SUMMER NEWS 2021
vaccinate and be well!
Get Vaccinated for Yourself, Your ‘Ohana and Your Community
As the highly contagious Delta variant causes case counts to rise, we’re encouraging everyone to get vaccinated, wear a mask and social distance. COVID Pau, a statewide multi-channel communications initiative by the Hawai‘i COVID Collaborative, and the NHPI Collective COVID-19 Awareness and Prevention Campaign are working hard to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
Kama‘āina Driving Hawai‘i’s Economic Recovery
As residents return to work and local businesses reopen, Bennet Group is proud to amplify their stories in partnership with Hawai‘i News Now, encouraging a safe recovery of Hawaiʻi’s economy. Small business owners and self-employed residents — musicians, artists, farmers, florists and more — getting back to work shared their stories as evidence that a balanced hospitality industry makes it possible for them to do what they love.
HPU Investigates Source of Ghost Nets that Haunt Hawai‘i’s Shores
Bennet Group works with Hawai‘i Pacific University’s Center for Marine Debris Research to share its groundbreaking work to reduce the impact of plastics on our delicate ecosystems and economy. Following the expedition to remove more than 47 tons of marine debris from the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Associated Press, Hawai‘i News Now, and many more media outlets showcased HPU’s latest effort to rapidly disentangle, categorize, sort and weigh the debris to pinpoint their exact source.
Joan Bennet Recognized as the 2021 Gregg W. Perry PR Professional of the Year
Our fearless leader, Joan Bennet, was honored as the 2021 Gregg W. Perry Public Relations Professional of the Year. Presented by the Public Relations Society of America-Hawai‘i Chapter, the award recognizes an exemplary practitioner who, during a distinguished career, has made a major contribution to the profession and has applied public relations techniques in a professional manner to achieve meaningful objectives.
