2020-06-12 Mayor Kim's Rule 8 Reopens Most Businesses including STVRs -- press release v2

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Roy Takemoto Managing Director Harry Kim Mayor Barbara J. Kossow Deputy Managing Director County of Hawai‘i Office of the Mayor 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603  Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720  (808) 961-8211  Fax (808) 961-6553 KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Hwy., Bldg C  Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740 (808) 323-4444  Fax (808) 323-4440 June 12, 2020 NEWS RELEASE Mayor Kim Issues Emergency Rule No. 8 Reopens Legal Vacation Rentals Hawai‘i County Mayor Harry Kim issued an Emergency Rule on Friday that reopens most businesses, operations and activities, including short-term vacation rentals. Exceptions such as bars, nightclubs and other specified venues will remain closed. th In accordance with Governor David Y. lge's Ninth Supplementary Proclamation (“9 Supplementary”), the County and State of Hawaiʻi is within the “Act with Care” phase of the "State Roadmap to Recovery and Resilience." With the decline of active COVID-19 cases in the County of Hawaiʻi, reopening of more medium risk operations and activities can be allowed. Unless otherwise specified in this rule, all businesses, operations, and activities are permitted to re-open June 15, 2020, but remain subject to all restrictions and physical distancing requirements of this rule, the 9th Supplementary and any subsequent proclamations or orders, the State Department of Health Reopening Hawai‘i Safe Practices, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) and industry guidelines. Under Exhibit 5 of the Mayor’s new Rule, the following businesses, operations and activities identified below shall remain closed: 1. Bars 2. Nightclubs 3. Public Swimming Pools 4. Large indoor venues (concerts, sports, conventions, expos) 5. Large outdoor venues (concerts, sports, conventions, expos) 6. Road races (marathons, triathlons, etc.) However, travel to engage in minimum basic operations of the businesses and operations identified above is allowed, including the minimum necessary activities to maintain the value of the business’s inventory, ensure security, process payroll and employee benefits, and related functions as well as the minimum necessary activities to facilitate employees of the business being able to continue to work remotely from their County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.