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 7 of 23 • 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 through 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 10 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 10 day self-quarantine, or a portion thereof, shall designate a hotel or motel as their quarantine location. Short-term vacation rentals (STVR), 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: 1) Visiting essential and critical infrastructure workers, provided quarantine restrictions are followed; and 2) Persons meeting the negative test exception under Section IV.B.2 and Exhibit B Section 4(a)(2) of the Eighteenth Emergency Proclamation (pre-test with negative test results on arrival). An STVR, B&B or other paid or commercial lodging defined by the Hawaii Revised Statutes as "transient accommodations" may not be designated as a quarantine location for a new or"intended" Hawaii County resident. 2. Interisland Travelers • Exemption/Modified Quarantine: Inter-island travelers arriving onto Hawai'i Island seeking a modified self-quarantine or exemption from the self-quarantine requirements must receive approval for such modification or exemption from the County of Hawai'i. Requests shall be submitted via the following online format: County of Hawai'i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.