Mayor's COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 20

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Mayor's COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 20 Page 4 of 12 any vaccination and/or testing restrictions and that they shall, at a minimum: wear face coverings while at the business or operation; avoid entering the business or operation if they have a cough or fever or otherwise do not feel well; maintain the required physical distancing from all others; and not shake hands or engage in unnecessary physical contact. D. Gatherings Rules stated herein may be superseded by rules promulgated by the Governor. Except as otherwise permitted in this Rule and pursuant to Exhibit 2 (County parks operations) and Exhibit 5 (Commercial/Business Gatherings - special events requests), indoor social gatherings of more than ten (10) persons and outdoor social gatherings of more than one hundred (100) persons are prohibited. A social gathering is defined as a planned or spontaneous event, assembly, or meeting that brings together multiple people from separate households in a single space or area, indoors or outdoors, at the same time and in a coordinated fashion. 1. A social gathering includes, but is not limited to, such get-togethers as a banquet, barbecue, concert, fair, festival, funeral, luau, parade, party, picnic, or wedding. 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; • Park operations and functions governed by Exhibit 2. E. Travel to the County of Hawaiʻi Travel to the County of Hawaiʻi shall be governed by the Governor’s proclamations and rules as may be amended from time to time. F. County Boards and Commission Meetings County board and commission meetings shall be conducted in accordance with Governor Ige’s Emergency Proclamation Related to COVID-19 dated November 29, 2021, as may be amended, which requires the use of Face Coverings. All persons shall comply with applicable safety, hygiene and physical distancing guidance from the CDC.