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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-03-21 Governor Ige's Second Supplementary Proclamation OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR STATE OF HAWAII SECOND SUPPLEMENTARY PROCLAMATION By the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the State of Hawaii, in order to provide relief for disaster damages, losses, and suffering, and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the people, I, DAVID Y. IGE, Governor of the State of Hawaii, hereby determine, designate and proclaim as follows: WHEREAS, it has become necessary to supplement the Proclamation of March 4, 2020, and Supplementary Proclamation of March 16, 2020, relating to the COVID-19 emergency, which continues to endanger the health, safety, and welfare of the people of Hawaii; NOW, THEREFORE, I, DAVID Y. IGE, Governor of the State of Hawaii, hereby further supplement the Proclamation of March 4, 2020, and the Supplementary Proclamation of March 16, 2020, both of which shall remain in full force and effect, and authorize and invoke the following: 1. Pursuant to section 127A-13(a)(1), HRS, all persons entering the State of Hawaii shall be subject to mandatory self-quarantine, except those persons performing emergency response or critical infrastructure functions who have been exempted by the Director of Emergency Management. The period of self-quarantine shall begin from the time of entry into the State of Hawaii and shall last 14 days or the duration of the person's presence in the State of Hawaii, whichever is shorter. This self- quarantine mandate shall take effect on March 26, 2020 at 12:01 am. 2. Pursuant to section 127A-25, HRS, I hereby adopt the Rules Relating to COVID-19, attached hereto. 3. Pursuant to section 127A-29, HRS, any person violating the rules relating to quarantine shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, the person shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. I FURTHER DECLARE that the disaster emergency relief period shall continue through May 20, 2020, unless terminated by a separate proclamation, whichever shall occur first. Done at the State Capitol, this 21st day of March, 2020. /4901;zs, DAVID Y. IGt7 Governor of Hawaii APPROVED: 633-- Clare E. Connors Attorney General State of Hawaii 2 of ... Rules Relating to COVED-19 §1 Purpose and authority ...),,... Mand..ttory Quarantine §3 Costs to be Paid by Quarantined Person §4 Criminal Penalties §1 Purpose and. Authority.. These rules are adopted pursuant to sections 127A-12, 13, 25 29, and 31, Hawaii. Revised Statutes, to respond to the COVID-19 emergency declaredby the Governor and have the force and effect of law. §2 Mandatory. Quarantine. All persons entering the State shall be subject to mandatory self-quarantine, exceptthose persons performing emergency response or critical infrastructure functions who have been exempted by the Director of Emergency Management. The period of self-quarantine begins from the time of entry into the State and. lasts 14 days or the durationof the person' s presencein. the State, whichever is shorter. Any person subject to such quarantine violates this section if the, person intentionally or knowingly: :E1) fails to enter or remain ', ithin the confines of the quarantine location designated by the person to the Director of Emergency Management or the Director' s authorized representative for the period of self- quarantine; or (b) fails to obey the orders of the Director of Emergency Management or the Director ' s authorized representative. §3 Costs to be Paid bv Quarantined Person. Any person under the mandatory self-quarantine prescribed. by these rules shall be responsible for all costs associated with that person' s quarantine, including transport, lodging, food, medical care, and any other expenses to sustain the person during the self- quarantine period. §4 Criminal Penalties. (a) Any person violating any of these rules shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction, the person shall be finednot more. than $5, 000, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. (b) Penalties prescribed by these rules are in addition to any other lawful penalties established by law.