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Home My WebLink About2020-10-18 COVID-19 Emergency Amendment #2 and Extension to Rule No. 12Hard, Kim rLfaror Rod, Takemoto :tfanuging Direclor Barbara J. Kossow Deprrro ,6fnnnging Director County of Hawaii Office of the Mayor 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603 . Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 . (808) 961-8211 • Fax (808) 961-6553 KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy., Bldg C . Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i 96740 (808) 323-4444 . Fax (808) 323-4440 Amendment #2 and Extension to Mayor's COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 12 On October 13, 2020, Governor David Y. Ige issued the Fourteenth Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Emergency (14th Proclamation) authorizing the counties to establish a two -test system for transpacific travelers entering the State and to adopt a negative test exception to the County Travel Quarantine_ This Amendment #2 to Mayor's COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 12 adopts two negative test exception choices for interisland travelers entering the County of Hawaii. One choice is a pre -travel negative test exception that will follow the State's transpacific travel testing program. The other choice is a negative test exception that will allow interisland travelers to present a negative COVID-19 test result taken during their 14 day self -quarantine after arrival on Hawai'i Island to be released from quarantine. Both negative test exceptions will be integrated into the State's Safe Travels Program. Amendment #2 also recognizes an exemption for travel outside of Hawaii Island for medical purposes. Section D.2 of Mayor's COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 12 is hereby replaced with the following: D. Travel to the County of Hawai'i 2. Interisland Travelers Exemption/Modified Quarantine: Inter -island travelers arriving onto Hawai'i Island seeking a modified self -quarantine or exemption from the self -quarantine requirements must receive approval for such modification or exemption from the County of Hawaii. Requests shall be submitted via the following online format: https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/e2f4cel 9aa854964a3fd60bec7fbe78c Persons who travel outside of Hawaii Island for medical purposes will not be subject to quarantine upon their return to Hawaii Island as long as they submit a request to the County via the above online format and provide Amendment #2 to Mayor's COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 12 Page 2 of 3 their flight itinerary, licensed physician letter or certification with the date(s) of appointments that are medically necessary. If the medical traveler requires a travel companion, this person must be named in the doctor's letter or certification. This exemption does not apply if the travel involves any non-medical related purposes. Place of Quarantine: Persons requiring paid or commercial lodging while subject to the mandatory 14 day self -quarantine shall designate a hotel or motel as their quarantine location. Short-term vacation rentals (STVR), bed and breakfast (B&B) establishments, or other paid or commercial lodging defined by the Hawaii Revised Statutes as "transient accommodations" shall not be designated as a quarantine location except for visiting essential and critical infrastructure workers, provided quarantine restrictions are followed. • Negative test exceptions: Pre-test with negative COVID-19 results upon arrival: Persons five years or older traveling to Hawai'i County who provide written confirmation of a negative test result from a State approved COVID-19 test administered to the traveler withi&72 hours prior to arrival into Hawai'i County are exempt from quarantine. Children under the age of five traveling with parents or guardians who have negative test results are exempt from quarantine. "State approved COVID-19 test" means a test to determine the presence of active COVID-19 infection that has been approved for use under the Department of Health. 2. Pre-test with no results upon arrival: Persons who avail themselves to a pre-test but do not have their results upon arrival are subject to quarantine in accordance with Exhibit B Section 4(c) of the 14th Proclamation, but may submit their negative test result to the State by uploading such verification to www.travel hawaii.c. ov. 3. Post -Arrival test: Persons subject to the 14 day self -quarantine may arrange for and break self -quarantine to receive an approved COVID- 19 test while in mandatory self -quarantine. Those persons who provide written confirmation of a negative test result from a State approved COVID-19 test will be removed from quarantine. Negative test results must be submitted to the State by uploading such verification to www.travel.hawaii.gov. Amendment #2 to Mayor's COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 12 Page 3 of 3 Written acceptance of the negative test results will allow the traveler to no longer be subject to quarantine. Persons shall bear all costs related to their interisland pre -travel and post arrival testing, however, County district testing will be available at no cost. Amendment #2 extends Mayor's COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 12 and Amendment to Mayor's COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 12 and is effective from 12:01 a.m. October 21, 2020 to 7:00 a.m. through November 30, 2020, or until extended, rescinded, superseded, or amended by my subsequent order, or as otherwise provided by law. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the County of Hawai'i to be affixed. Done this 1VFh day of October 2020 in Hilo; -Hawaii. CONCURRENCE: Arl� Governor D'kvidY. Ve 3 Mayor County of Hawaii Harry Kim tilavot- County of Hawaii Roy Takemoto Managing Director Barbara I Kossow Deputy 11anaging Director Office of the Mayor 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603 - Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 - (808) 961-8211 - Fax (808) 961-6553 KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy., Bldg C - Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i 96740 (808) 323-4444 - Fax (808) 323-4440 October 20, 2020 TO: FROM Nea Jon Henricks, County Clerk Office of the County Clerk Harry Kim, Mayor County of Hawai'i Amendment #2 to Mayor's COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 12 This is a transmittal of the Amendment #2 to Mayor's COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 12 issued by Mayor Harry Kim, and concurred by Governor David Ige to the County Clerk, custodian of records. Received by: Print Name: Date: County of Hawai'i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.