Mayor's COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 17

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Mayor's COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 17 Page 8 of 17 EXHIBIT 1 Restaurants, bars, food courts, and other food establishments Restaurants, bars, food courts, and other food establishments, whether indoors or outdoors, in the County shall comply with the following requirements: A. General. i. Compliance with Physical Distancing and face covering Requirements stated in the Governor’s Emergency Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Response, dated August 5, 2021 as may be amended and EO 21-05. ii. Compliance with all regulatory guidelines. iii. Development, posting, and implementation of written protocols (“COVID-19 Mitigation Plan”) consistent with County, State, industry-specific associations or organizations, and CDC guidance to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 including, but not limited to the following: 1. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/organizations/business-employers/bars-restaurants.html B. Operations. i. Face coverings. Employees and customers must follow the Statewide face covering mandate contained in 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; ii. All customers are required to sanitize hands upon entry of the establishment. iii. Groups are limited to a maximum of ten (10) individuals per table. All customers shall remain seated. iv. Seating shall be arranged so that six (6) feet of separation is maintained between groups seated at separate tables unless there is a solid barrier between seating groups. v. Seating shall be arranged so that six (6) feet of separation is maintained between single customers. vi. Customers shall not be permitted to eat or drink except while sitting or standing at their table. Customers must wear face coverings whenever stepping away from the table at which they are served. vii. Condiments, silverware, flatware, glasses, or other traditional tabletop items must not be left on an unoccupied table. viii. Tables and chairs must be fully sanitized after each group (or individual customer) leaves the restaurant. ix. When non-disposable food ware or utensils are used, they must be sanitized after each use consistent with Hawaiʻi Department of Health guidance and regulations, and “best practices” of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”), available at: