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​“The public and the government leaders have no idea,” said Mufi Hannemann, a former Honolulu mayor who is now president and chief executive of the Hawaii Lodging & Tourism Association. “You look at a hotel that’s shuttered, they think we’re saving money — we’re not.”

Excerpt, "Hawaii's Hotels Are Bleeding Cash Amid Shutdown," Civil Beat

​And it’s more than just jobs at stake, Hannemann said.

To be sure, Hannemann acknowledged, hotels can generate enormous revenue. During good times, he said, a small hotel can generate $2 million a month while a luxury resort can rake in $12 million and upward of $18 million per month during the holidays, he said.

But he noted that in addition to using that money to pay employees, the hotels also pay a lot in taxes, which have plummeted, which means less for state and local governments.

“If we’re down and out,” he said, “it affects the whole state.”

Excerpt, "Hawaii's Hotels Are Bleeding Cash Amid Shutdown," Civil Beat

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We sincerely appreciate your assistance with monitoring and reporting violations of the required 14-day self-quarantine order. There have been rumors circulating that hotels are not abiding by the single-use key agreement and giving a “free pass” to guests. However, should you encounter a guest who has been locked out of their room due to the single-use key, or identify a guest that is not complying with the self-quarantine order, we ask that you immediately contact local law enforcement to report them. 
 
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​“Every crisis presents an opportunity to see how we can diversify the economy beyond tourism. I’ve been involved in state, local, federal government for many years and I’ve seen all the great ideas and initiatives that have come forth to diversify the economy. And, unfortunately, it always comes back to this one big basket called tourism. Nothing will immediately replace what we have brought to the economy. $17 billion that we contribute. $2 billion in taxes. 250 thousand people employed. So we have to recognize that and try to diversify from within. Our core competence is tourism, so let’s talk about science tourism, educational tourism, health tourism, and cultural tourism.”
-Mufi Hannemann, HNN COVID-19 Discussion Panel

​"We want to make sure the trust and confidence is going to be there, especially if we are going to start opening our businesses on an incremental basis. So, I have been advocating, and our industry has been responding big time, to the need for all of us to put into place cleanliness and hygiene safety standards so that, when we are going to open, people can be confident- whether they patronize restaurants, small businesses, or come to our hotels, that these will be in place."
-Mufi Hannemann, HNN COVID-19 Discussion Panel

​"So let's pull together to reestablish that brand that we've been known for throughout the years. We want to be the cleanest, safest, healthiest place in the world to live, work, play, and raise our families, and we can do it if we work together."
-Mufi Hannemann, HNN COVID-19 Discussion Panel

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