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STATE OF HAWAII

On May 18, 2020, Governor David Ige unveiled the State of Hawaii's Roadmap to Recovery and Resilience plan. The plan is based on a continuum of four phases, beginning with Stabilization (Phase 1), then Reopening (Phase 2), then Long-Term Recovery (Phase 3), and finally Resilience (Phase 4).

The Governor's prior orders, namely the "Stay at Home" order and "Safer at Home" order, were part of the Stabilization phase of the plan. Governor Ige announced that Hawaii's progress in battling the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak warrants moving into Phase 2: Reopening in June.

In the Act with Care phase (described in the Eighth Supplementary Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Emergency
"Eighth Proclamation")), "medium risk" businesses will be reopened, followed by "high-risk businesses." A breakdown of those businesses and how and when they may reopen is described on this slide of the Governor's presentation.

Governor Ige explained that each county Mayor, in consultation with him and his staff, will determine the details and timing of the reopening phase in their counties. The plan requires that each step in the phase have a minimum 14-day observation period in order to assess the impact of the reopening measures. If a disease spike occurs, the State may move backward on the continuum of phases.

The Governor's full May 18, 2020 slide presentation is available here.

In the Thirteenth Proclamation (see below), Governor Ige created an exception to the mandatory 14-day self-quarantine for travelers coming to Hawaii. Effective on October 15, 2020, travelers may be exempted from the quarantine if, upon entry into the State, they provide written confirmation from a State-approved COVID-19 testing facility of a negative test result from a test administered to the traveler within 72 hours from the final leg of their departure. The Thirteenth Proclamation allows counties to opt-out of the exception. It also allowed counties to create "Enhanced Movement Quarantine" within resort areas, creating "bubbles" for visitors to the islands. The Thirteenth Proclamation extended the Emergency Relief period through October 31, 2020.

Through the Fourteenth Proclamation (see below), Governor Ige extended the Emergency Relief period through November 30, 2020.

In the Fifteenth Proclamation, which was issued on November 16, 2020, Governor Ige extended the Emergency Relief period through December 31, 2020. The Fifteen Proclamation extends and clarifies the statewide mask mandate. It states:

All persons in the State shall wear a face covering over their nose and mouth when in public. The requirements of this statewide mask mandate are set forth in Exhibit J, which will be enforced in each county.

All persons shall comply with applicable safety, hygiene and physical distancing guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well as with State, county, industry and regulatory practices for safety, hygiene and physical distancing, including standards and requirements adopted and issued by Hawaii Department of Health (DOH).

The proclamation also specifies that: “An owner or operator of any business or operation shall refuse admission or service to any individual who fails to wear a face covering, unless an exception applies under this section.” Those that do not may be subject to enforcement, including fines and mandatory closure.

The Fifteenth Proclamation also extends the moratorium on evictions for non-payment of rent until this proclamation expires on Dec. 31, 2020.

Act with Care Order

Work in Business or Operations. During the Emergency Relief period, essential businesses may operate; those businesses include those that are part of the federal critical infrastructure sectors, including essential workers supporting the 2020 Census, as identified by the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, and the businesses or operations operating in each county in accordance with the State Roadmap to Recovery and Resilience, referenced in Exhibit E of the Fourteenth Proclamation by Governor Ige. Businesses include for-profit, non-profit, or educational entities, regardless of the nature of the service, the function they perform, or their corporate or entity structure.
Safe Practices. All persons must wear face coverings in compliance with county orders, rules and directives approved by Governor Ige. All persons must comply with applicable hygiene and physical distancing guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well as State, county, industry and regulatory requirements for safe hygiene and physical distancing practices to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, including standards adopted by and requirements issued by Hawaii Department of Health (DOH).
Penalty for Non-Compliance. Failure to comply with the order is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine up to $5,000, or up to a year in jail, or both.

Mandatory Self-Quarantine Order for Visitors Traveling to the State

Through the end of November, all individuals, both residents and visitors, arriving or returning to the State of Hawaii must self-quarantine for 14 days, unless, upon entry into the State, travelers provide written confirmation from a State-approved COVID-19 testing facility of a negative test result from a test administered to the traveler within 72 hours from the final leg of departure Other limited exceptions apply for those traveling to perform critical infrastructure functions and those arriving by boat. Travelers must also submit to screening upon their arrival in the state.
A county may require travelers five and older to obtain a subsequent test (at the county's expense) after the traveler's arrival into the State. Travelers who arrive into a county that requires a subsequent test do not need to self-quarantine prior to obtaining the subsequent test.
Failure to comply with the mandatory self-quarantine is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine up to $5,000, or up to a year in jail, or both.

Emergency Proclamations by Governor David Ige:

Emergency Proclamation for COVID-19, March 5, 2020 (declaring an Emergency Period, effective through April 29, 2020).
Supplementary Proclamation for COVID-19, March 16, 2020 (extending Emergency Period through May 15, 2020).
Second Supplementary Proclamation for COVID-10, March 21, 2020 (imposing mandatory 14-day self-quarantine for all persons entering Hawaii and extending Emergency Period through May 20, 2020).
Third Supplementary Proclamation for COVID-19, March 23, 2020 (imposing stay-at-home order, defining essential business and activities, delineating permitted activities outside the home, and imposing social distancing requirements).
Fourth Supplementary Proclamation for COVID-19, March 21, 2020 (extending mandatory self-quarantine requirements to intra-island travelers).
Fifth Supplementary Proclamation for COVID-19, April 17, 2020 (requiring use of face-coverings (except for people exercising and maintaining social distance), closing beaches (except to transit to the ocean), limiting boating activities, limiting hiking activities, limiting fishing activities, encouraging use of face coverings; closing beaches; imposing restrictions on boating; reinforcing social distancing requirements; imposing various requirements for operations of essential businesses; and suspending evictions for failure to pay rent).
Sixth Supplementary Proclamation Amending and Restating Prior Proclamations and Executive Orders Relating to the COVID-19 Emergency, April 25, 2020 (amending and restating prior orders, requiring county mayors to obtain approval of Governor Ige or the Director of Hawaii Emergency Management Agency for emergency proclamations, invoking emergency management laws, extending stay-at-home order through May 31, 2020, permitting ocean and shore use for ocean activities and exercise provided that social distancing requirements are maintained, extending mandatory quarantine for travelers (international, from the mainland and inter-island through May 31, 2020, and suspending certain laws).
Seventh Supplementary Proclamation for COVID-19, May 5, 2020 ("Safer-at-Home Order").
Eighth Supplementary Proclamation Related to COVID-19, May 18, 2020 ("Act with Care Order").
Ninth Supplementary Proclamation Related to COVID-19, June 10, 2020 (extending the Act with Care Order until July 31, 2020 and ending quarantine requirement for intra-island travel as of June 16, 2020).
Tenth Supplementary Proclamation Related to COVID-19, July 17, 2020 (extending the Act with Care Order until August 31, 2020).
Eleventh Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Emergency Interisland Travel Quarantine, August 7, 2020 (implementing a 14-day quarantine for all individuals traveling between from Oahu to the other Hawaiian islands, beginning on August 11, 2020 and ending on August 31, 2020).
Twelfth Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Emergency, August 20, 2020.
Thirteenth Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Emergency, September 23, 2020.
Fourteenth Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Emergency, October 13, 2020.
Fifteenth Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Emergency, November 18, 2020.

To understand the status of the reopening process in each county of Hawaii and specific restrictions for each business and activity, please refer to the latest proclamation or order from the county Mayors, which are set forth below.

CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU

Emergency Orders by Mayor Kirk Caldwell:

Proclamation COVID-19 [Novel Coronavirus], March 4, 2020 (declaring state of emergency)
Supplemental Proclamation of Emergency or Disaster (COVID-19 [Novel Coronavirus]), March 18, 2020 (declaring state of emergency, closing bars for 15 days, closing restaurants except for takeout for 15 days, closing city facilities for public gatherings, requiring events to follow CDC guidelines and limiting city services).
Emergency Order No. 2020-01, March 20, 2020 (order closing bars and restaurants and limiting public gatherings to requirements set by the CDC).
Rules of the Mayor, March 20, 2020 (defining terms used in emergency orders).
Emergency Order No. 2020-02, March 22, 2020 (imposing stay-at-home order, except for those engaged in essential businesses; limiting public gatherings; limiting travel except for travel for essential activities).
Emergency Order No. 2020-03, March 31, 2020 (order requiring golf courses, tennis clubs and other sports facilities to cease operations).
Letter to the President, April 1, 2020 (letter from Honolulu Mayor Caldwell, Maui Mayor Victorino and Kauai Mayor Kawakami requesting that President Trump ban all non-essential travel to the State of Hawaii until April 30, 2020).
Emergency Order No. 2020-04, April 2, 2020 (order deeming automobile sales as essential business).
Emergency Order No. 2020-05, April 9, 2020 (implementing curfew on weekends from 11 PM to 5 AM on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, with exceptions).
Emergency Order No. 2020-06, April 13, 2020 (order deeming fabric stores as essential businesses)
Emergency Order No. 2020-07, April 14, 2020 (requiring the use of face-coverings when interacting with customers at essential businesses and riding on public transit, except for certain situations).
Stay at Home Order Guidance Bulletin, April 20, 2020 (addressing status of short-term rentals, auto detailers, music lessons, religious gatherings, fabric stores, professional services and essential businesses).
Emergency Order No. 2020-08, April 22, 2020 (opening city parks for limited purposes).
Emergency Order No 2020-09, April 29, 2020 (amended and restated stay at home and work from home order, which rescinds Emergency Order Nos. 2020-01 to 2020-08; this order is effective through 4:30 PM on May 18, 2020).
Emergency Order No. 2020-10, May 6, 2020 (second amended and restated stay at home/work from home order).
Second Supplemental Proclamation (COVID-19 [Novel Coronavirus]), May 6, 2020 (extending the state of emergency or disaster period until July 17, 2020).
Guidance Bulletin for Emergency Order No. 2020-10, May 8, 2020 (defining terms within Emergency Order No. 2020-10).
Emergency Order No. 2020-11, May 13, 2020 ("Restore Honolulu 2.0" order, amending and restating stay at home/work from home order, effective from May 13, 2020 through June 30, 2020).
Emergency Order No. 2020-12, May 15, 2020 (amending Restore Honolulu 2.0 order to open Oahu's beaches as of May 16, 2020).
Emergency Order No. 2020-13, May 21, 2020 (second amendment of Restore Honolulu 2.0 order, allowing restaurants to reopen for dine-in service with restrictions as of June 5, 2020).
Emergency Order No. 2020-14, May 28, 2020 ("Restore Honolulu 3.0").
Emergency Order No. 2020-15, June 3, 2020 (Amendment to "Restore Honolulu 3.0").
Guidance Bulletin for Order No. 2020-15, June 15, 2020.
Third Supplemental Proclamation of Emergency or Disaster (COVID-19 [Novel Coronavirus]), June 24, 2020 (extending state of emergency through the end of July).
Emergency Order No. 2020-16, June 24, 2020 (Second Amendment to "Restore Honolulu 3.0").
Emergency Order No. 2020-17, June 27, 2020 ("Restore Honolulu 4.0").
Emergency Order No. 2020-18, July 2, 2020 (amendment to Restore Honolulu 4.0).
Emergency Order No. 2020-19, July 14, 2020 (second amendment to Restore Honolulu 4.0 relating to mask use in public spaces and new rules for liquor sales).
Emergency Order No. 2020-20, July 23, 2020 (third amendment to Restore Honolulu 4.0 relating to face coverings while in gyms).
Emergency Order No. 2020-21, July 29, 2020 ("Restore Honolulu 5.0").
Fourth Supplemental Proclamation of Emergency or Disaster (COVID-19 [Novel Coronavirus]), July 29, 2020 (extending state of emergency through the end of August).
Emergency Order No. 2020-22, July 29, 2020 (amending Restore Honolulu 5.0 to limit gatherings to 10 people, whether outdoor or indoor, and to require the use of masks in all public places with limited exceptions).
Mayor’s Fifth Supplemental Proclamation of Emergency or Disaster (COVID-19 [Novel Coronavirus]), August 7, 2020 (extending state of emergency through the end of September).
Emergency Order No. 2020-23, August 7, 2020 (closing all city and state parks on Oahu, beginning on August 8 and ending on September 4, 2020).
Emergency Order No. 2020-24, August 19, 2020 ("Act Now Honolulu - No social gatherings").
Emergency Order No. 2020-25, August 25, 2020 ("Second Stay at Home/ Work from Home order").
Guidance Bulletin for Emergency Order No. 2020-25, August 28, 2020.
Emergency Order No. 2020-26, September 28, 2020 ("Amended Second Stay at Home/ Work from Home Order").
Honolulu COVID-10 Recovery Framework, September 23, 2020.
Mayor's Sixth Supplemental Proclamation, September 23, 2020.
Guidance Memorandum, September 23, 2020.
Mayor's Emergency Order 2020-27, September 23, 2020 ("Order Implementing Tier 1 of COVID-19 Recovery Framework").
Update to Honolulu's COVID-19 Recovery Framework, October 15, 2020 ("Plan to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in Honolulu").
Mayor's Emergency Order 2020-28, October 15, 2020 ("Amendment to Order Implementing Tier 1 of COVID-19 Recovery Framework).
Mayor's Eighth Proclamation, October 21, 2020.
Designated Businesses and Operations - Tier 2 Required Conditions, October 21, 2020.
Mayor's Emergency Order 2020-29, October 21, 2020.