HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-07-22 Mayor Kim Issues COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 10 -- press release
Roy Takemoto
Managing Director
Harry Kim
Mayor
Barbara J. Kossow
Deputy Managing Director
County of Hawai‘i
Office of the Mayor
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July 22, 2020
NEWS RELEASE
Mayor’s Emergency Rule No. 10 Clarifies Face Covering Requirement
Hawai‘i County Mayor Harry Kim issued his COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 10, which
clarifies the mandatory requirements for wearing face coverings while in public settings.
The Rule spells out certain exempt instances such as health conditions in which face
coverings are not required, while mandating that face coverings be worn in most
circumstances while in public.
Under the Rule, a business or organization may refuse to allow entry or service to a
worker, customer, or patron that refuses to wear a face covering.
“Wearing a face covering in public is so important,” said Mayor Harry Kim. “These
coverings protect each other from possible infection from COVID-19.”
Mayor Kim said that there is evidence that communities where wearing face coverings
is widespread have lower rates of COVID-19 infection.
“The more people understand that wearing a face covering is crucial, the sooner the
virus will have fewer people to infect, and the sooner life can start to return to normal,”
Mayor Kim said. “Everyone must wear a face covering in public as a matter of course to
keep us all safe.”
Social distancing is another key component that Rule No. 10 maintains. Gatherings
remain limited to 50 persons indoors and 100 person outdoors, with six feet of social
distancing maintained between persons.
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