2020-11-25 COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 13

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Mayor's COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 13 Page 7 of 23 Persons who arrive without uploading their test results into the State's Safe Travels Program or without written hard copy confirmation of a negative COVID-19 test result will be subject to the 14 day self -quarantine. From 25%-100% of those persons availing themselves to the State's negative test exception must take a second COVID-19 test ("arrival test") upon arrival to Hawaii island to be administered at a County -designated facility near the airport. The County shall determine the method, manner, and actual number of persons randomly selected for the arrival test and the cost of the arrival test will be borne by the County. While awaiting the results of the "arrival test", the traveler is not required to quarantine. Travelers whose arrival test are positive or inconclusive for COVID-19 will be referred to the State Department of Health Hawaii District Office for further handling. • Exemption/Modified Quarantine: Persons entering the State to perform critical infrastructure functions or who have otherwise been exempted by the Director of Emergency Management or his designee, shall be subject to self -quarantine but may obtain limited exemption from the State at travelexemption.hawaii.gov. Only persons who have been granted an exemption though travelexemption.hawaii.gov may temporarily break self -quarantine and only for the purposes expressed in the written exemption, including any required testing protocols. No pre-test prior to arrival: Persons not availing themselves to the State's negative test exception, and not granted an exemption through travelexemption.hawaii.gov are subject to the State's mandatory 14 day self -quarantine. There is no option for testing out of the mandatory self -quarantine with a subsequent negative test result. Place of Quarantine: Persons requiring paid or commercial lodging while subject to the mandatory 14 day self -quarantine, or a portion thereof, shall designate a hotel or motel as their quarantine location. Short-term vacation rentals (SNR), bed and breakfast (B&B) establishments, or other paid or commercial lodging defined by the Hawaii Revised Statutes as "transient accommodations" shall not be designated as a quarantine location except for: