Mayor's COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 17

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Mayor's COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 17 Page 11 of 17 EXHIBIT 2 COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES 1. All County of Hawai‘i (“County”) parks and recreational facilities: (1) listed specifically in Hawai‘i County Code, Chapter 15 Parks & Recreation, Article 3, Section 15-68.1 “parks and recreational facility schedule,” or (2) as defined by Hawai‘i County Code, Chapter 15, Article 1, Section 15-3 as a “park area” or “recreational area,” (hereinafter referred to as “park” or “parks”) are open unless otherwise stated herein or addressed by separate administrative action, pursuant to the following requirements. a. Indoor and outdoor groups of more than ten (10) persons are prohibited. Each group shall maintain no less than twenty (20) feet of physical separation. No mingling shall be allowed between members of separate groups. b. All parks pavilions are closed. c. All canopies and pop-up tents are prohibited. d. Physical distancing and Face Covering requirements contained in Section C of these rules and the Governor’s Emergency Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Response, dated August 5, 2021, as may be amended from time to time, and EO 21-05 shall be followed. e. Events or activities with the potential to generate gatherings in excess of the permitted maximum number of persons will not be allowed unless a comprehensive plan to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of participants, officials, supporters, spectators and other individuals present is pre-approved by the Director of Parks and Recreation (hereinafter “Director”). The plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following: i) Reasonable means and methods to limit and enforce restrictions on the gathering including realistic, sufficient resources to implement such; and ii) Reasonable means to inform, and methods to ensure and enforce, physical distancing requirements for all persons present; and iii) Reasonable strategies for disinfection/sanitization of all common and high-touch surfaces. f. Businesses and operations with the appropriate permit(s) to operate in a park may continue, subject to specific approval of the Director acknowledging this Rule and provided they adhere to applicable COVID-19 industry standards, CDC guidance, and State and County requirements. 2. All permits and reservations for use associated with parks and recreational facilities through October 4, 2021 are cancelled.