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We are urgently requesting a formal meeting with Mayor Rick Blangiardi on behalf of the 150-plus local small businesses we represent here on Oahu, to partner with him on the plan to immediately reopen professionally managed weddings. Before the mandate extension expires in two weeks, there must already be a reopening plan in place in order to prevent the continued collapse of the wedding industry.
It’s been a week since the implementation of Safe Access Oahu, which requires residents to either show proof of full vaccination against Covid-19 or a negative test result to enter certain high-risk public places. Along with Gov. David Ige’s digital SMART card rollout, vaccinated Honolulu residents now have the option of showing paper cards or a digital QR code to meet the requirements of Safe Access.
I remember when Gov. David Ige first announced the statewide shutdown order. It was “two weeks to flatten the curve.” Ok, we got this. We can do this. I had weddings during that time so yes, it was hectic, and yes, my clients were panicked. But it was just for two weeks. Fast forward a long and trying year and a half. Hawaii’s economy has struggled — barely survived — but we were slowly moving in the right direction.
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