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 6 of 23 2. A social gathering does not include, and this definition does not apply to: • Federal, state and county government operations and functions; • Educational, adult and childcare facilities with adequate and active supervision and monitoring, enforcement capabilities, and established emergency response protocols; • Businesses, operations, and activities operating under Section A of this Rule. D. Travel to the County of Hawaii Pursuant to the Eighteenth Emergency Proclamation, all persons traveling to Hawaii Island are subject to the State of Hawai`i's mandatory 10 day self-quarantine unless an exemption or modification applies. The period of self-quarantine shall begin from the date of entry onto Hawaii Island and shall last 10 days or the duration of the person's presence on the island, whichever is shorter. 1. Transpacific Travelers • Pre-test with negative results: Persons availing themselves to the State's negative test exception to the mandatory self-quarantine requirement must, prior to departure to Hawaii Island, upload into the State's Safe Travels Program their negative COVID-19 test result from a Trusted Testing Partner test administered to the traveler within 72 hours from the final leg of departure or provide a written hard copy confirmation upon arrival in the State. 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 10 day self-quarantine. From 25% to 100% of 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. County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.