Hawai‘i residents vaccinated against COVID-19 have until midnight today to enter for a chance to win one of 83 prizes in the #HIGotVaccinated campaign.
Winners will be drawn on July 1.
State and community health leaders announced at a press conference Tuesday the extension of the campaign after a large number of residents got their shots.
The second round of the campaign will include cash prizes, including three of $5,000, sponsored by American Savings Bank.
“Nearly 95% of our teammates are either fully vaccinated or in the process of becoming fully vaccinated,” said Michelle Bartell, ASB director of community advancement.
“And we’re really proud of that, because we have over 1,100 teammates on five different islands. We’re very proud of their commitment to getting vaccinated to help us all get back to where we want to be.
“We also recently gave three $5,000 prizes to our ASB teammates who completed their vaccinations. And they were so ecstatic that we decided we wanted to go ahead and offer this opportunity to the #HIGotVaccinated folks who sign up,” Bartell said.
According to Patrick Bullard of H&B Marketing, residents have a chance to enter in the second round that runs July 12 to Aug. 20.
Prior to the #HIGotVaccinated campaign, the average number of new weekly vaccinations was on the decline.
Based on the observed rate of a 20% weekly decline in statewide vaccination rates in the weeks leading up to the campaign, the state Department of Health created a model predicting the number of vaccinations that would have been expected for these trends.
Under this model, the incentives campaign and promotions contributed to a 30% increase in vaccinations over what was predicted. To date, the HIGotVaccinated.com page has had more than 1,284,000 views, and more than 240,000 people have registered for the chance to win prizes. Sixty-one percent of site visitors represent the 18-to-34 age group.
“It is important we vaccinate a greater percentage of the state’s population,” Hilton Raethel, president and CEO of the Healthcare Association of Hawai‘i said. “No one thing is going to get the job done. However, continued vaccine education, outreach and easy access to vaccines, coupled with attractive incentives, will keep us moving in the right direction.”
Individuals 18 and older who registered at HIGotVaccinated.com in June will be automatically entered to win in July.
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Stephanie Shinno, education and business reporter, can be reached at 245-0424 or sshinno@thegardenisland.com.
The constant flow of these types of stories from across the nation and world is all so tiresome. As news outlets are finally becoming more willing to report on the potential risks that contrast with potential benefits from this family of injected drugs, the push to administer it to as many adults and children regardless of all other factors is still very strong.
How does one view their fellow man if they are willing to influence them with positive incentives such as bribes, giveaways, free alcohol, lottos. And with negative incentives such as segregation through local rules and laws, stoking the flames of community peer pressure and bullying, and threats of termination of employment? While it may not be the case with all, it seems like some of the people with influence and status think less of, and perhaps even have disdain for some that they are purporting to help. Or on the other hand, others may have compassion for the people below, but see them as little children without cognitive ability or enough agency to make their own decisions. And such people can only be shepherded through punishment and reward.
Christian leaders and other religious leaders may have had something to say about this in past decades but it seems like all around the world, most have rolled over and have been playing dead for over a year now.
John and the others complaining about “bribes” as incentives to protect community have missed the point….by a mile. One needs to look at the greater good, ie protecting the health of the community. The Delta variant is killing those who are not vaccinated. Isn’t that enough of an incentive to get vaccinated?
Back up your claim that delta is killing unvaccinated people who are not immunodeficient/end of life or multiple co morbidities
Thank you John from Puhi! Well thought out, well said, and 100% accurate!
Offering prizes to those who are vaccinated? This sounds like a bribe, never in my life have I seen a vaccine pushed so hard over an illness with a 99% survival rate
Anti-vaccination cowards always talk about the “99% survival rate”. There are 7.6 Billion people on planet earth. With a 99% survival rate, that would mean 76 Million deaths. That’s more people than died in World War Two.
America has around 300 Million residents. A 99% survival rate would mean 3 million dead. That would be equivalent to twice the entire population of Hawaii. What kind of monster would be fine with that? You, apparently.
In other words, when you say “99% survival rate”, you’re really saying you’re fine with 3 million dead Americans and 76 Million dead worldwide. Saying “99% survival rate” is cowardly (it’s also inaccurate, the survival rate is closer to 98%).
A willingness to distort the truth here shows a complete lack of character. You would never say that you’re fine with 3 million dead because you know you’d look like a monster. So you try to distort the truth by saying “99% survival rate”. It’s dishonest and completely contrary to the spirit of Aloha.
God gave you a brain. Use it. Barring that, use the calculator app on you phone before you say something stupid again. Or at least have the courage to say what you really mean – you would be fine with 76 million people dying of COVID.
I am 100% ok with your reasoning. You know how many people die accross the world from starvation, no access to clean drinking water, heart disease, cancer?? Yes exactly.
If you have to bribe people to take a vaccine then something is not right.
We’re living in a Circus that has way too many clowns and puppet masters! Quit bribing people with our hard earned tax dollars!!
You mean to tell me after all this time we still have no outpatient recommended treatment for this? It’s vaccines or nothing? You can’t be serious.
Kalaheo, chances are very high that your doctor has never had a course in preventative medicine. They are trained by Big Pharma to identify disease and then prescribe the latest high priced drug to combat the illness once it develops into a serious condition. The rest of the world is recommending that you should eat responsibly, exercise, avoid coughing, sneezing people, take vitamin C, D and zinc and, at the first sign of illness, take a regimen of Ivermectin or Hydroxychloroquine, drink plenty of fluids and isolate yourself to prevent the spread. The most important aspect is early treatment. Unfortunately for Big Pharma, their $1,000.00 a pill treatment failed miserably, leaving only the cheap, effective drugs which were immediately pronounced as “ineffective and dangerous” by Dr. Fauchi and his minions. A complete lie perpetrated to ensure the rollout of their nRNA experimental “jabs”, which are proving to be the most dangerous “vaccine” ever produced.
“we’re from the government and we’re here to help”! Tax money used to bribe you into getting a gene therapy jab( not a vaccine) look into it! It’s only for emergency use and there will always be an other varient or mutation and the jabs will never be enough and the fear will keep the masses in control. That is the agenda! Fear, control, power, slavery!
Children’s Health Defense has reported 4 out of 5 young pregnant women that are vaccinated are having spontaneous miscarriages.
Mahalo to the vaccine pilgrims, i mean programs.
Great news! You don’t have to enter the raffle to have a miscarriage, blood clot or develop an autoimmune disease from this experimental vaccine that still doesn’t guarantee you won’t contract Covid. This is a sick joke that all you sheep can’t get enough of. Nations across the world are now not giving this Frankenstein shot to pregnant women or child anymore because of the swell of adverse side effects but a few weeks ago they said it was safe for these groups. But it’s probably safe for everyone else, right !?! What a sick joke! Have fun with your unknown future of side effects.
I want some money, too! I took both vaccine shots before the bribe.
This bribe thing is for babies who are afraid of needles.
Most of these people that won’t take the shot. Because they are afraid of needles. Majority of them may have a tatoo!
With that said, “I rest!”