2020-08-21 COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 11

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Harry Kim Mayor Roy Takcmoto Managing Director Barbara J. Kossow Deputy Managing Director County of Hawaii Office of the Mayor 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603 - Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 - (808) 961-8211 - Fax (808) 961-6553 KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy., Bldg C - Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i 96740 (808) 323-4444 - Fax (808) 323-4440 Mayor's COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 11 Pursuant to the authority vested in me by Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 127A and due to the public health concerns related to COVID-19, I hereby adopt and promulgate the following rules which have the force and effect of law. In accordance with Governor David Y. Ige's Twelfth Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Emergency ("12th Proclamation"), the County and State of Hawai'i is within the "Act with Care" phase of the "State Roadmap to Recovery and Resilience." To date, there have been more than 5,600 documented cases of COVID-19 in the State of Hawai'i and 42 deaths attributed to this disease. COVID-19 continues to endanger the health, safety, and welfare of the people of this State and County. Because COVID-19 is easily transmitted, especially in group settings, and gatherings accelerate transmission of the disease, a response requires the continued effort and sacrifice of the community to avert strains on our healthcare system and other disastrous impacts. The more people an individual interacts with at a gathering and the longer that close interaction lasts, the higher the individual's potential risk of becoming infected with COVID-19 and then spreading COVID-19 to others. The higher the level of community transmission in the area where the gathering is held, the higher the risk of COVID- 19 spreading at the gathering. This rule is based upon evidence of COVID-19 within this State and County and seeks to address the essential objective of slowing its spread. A. Work in Businesses or Operations All businesses, operations, and activities are permitted to remain open except those businesses, operations and activities delineated in Exhibit 5, or as otherwise provided by this rule, and subject to all restrictions and physical distancing requirements of this rule, the 12th Proclamation and any subsequent proclamations or orders, the State Department of Health Reopening Hawaii Safe Practices, and any CDC and industry guidelines.