HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-04-22 Mayor's Rule 3 regarding Hand Sanitizers -- Some Clarification -- press release
Roy Takemoto
Managing Director
Harry Kim
Mayor
Barbara J. Kossow
Deputy Managing Director
County of Hawai‘i
Office of the Mayor
25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603 Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 (808) 961-8211 Fax (808) 961-6553
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April 22, 2020
NEWS RELEASE
Emergency Rule No. 3 – Clarifications on Hand Sanitizer Requirement
Hawai‘i County’s COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 3 calls for all customers to sanitize
their hands at entry, and hand sanitizing stations must be set up in the customers’ path
at the entrance to the fullest extent possible.
Demand for hand sanitizer has surged since the COVID-19 pandemic, and
establishments that lack supplies of hand sanitizer may offer an alternative to hand
sanitizer by providing a place to wash hands. A wash basin or sink with soap and water
would be sufficient and be in good faith compliance with the order.
The County is looking at all avenues to acquire supplies of hand sanitizer, including
local distilleries that have switched their production lines to produce it.
The Rule issued by Mayor Harry Kim on Tuesday cited the Governor’s Fifth
Supplementary Proclamation dated April 16, 2020, which mandates protective
measures “to the fullest extent possible” including the mandatory use of hand sanitizer
and sanitizing products by all customers and employees of essential businesses.
The County’s COVID-19 Prevention and Education Task Force will be working with
businesses to ensure compliance by their employees and customers. For further
information on requesting a visit from the Task Force, please call Civil Defense at 935-
0031.
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.