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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 />June 30, 2020 <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br />Mayor Kim Urges Community to Observe CDC Guidelines over July 4 Holiday <br />Mayor Harry Kim is urging the Hawai‘i Island community on Tuesday to keep up the <br />good work of observing CDC guidelines of face masks, social distancing and hand <br />hygiene over the upcoming July 4 holiday, amid an upsurge of COVID-19 cases on the <br />U.S. Mainland. <br />County and State workers at parks and beaches will be reminding the public to please <br />refrain from customary large gatherings during the Independence Day weekend, to <br />prevent the spread of the virus. This year, the official observance of Independence Day <br />falls on Friday, July 3, with most traditional festivities cancelled due to the pandemic. <br />“Hawai‘i remains in a very good place with the lowest case count per capita in the <br />nation, thanks to you following these preventive measures,” Mayor Kim said. “Let’s <br />continue to keep Hawai‘i safe by following these measures, and we’ll get through this <br />together as a community.” <br />Hawai‘i County workers have been posting highly-visible signs in all of its public rest <br />rooms and other facilities which say “Help Keep Hawai‘i Safe.” The Departments of <br />Public Works and Parks and Recreation continues to deploy disinfection teams known <br />as “Bug Busters” to sanitize high touch surfaces such as hand rails, traffic buttons and <br />park areas. <br />“With everyone practicing these preventive measures and encouraging others to do so, <br />too, we’ll get through this together,” Mayor Kim said, wishing everyone a happy and <br />healthy Fourth of July weekend. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />