Week 3 winners announced in Hawaii’s coronavirus vaccination incentive campaign
The state’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign announced six more winners in the third week of the #HIGotVaccinated prize giveaway.
The winners are Amy Yamashiro of Pearl City, who won 100,000 HawaiianMiles from Hawaiian Airlines; Leslie Matsumoto of Paia, who won the 100,000 Marriott Bonvoy Points; Jolene Mears of Kailua-Kona, who won two roundtrip tickets on Alaska Airlines; Kimberly Harai of Mililani, who won two roundtrip tickets on American Airlines; Danielle Megrdichian of Honolulu, who won a roundtrip ticket on Southwest Airlines; and Luiza Pentz of Honolulu, who also won a roundtrip ticket on Southwest Airlines.
They were selected from more than 250,000 individuals in June who have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot and registered for a chance to win prizes at HiGotVaccinated.com.
Accuity LLP, an independent accounting firm, is serving as the official contest verification service to ensure winners are selected fairly and according to official contest rules.
Earlier this week, organizers announced that the campaign would be extended into August, with the addition of cash prizes as the pace of vaccinations continues to slow.
As of Friday, the Hawaii Department of Health reported that a total of 1,690,038 vaccine doses had been administered, up 5,640 from Thursday. So far, 58.3% of Hawaii’s total population of about 1.4 million has completed vaccinations, while 63% received at least one dose.
New prizes will be listed at HIGotVaccinated.com on July 12, and the campaign will continue until prize winners are announced on Aug. 20.
“I feel super lucky and excited to win! I got vaccinated because I wanted my family to get vaccinated and I wanted to help protect them and myself,” said winner Harai in a statement.
Mears, winner of the Alaska Airlines tickets, said she chose to get vaccinated with her entire ohana “so that we can safely resume traveling again, and to protect the most vulnerable members in our community.”
The final 83 winners’ names were drawn Thursday, and will be announced later in July, organizers said.
Many existing deals and discounts for those who have been vaccinated, and show their vaccination cards, will also be extended into July.
The #HIGotVaccinated campaign is supported by Adventist Health Castle, ConnectWorks, H&B Marketing, Hawaii Pacific Health, Humana, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii, Maui Health, MDX Hawaii, The Queen’s Health Systems, and the generous support of Hawaii’s business community.