HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-09-03 Mayor Kim Announces Opening of Central Command Center to Combat COVID-19 -- 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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September 3, 2020
NEWS RELEASE
County of Hawai‘i Announces Central Command Post to Combat COVID-19
Mayor Harry Kim announced on Thursday the opening of a Central Command Post to
expand operations to combat the spread of COVID-19 in Hawai‘i County.
The purpose of the umbrella organization, under the Mayor’s Office, is to better
coordinate programs of County, State, and Federal agencies, and private sector entities
to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aunty Sally Kaleohano’s Luau Hale is being converted into an emergency operation
center, which will house staff from County and State agencies tasked with, but not
limited to:
Public education
Enforcement
Contact tracing
Monitoring of incoming passengers
Quarantine/isolation facilities
Hospitalization
Care facilities
“The Governor’s Office and the State Department of Health, along with County and
other State agencies will be part of the Command Center,” Mayor Kim said.
“We will all be working as a team on the same goal: to mitigate the spread of COVID-19
in our community and to keep our people safe.”
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.