b'2020 State ReportHawaii AlohaHIHawaii State Update:When I submitted the Spring report,was heading into our busy tourist season, the economy was booming, and the 2020 legislative session was in full swing. Hawaii Petroleum Marketers Association (HPMA) was focused on approximately 40 bills impact-ing our industry and the overall business community, and actively engaged with our state representatives. Although small in numbers, petroleum marketers touch almost2020 WPMAevery individual and business throughout the State ofScholarship Recipients:Hawaii, and HPMA provides a united voice for our members. Priorities changed as the coronavirus made its way to our archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. The legisla- HPMA is proud to announce tive session was suspended indefinitely on March 16,Krysta Reeseas this years 2020. On March 21, 2020, Governor Ige implemented aWPMA scholarship winner from mandatory 14-day self-quarantine period for all personsHawaii. Krysta lives in Mililani entering the State, effectively stopping the economicon the island of Oahu and is the engine for Hawaii, and on March 25, 2020 the entire statedaughter of a Par Hawaii em-of Hawaii was ordered to stay at home and work fromployee. Good luck next year as home except for essential workers until April 30, 2020.you begin your college career! The stay at home and work from home order was subse-quently extended until May 31, 2020. Like every other state in the nation, Hawaiis economy was greatly impacted, but what is unique about Hawaii is the extent that the economy is dependent on tourism. The Eco-nomic Research Organization at the University of Hawaii (UHERO) surveyed 623 businesses representing all business sectors and employing approximately 50% of all workers in the State. The survey results were staggering. Compa-nies that responded reduced their workforce by approximately 220,000 full-time and part-time positions, with the hardest hit sectors being hotels (83%), retail (76%), and food service (55%), and the most impacted islands being Maui (58%) and Kauai (52%). On the positive side, most businesses anticipate a quick startup when tourism returns to the islands, and 60% of the companies could return to full staff almost immediately. There will be many challenges ahead, but the consensus is that the extent of the impact depends on how quick tourism can recover. 24 www.wpma.com / Summer 2020'