Mayor's COVID-19 First Amended Emergency Rule No. 19

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Mitchell D. Roth Mayor Lee E. Lord Managing Director Robert H. Command Deputy Managing Director Cn#�.1`*1 Offirr of fhr apr 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 Mayor's COVID-19 First Amended Emergency Rule No. 19 Pursuant to the authority vested in me by Hawai'i Revised Statutes ("HRS") Chapter 127A and due to the public health concerns related to COVID-19, 1 hereby adopt and promulgate the following rules which have the force and effect of law. The following State of Hawai'i proclamations related to the COVID-19 emergency authorized by Governor David Ige are relevant to this emergency rule: The Thirteenth Proclamation established a negative test exception to the mandatory self -quarantine requirement for persons entering the State of Hawai'i effective October 15, 2020 and suspended certain specified laws; the Fourteenth Proclamation authorized each county to establish a two -test system for transpacific travelers entering the respective counties; the Fifteenth Proclamation established a statewide face covering requirement; the Sixteenth Proclamation modified the requirements for transpacific travel to Hawai'i; the Seventeenth Proclamation reduced the mandatory self -quarantine for persons entering the State of Hawai'i and for travelers to the counties of Maui, Kaua'i, Hawai'i and Kalawao from 14 days to 10 days; the Eighteenth Proclamation extended the state of emergency and clarified the state of mind required for violation of the proclamation and the requirements for self -quarantine exceptions, the Nineteenth, Twentieth and Twenty - First Proclamation which began to recognize progress made on managing the crisis and implementing limiting relaxation of certain restrictions; the Emergency Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Response dated August 5, 2021, noted that Delta, a highly contagious SARS-CoV-2 virus strain, has resulted in spiking case numbers around the world and continued to spread in our State, and the Emergency Proclamation Related to the State's COVID-19 Delta Response dated October 1, 2021, noted that the Delta strain continued to create considerable risk of infection for members of our community and continues to endanger the health, safety and welfare of the people of Hawai'i. On November 2, 2021, Governor Ige issued Executive Order No. 21-08, which set statewide limits for social gatherings, restaurants, bars, social establishments, and gyms. Subsequently, on November 29, 2021, Governor Ige issued an Emergency Proclamation Related to COVID-19. County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.