu to play the Hula bowl in a supposedly condemned financially unstable Aloha stadium.
Money, Money, Money, that’s what they see the Hawaii government caring about!
Find a solution to let The kids Who want to play, PLAY..