Police arrest 21 alleged cult members for flouting Hawaii quarantine
Source: SFGate
HONOLULU (AP) — Twenty-one people who recently arrived in Hawaii, describing themselves as a family with a leader, were arrested and charged with violating the state's mandatory 14-day quarantine put in place in an attempt to protect the islands from the spread of the coronavirus, police said.
They all arrived over two days earlier this month from Los Angeles, Hawaii County police Lt. Rio Amon-Wilkins said Friday. Some of them indicated on quarantine forms and travel declarations that they would be vacationing, while most of them reported that they intended to move to Hawaii, he said.
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Tips from the public and social media led police to the group. Some of them were seen at a beach park in Hilo on the day they arrived, police said. The group arrived over two days -- June 7 and 8.
Since March, travelers — residents and tourists — arriving in Hawaii must quarantine for 14 days. Gov. David Ige has extended the mandate through the end of July. Some tourists and one resident have been arrested on suspicion of violating the quarantine. The quarantine has helped Hawaii maintain relatively low infection rates compared to other parts of the U.S.
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Hawaii is writing and enforcing rules protecting their citizens. Their good results are primarily because they have an enforceable border, unlike our mainland states.
Far too many Americans do not seem to give a damn that they can got to the beach, contract coronavirus in a large crowd and take it home with them several states away from the source. This freedom makes contact tracing almost impossible even if it were the law.
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