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Mayor's COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 1
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS)
Sections 127A-12(a)(5)(D), 127A-12(c)(12), 127A-12(c)(14), and 127A-25, and due to
the public health concerns related to COVID-19, I hereby find that immediate
promulgation of the rule is necessary, and I promulgate the followingrule to protect the
health, safety, and welfare of the people:
I. The Governor's Third Supplementary Proclamation, Parte 1.A. 23,
issued on March 23, 2020, identified hotels and motels, to the extent used for
lodging and delivery or carry-out food services, as being essential businesses or
operations.
II. Bed and Breakfasts, short-term rentals and time-shares were not
identified' as essential businesses or operations under the Governor's Third
Supplementary Proclamation. The bed and breakfasts, short-term rentals and
time-shares are spread-out throughout the island, with many of them within
residential communities, and many of their occupants, who are visitors, possibly
not complying with the Governor's Proclamations to self-quarantine for fourteen
days at their places of stay. Therefore, all of these specified businesses or
operations, including advertising, must cease for the period specified in the
Governor's Emergency Proclamation(s). Current occupants of bed and
breakfasts, short-term rentals, and time-shares may stay until the end of the pre-
booked period.
III. This rule shall have the force and effect of law. Violation of this rule
is a misdemeanor, subject to penalty per HRS §127A-29. HRS §127A-29 states:
Any person violating any rule of the governor or mayor prescribed and
promulgated pursuant to this chapter and having the force and effect of
law, shall, if it shall be so stated in the rule, be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Upon conviction, the person shall be fined not more than $5,000, or
imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
IV. Upon publication of this Rule, this Rule is effective April 13, 2020 at
12:01 a.m., and shall continue throughout the present emergency caused by the
ongoing COVID-19 pandemic or until sooner terminated by my Order.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of
the County of Hawaii to be affixed. Done this tOtt5day of , -- i,,A in Hilo,
L—\-/Hawaii.
Harry Kim
Mayor
County of Hawaii
County of Hawai'i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.
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