Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim signed another Emergency Proclamation today.
Pursuant to the 16th Emergency Proclamation, all persons traveling to Hawaiʻi Island are subject to the State of Hawaiʻi’s mandatory 14 day self-quarantine unless an exemption or modification applies. The period of self-quarantine shall begin from the date of entry onto Hawaiʻi Island and shall last 14 days or the duration of the person’s presence on the island, whichever is shorter.
WHEREAS, Chapter 127A Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, provides for the establishment of emergency management and disaster relief, including the Mayor having direct responsibility and authority over emergency management within the County; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 127A Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes and Chapter 7, Articles 1 and 2 of the Hawai‘i County Code, establishes a Civil Defense Agency within the County of Hawai‘i and prescribes its powers, duties, and responsibilities, and Section 13-23 of the Hawai‘i County Charter empowers the Mayor of the County to declare emergencies; and
WHEREAS, on February 28, 2020, the Mayor of the County of Hawaiʻi issued an Emergency Proclamation declaring a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 outbreak being recognized as a public health emergency of international concern and a public health emergency for the United States; and
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, the Governor of the State of Hawaiʻi issued a Proclamation declaring a state of emergency based upon the actions and directives of the President of the United States, the World Health Organization, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and current conditions warranting preemptive and protective actions related to the outbreak of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, the Mayor of the County of Hawaiʻi issued the Supplementary Emergency Proclamation declaring further orders for response to COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, the Governor of the State of Hawaiʻi issued the Supplementary Proclamation further suspending State laws that impeded the state-wide response to COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on March 21, 2020, the Governor of the State of Hawaiʻi issued the Second Supplementary Proclamation issuing an order that all persons coming into the State of Hawaiʻi shall be subject to a period of self-quarantine; and
WHEREAS, on March 24, 2020, the Mayor of the County of Hawaiʻi issued the Second Supplementary Emergency Proclamation issuing further orders for response to COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on April 1, 2020, the Mayor of the County of Hawaiʻi issued the Third Supplementary Emergency Proclamation issuing further orders for response to COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of Hawai‘i has issued 16 Emergency Proclamations related to the Covid-19 Emergency as of November 23, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor of the County of Hawai‘i has issued, relative to COVID-19, three prior Emergency Proclamations, 12 Emergency Rules and five Amendments to those Rules as of November 23, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the number of persons being infected by COVID-19 globally and in the United States, the State of Hawai‘i and the County of Hawai‘i continue to perpetuate and increase at alarming rates; and
WHEREAS, due to the possibility of imminent emergency or disaster due to bodily injury to residents of Hawaiʻi Island, and the need for government agencies and representatives from the private sector to mobilize and provide financial and other immediate services to our island residents, a state of emergency is authorized pursuant to Chapter 127A Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, and Chapter 7, Hawaiʻi County Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY KIM, Mayor of the County of Hawai‘i, do hereby proclaim and declare that a state of emergency continues to exist due to the imminent danger or threat of emergency on the Hawai‘i Island from the COVID-19 pandemic.
This Fourth Supplementary Emergency Proclamation is effective immediately and shall continue through December 31, 2020 or until further act by this office.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the County of Hawai‘i to be affixed. Done this 27th day of November, 2020 in Hilo, Hawai‘i.
Click here to view Mayor’s COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 13