Chinese composer Li Hong was amazed to read the lyrics to a song written in Chinese by retired Japanese businessman Kawakami Sadao. The song, called Long Tune, pays tribute to Mongolian "long song". Also known as urtiin duu, it is a historic form of folk music that is performed as a lyrical chant. It is on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Chinese composer Li Hong was amazed to read the lyrics to a song written in Chinese by retired Japanese businessman Kawakami Sadao. The song, called Long Tune, pays tribute to Mongolian "long song". Also known as urtiin duu, it is a historic form of folk music that is performed as a lyrical chant. It is on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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Kauai is rejoining Hawaii s Safe Travels. But the cost of its quarantine rules has been high.
Libby Leonard
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Kauai has been a success story when it comes to managing the COVID-19 pandemic with its stricter quarantine rules compared to the rest of Hawaii, but many small businesses have been forced to close.Mark Miller Photos/Getty Images
Last Friday, Hawaii Gov. David Ige approved Kauai’s re-entry into Hawaii’s Safe Travels program, after opting out in early December because of a rise in travel-related COVID cases and limited resources.
The move means that travel restrictions for the Garden Isle will ease. Previously, Kauai had one of the strictest restrictions in Hawaii but, starting on April 5, it will reopen to trans-Pacific travelers, who will be able to skip a 10-day quarantine with a negative test result prior to arrival.