2020-12-17 COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 14

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Mitchell D. Roth Mayor Lee E. Lord Managing Director Robert H. Command Deputy Managing Director Gunk of �'Rafvavi Offirg of fog tvrar 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 Emer-gency Rule No. 14 Pursuant to the authority vested in me by Hawai'i 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. The following State of Hawai'i proclamations related to the COVID-19 emergency authorized by Governor David Ige are relevant to this emergency rule: The Thirteenth Proclamation established a negative test exception to the mandatory self -quarantine requirement for persons entering the State of Hawaii effective October 15, 2020; the Fourteenth Proclamation authorized each county to establish a two -test system for transpacific travelers entering the respective counties; the Fifteenth Proclamation established a statewide face covering requirement; the Sixteenth Proclamation modified the requirements for transpacific travel to Hawai'i; and the Seventeenth Proclamation reduced the mandatory self -quarantine for persons entering the State of Hawai'i and for travelers to the counties of Maui, Kauai, Hawai'i and Kalawao from 14 days to 10 days. This Emergency Rule is based upon evidence that COVID-19 continues to endure within this state and county via transpacific and inter -island travel related cases as well as through community spread as reported by the State Department of Health. and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ("CDC"). This Emergency Rule; is also based- upon scientific evidence that reinforces the types of best practices and social policies that are most effective at mitigating or preventing the transmission of COVID-19. To date, the number of documented cases of COVID-19 in the State is in excess of 19,000, and there have been at least 275 deaths attributed to this disease in the State. I, Mitchell D. Roth, Mayor of the County of Hawai'i, hereby authorize the following: 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 County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.