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| Sep 9, 2021 | Hawaii college student wins $5K in state vaccination incentive campaign | COURTESY STATE OF HAWAII
Angela Yao, center, is the second winner of the $5,000 cash prize offering from American Savings Bank as part of the state’s COVID-19 vaccination incentive campaign. ASB is offering a total of three cash prizes for ... |
| Sep 7, 2021 | Pearl City teacher is first winner of $5K cash prize for #higotvaccinated campaign | COURTESY PHOTO
Steven Kam, a teacher at Pearl City High School, is the first winner of the $5,000 cash prize from American Savings Bank for the second round of the state’s #higotvaccinated campaign.
A teacher at Pearl City High School has b... |
| Aug 23, 2021 | Targeting young adults to get vaccinated against COVID-19 proves challenging | JAMM AQUINO / [email protected]
University of Hawaii student Emma Hsu received her first dose of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday from Kaiser Permanente RN Sean Masaki at a vaccination clinic at the UH Manoa Campus Cent... |
| Aug 16, 2021 | Hawaii officials announce latest vaccination incentive winners | COURTESY PHOTO
Shaunson Wong of Kaneohe Shaunson Wong of Kaneohe won the triptych mural titled, “See the Light / Save the Environment.”
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Robert Fung of Kailua won a 1-year supply of beef jerky from the #higotvaccinated incenti... |
| Aug 11, 2021 | Off the News: A shot gets you a shot at a prize | Sure, some who got their shots long ago may be miffed that only the newly vaccinated will be eligible for prizes under the latest Vax Da Max campaign (higotvaccinated.com/vaxdamax). But given the delta-variant surge, most of them likely are... |
| Aug 9, 2021 | Hawaii businesses reward newly vaccinated with ‘Vax Da Max’ giveaways | Local businesses have added a new twist to the state’s sweepstakes that aims to encourage more Hawaii residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by rewarding prizes. The new contest component is called “Vax Da Max” and will give out prize... |
| Jun 30, 2021 | Hawaii to offer cash prizes, extend COVID vaccination campaign into August | VIDEO BY HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISER VIA ZOOM
Hawaii's COVID-19 vaccination campaign will be extended into August with new incentives and cash prizes. |
| 2nd round of vaccine incentives begins, with more prizes announced | The second round of Hawaii’s vaccination incentives program was launched today, with more prizes, including cash prizes, to sweeten the pot.
Among the new prizes are:
>> $15,000 total in cash, with $5,000 each for three winners from A... |
| Gov. David Ige eases Hawaii travel restrictions on intercounty travel | COURTESY GOV. DAVID IGE
Gov. David Ige announced Friday that starting June 15, Hawaii will end all restrictions on intercounty travel between the Hawaiian Islands as the state approaches the 55% vaccination rate.
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| Hawaii COVID restrictions could remain until October if pace of vaccinations doesn’t increase | JAMM AQUINO / [email protected]
Kaiser Permanente RN Sean Masaki, right, administered a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to Neilynn Puchalski during a vaccination clinic in May at Papakolea Community Center. |
| Las Vegas trip, HawaiianMiles and Zippy’s meals among prizes from Hawaii COVID-19 vaccination incentive campaign | ASSOCIATED PRESS / 2018
The Mandalay Bay hotel and casino reflect the last sunlight of the day along the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada. A trip for two to Las Vegas from Vacations Hawaii is among the prizes to entice unvaccinated Hawaii resident... |
| VIDEO: Blangiardi discusses decision to move Oahu into less-restrictive Tier 4 coronavirus rules | VIDEO COURTESY RICK BLANGIARDI
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Mayor Rick Blangiardi speaks to reporters this afternoon to discuss the decision to move Oahu into an expanded Tier 4 of coronavirus restrictions.
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| Week 3 winners announced in Hawaii’s coronavirus vaccination incentive campaign | Amy Yamashiro of Pearl City won 100,000 HawaiianMiles from Hawaiian Airlines.
Leslie Matsumoto of Paia won the 100,000 Marriott Bonvoy Points.
Jolene Mears of Kailua-Kona won two roundtrip tickets on Alaska Airlines.
Kimberly Harai of Milil... |
| Gov. Ige to further ease COVID-19 restrictions once Hawaii is 60% vaccinated | Gov. David Ige announced today that the state will ease restrictions on social gatherings and restaurants once 60% of Hawaii residents are fully vaccinated, adding to the growing list of incentives for people to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Up... |
| Mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinics available islandwide on Oahu this weekend | COURTESY KAISER PERMANENTE HAWAII
Numerous mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinics will be available over Father’s Day weekend, including four with the assistance of the Honolulu Fire Department.
On Saturday, HFD teams will provide logistical s... |
| Kokua Line: When can I upload my vaccine card for a trip home from the mainland? | Question: What a relief that our vaccination card will get us home from our graduation trip to Oregon. But help! I cannot for the life of me figure out how to upload our cards to the Safe Travels app.
Answer: You’re having trouble because t... |
| Southwest Airlines donates 50 free round-trip tickets to Hawaii’s vaccination incentives campaign | JAMM AQUINO / 2020
A Southwest Airlines 737 aircraft prepares to land at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport.
Southwest Airlines this morning announced that it will celebrate its 50th anniversary by offering 50 free round-trip ticket... |
| Hawaii to offer cash prizes, extend COVID vaccination campaign into August | VIDEO BY HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISER VIA ZOOM
Hawaii's COVID-19 vaccination campaign will be extended into August with new incentives and cash prizes.
State and business leaders are extending the campaign to vaccinate Hawaii residents against ... |
| VIDEO: Gov. David Ige to ease travel restrictions June 15; lift COVID-19 public health rules if Hawaii reaches 70% vaccination goal | VIDEO COURTESY GOV. DAVID IGE
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Gov. David Ige during a press conference at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport.
Gov. David Ige announced today that beginning June 15, the state will be ending restrictions on inter... |
| Kokua Line: How will winners be notified in the vaccination prize drawings? | Question: We are vaccinated and have submitted our names to the prize drawing. How will winners be notified? We have an increasing number of scam calls and do not answer our phone unless we recognize the caller ID that identifies the caller... |
| 5 winners announced in Hawaii’s COVID-19 vaccination incentive campaign | Sarah Delgadillo of Oahu, who won 100,000 HawaiianMiles from Hawaiian Airlines.
Gary Oliveira of Maui, who won 100,000 Marriott Bonvoy Points.
Jon Bynes of Oahu, who won two round-trip tickets on Alaska Airlines.
Alan Matsui of Oahu, who al... |
| More vaccine campaign winners named; additional prizes awarded next week | COURTESY STATE OF HAWAII
Biltha Leviticus, pictured with her family, won a roundtrip ticket on Southwest Airlines.
The first 15 winners of the June #higotvaccinated incentives campaign were announced today, with many more to come this week,... |