Kona kaffe ejendom i Holualoa

In this time of fear and uncertainty we hear many stories of coming together, kindness, love, and compassion. Sadly, this is not one of them.

On March 13 when we left our home to visit Hawaii there were no cases of the COVID-19 virus in Alaska or Hawaii. We arrived to begin our dream vacation to celebrate my retirement from teaching special needs kids for thirty years. As the days progressed the homeowner made easy requests such as respecting their social isolation and no contact with their three cats. We were happy to comply with all of their requests.

We had been following the COVID-19 situation on the television and were making arrangements to return to Alaska earlier than we had originally planned.

On the evening of March 23, while sitting on the lovely gazebo watching the sun set, the homeowner began yelling from the main house lanai, “Get out of my house! Go home!” We moved into the apartment when I began receiving texts. This is one example “Please go home. Get on the next flight. Forget your mileage awards and get smart. You are jeopardizing our community’s medical resources for our residents here. Vacation over.”

Our family had worked hard and saved for this special trip. We were hurt by her harsh, uncaring words. I would not recommend staying at this woman’s home. We were made to feel very unwelcome in this very difficult and frightening time.