HI HR109

Safe Access Oahu program required employees and customers at restaurants, bars, gyms, movie theaters, and similar establishments to show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test to operate or enter.

Program was initially set to expire November 13, 2021 after 60 days but was retroactively extended through December 1, 2021 via Mayor's Order No. 2022-01 in response to Omicron variant infections.

As of January 4, 2022, 78 percent of Honolulu residents had received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Small businesses in Hawaii faced significant hardship during the pandemic, with 2020 Yelp data showing 11 out of every 1,000 Honolulu businesses permanently closed.

House Resolution requests the Governor and Mayor of Honolulu affirm that the Safe Access Oahu program will not be unnecessarily extended beyond the March 5, 2022 sunset date.