2021-03-08 COVID-19 Emergency Amendment to Rule No. 14 (Amendment)

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Mayor's COVID-19 First Amended Emergency Rule No. 14 Page 15 of 23 mixed martial arts, boxing, wrestling and similar sports (hereinafter"Contact Sports Programs") are permitted to continue operations as follows: a. Contact Sports Programs may continue operations limited to sports conditioning, individual skill development and controlled group situational drills (hereinafter collectively "Practice(s)") for participants and coaches under the following conditions and requirements: i) Physical distancing of not less than six (6) feet between individuals shall always be maintained to the fullest extent possible. ii) Groups are limited to a maximum of twenty-five (25) individuals (includes athletes, coaches, managers, staff, etc. required to successfully implement a practice session)from a single Contact Sports Program. iii) Where multiple Contact Sports Programs are present at the same facility, not less than twenty (20)feet of separation shall always be maintained between separate Contact Sports Programs. Mingling of individuals between Contact Sports Programs shall not be permitted. 8. Organized sports where contact between players is NOT a condition of the game, contact is NOT likely to occur repeatedly in the course of the activity, or the confines of the court/field/venue are such that athletes, coaches, managers, staff, scorekeepers/statisticians, and officials/referees/umpires (hereinafter collectively "Participants") and parents/guardians, family members, friends, supporters and spectators (hereinafter collectively "Non-Participants") are NOT closely confined, such baseball, softball, soccer, futsal, golf, disc golf, volleyball, canoeing, kayaking, standup paddle boarding, cycling, car/motorcycle racing, bike/motocross racing and similar sports (hereinafter"Non-Contact Sports Programs") are permitted to continue operations as follows: a. Select Non-Contact Sports Programs may continue full regimen practices and scrimmages (hereinafter collectively "Training") and competitive play under the following conditions and requirements: i) Competitive play shall be limited to one Non-Contact Sports Program competing against another Non-Contact Sports Program (e.g., one baseball team playing against another) and shall not exceed a maximum of 50 Participants and Non-Participants combined between competing Non-Contact Sports Programs. ii) Groups are limited to two (2) Non-Contact Sports Programs on a common outdoor sports field, court, etc. at the same time. (1) Where competitive play or Training is scheduled in proximity to other competitive play or Training, not less than twenty (20)feet of physical separation shall always be maintained. (2) No mingling shall be allowed between members of separate Non- Contact Sports Programs. County of Hawai'i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.