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Hawaiian Style: A Discussion on Personal Choices
By Kalani Santana
Kalani Santana
“I know some of you find it funny because of your disagreement, but letâs never forgetâitâs a personal choice for everyone. Everyone has their own reasons for doing it or not doing it. I respect either way, as civility works that way too. Respect goes a long way. I just hope people can see my point of view. Aloha!”
Jordan Lerma
“Can we be happy itâs your choice and not post it in a public group?”
Kalani Santana
“Jordan Lerma, I just had to share a point. Glad there are others who understand.”
Brenda Adams
“It doesnât keep you safe and definitely not others. Just pray it doesnât harm you as it has so many.”
Kalani Santana
“Brenda Adams, it works for me. I mean, I can still get the flu, but not the serious kind. Mahalo.”
Jason Donovan
“Kalani Santana, letâs cut the names like flu and COVID out. Letâs just say upper respiratory.”
Kalani Santana
“Jason Donovan, đđ¤.”
Kris Nelson Wolle
“Kalani Santana, oh, sorry to tell you that you can absolutely still get the flu, serious or not. I do agree, thoughâfreedom of choice is important.”
Deborah Louis
“Jason Donovan, thereâs a huge difference. I wish it was just an upper respiratory infection.”
Deborah Louis (to Brenda Adams)
“In my healthcare work, Iâve witnessed it benefit many individuals, including my own family members. Letâs just be kind about peopleâs choices!”
Brenda Adams
“I wasnât unkind. Did you even read my post? I happen to be in healthcare and can think for myself. I have seen so many with adverse reactions. Getting the vax doesnât mean you wonât get sick or prevent you from passing it on. Letâs be kind to people sharing their experiences.”
Chris Terry
“So uninformed, but opinionated without justification. Do yourself a favor and do some homework. Youâre probably alive because your parents had you vaccinated.”
Demian Barrios
“Yes, itâs a personal choice. So why the need to share your choices publicly if not for attention or to start conversations on the matter?”
Kalani Santana
“Demian Barrios, I respect your comment. Just hoping people can see my point of view. Glad there are people who do, though. Canât expect everyone.”
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Conclusion
The discussion around personal choices continues to be a sensitive and polarizing topic, but mutual respect and civility go a long way in maintaining constructive conversations. As Kalani said, âRespect goes a long way. Aloha!â
Personal Choice and Public Debate: A Discussion on Vaccines
Kalani Santana
“I agree with you đ¤ and Iâm glad you got yours. Itâs just too bad people believe unproven theories instead of doctors and scientists who have studied medicine for most of their lives, going all the way back to the polio outbreak.
I donât know what wouldâve happened if we didnât have the polio vaccine.
Just a note to everyone elseâthis is my personal feeling. I am not looking to argue this point. If you comment directly addressing mine, I will delete your comment. However, feel free to make your own statement as a separate comment. Thank you.”
Sally Sefton
“Are you talking about vaccines? Vaccines are a personal choice, but they help prevent terrible illnesses if everyone participates. Look back in history: polio, typhus, whooping cough, measles, and of course, COVID.”
Andy Rauch
“Sally Sefton, thatâs not how a vaccine works.”
Chris Harris
“Vaccination being a personal choice is like saying whether to receive the polio vaccine is optional.”
Marc Landry
“Chris Harris, it is a personal choice, and it doesnât keep anyone else safe.”
Bruce Blyth
“Just so you know, it doesnât work. Facts hurt. NEXT.”
Kalani Santana
“Bruce Blyth, trueânot for everyone.”
Kathleen OâLeary
“Bruce Blyth, which vaccine are we talking about?”
Paul Menichini
“Bruce Blyth, it doesnât work? Correct. Here we are four years later, and tens of thousands of people are still dying every week. Oh wait, no theyâre not. Iâm sure itâs just a coincidence that shortly after the vaccine was released, the numbers started tumbling. Antivaxxers amaze me.”
Deborah Louis
“Bruce Blyth, not true!”
Julie Bryant Bartolini
“Bruce Blyth, but did you die?”
Kathy Ann Masengale Johnson
“Too bad more people donât agree with you. I chose, for my own reasons, not to be vaccinated, but Iâm perfectly happy to let everyone make their own decisions.”
Kalani Santana
“Kathy Ann Masengale Johnson, trying to make a point, but I guess some others donât get it. Sadly.”
Kermit Hanson
“Kalani Santana, I respect your point. But I have no respect for the people who dismissed othersâ choices not to get the vaccine and militantly persecuted or even advocated for withholding medical treatment for those who didnât get it. I hope those people are shamed into oblivion.”
Julie Bryant Bartolini
“Kermit Hanson, did people really choose not to medically treat the unvaccinated? Being in healthcare, I never saw care denied to the unvaxxed. Itâs not in our oath to judge patients!”
Ea Kealoha
“Julie Bryant Bartolini, even in January 2025, there are people needing organ transplants who are being refused because they didnât get the mRNA injection. Itâs very much a ‘thing’ and widely publicized for those paying attention.”
Marc Landry
“My doctor admitted that part of his education was funded by the pharmaceutical industry. He said theyâre taught itâs their responsibility to convince the public to comply with what pharmaceutical companies want to sell. Doctors used to be taught to be honest and identify false research findings.”
Jason Donovan
“I work at a school as a custodianâfour years, no vaccine, never got COVID. Iâve lost people to that shot, though. Also, many people I know have gotten boosters and had COVID three times. The only medal going into my body is lead.”
Jack Magnus
“Thanks for posting and for getting vaccinated. Youâre helping reduce the spread of fluâand itâs a nasty one this year. Ignore the haters and the paranoid. Polio was beaten by vaccines.”
Terry Harris
“Choices you make in society affect others in that society. I wish more people would balance their personal rights with othersâ rights to life.”
Stacey Rosman
“Maybe we should share a post if we get circumcised? Seems relevant if getting a flu shot is.”
Dervie Hernandez
“Wow, I agree with your post. People just donât get it and still respond with rude comments. Itâs his personal right to do whatever he wants. Much aloha to you and your âohana!”
Paul Savage
“Can you put a palm tree and ocean behind you instead of that wall?”
Eloy Art Farbin
“The next pandemic will kill us all.”
Rob Pace
“The Fauci Ouchie đ.”
Lisa Mitchell
“Iâm embarrassed for you đŤŁ.”