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To: Mayor Victorino, Governor Ige and Lt.Gov. Green
The Maui Sanctuary strategy for full, safe employment
https://vimeo.com/429704059
Dear Mayor Victorino, Governor Ige and Lt.Gov. Green,
Thank you for your successful efforts to keep Hawai'i safe!
As the video shows, we are weeks away from making Maui 100% COVID-free, and we could get back to normal, unrestricted life, just like they did in New Zealand.
We have to guard that status with a managed quarantine, which cannot accommodate the usual 9-day tourists. Tests are not enough.
To get people back to work, shift tourism towards long-term visitors who want to ride out the pandemic in a safe place. This will fill the hotels, return full employment, and keep us all safe.
We have a unique marketing advantage to do so. Maui will be the only destination in the world that offers long-term visitors complete safety from the Coronavirus. Many locations have beaches and hotels, but only we are COVID-free. We could call it "Sanctuary Maui".
Following New Zealand's example, these are the next steps:
1) Stop unrestricted interisland travel
2) Tighten the 14-day quarantine
3) Setup a task force to fully develop the Sanctuary Maui strategy
Both interisland travel and a quarantine that is often circumvented may introduce additional infections. They are existential risks for an eradication strategy. We are either 100% COVID-free without masks or we try to minimize infections and continue to wear masks for the next year.
Dear Mayor Victorino, Governor Ige and Lt.Gov. Green,
Thank you for your successful efforts to keep Hawai'i safe!
As the video shows, we are weeks away from making Maui 100% COVID-free, and we could get back to normal, unrestricted life, just like they did in New Zealand.
We have to guard that status with a managed quarantine, which cannot accommodate the usual 9-day tourists. Tests are not enough.
To get people back to work, shift tourism towards long-term visitors who want to ride out the pandemic in a safe place. This will fill the hotels, return full employment, and keep us all safe.
We have a unique marketing advantage to do so. Maui will be the only destination in the world that offers long-term visitors complete safety from the Coronavirus. Many locations have beaches and hotels, but only we are COVID-free. We could call it "Sanctuary Maui".
Following New Zealand's example, these are the next steps:
1) Stop unrestricted interisland travel
2) Tighten the 14-day quarantine
3) Setup a task force to fully develop the Sanctuary Maui strategy
Both interisland travel and a quarantine that is often circumvented may introduce additional infections. They are existential risks for an eradication strategy. We are either 100% COVID-free without masks or we try to minimize infections and continue to wear masks for the next year.
Why is this important?
Sanctuary Maui means zero infections coming to Maui, while the hotels are full, the economy is running and people are working.
Let me end with a sincere appreciation for your great work. You have protected our lives and our islands through your determination, your wise guidance, and your sleepless nights. Nobody could have imagined that we could get that close to eradication of the virus. Let's grab that opportunity while it is there, follow New Zealand's example, and create Sanctuary Maui.
https://www.facebook.com/mauieconomy
Let me end with a sincere appreciation for your great work. You have protected our lives and our islands through your determination, your wise guidance, and your sleepless nights. Nobody could have imagined that we could get that close to eradication of the virus. Let's grab that opportunity while it is there, follow New Zealand's example, and create Sanctuary Maui.
https://www.facebook.com/mauieconomy