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<br /> <br />Roy Takemoto <br /> <br />Managing Director <br /> <br /> <br />Harry Kim <br />Mayor <br /> <br />Barbara J. Kossow <br /> Deputy Managing Director <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i <br />Office of the Mayor <br />25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603  Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720  (808) 961-8211  Fax (808) 961-6553 <br />KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Hwy., Bldg C  Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740 <br />(808) 323-4444  Fax (808) 323-4440 <br /> <br />May 19, 2020 <br />NEWS RELEASE <br />Hawai‘i County to Reopen its Beach and Shoreline Parks Islandwide <br />The County of Hawai‘i on Tuesday received Governor David Ige’s approval to reopen its <br />beach parks islandwide, under an Amendment to Mayor Harry Kim’s COVID-19 <br />Emergency Rule 4, originally entitled Rule 5. <br />The reopening of the beach parks comes as the number of active cases of COVID-19 <br />remains low thanks to the efforts of the entire community to stem the spread of the <br />virus. <br />“Section II. 7.d of Mayor’s Covid-19 Emergency Rule No. 4 is hereby rescinded and <br />replaced as follows: <br /> d. All County of Hawai‘i beach and shoreline parks, except Hakalau Beach Park <br />and Kūhiō Kalaniana‘ole Park, are opened from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., subject to the <br />following restrictions that seek to prevent the spread of COVID-19: <br />1. No group shall exceed ten (10) persons; <br />2. All persons using opened beach and shoreline parks who are not <br />members of the same household or living unit shall comply with State and <br />County social distancing requirements, provided that a caregiver may <br />accompany a dependent; <br />3. All permits and reservations for use associated with these beach parks are <br />canceled until further notice; <br />4. All pavilions, playgrounds, sport courts and fields, indoor facilities and <br />similar areas where gatherings may occur in these parks shall remain <br />closed until further notice; <br />5. Commercial activities are not allowed; and <br />6. All other State or County restrictions related to COVID-19 must be <br />followed, including but not limited to, applicable quarantine restrictions. <br /> <br />“This rule shall take effect immediately and shall continue through June 30, 2020, or <br />until extended, rescinded, superseded, or amended by my subsequent order, or as <br />otherwise provided by law.” <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br /> <br />