Gov. Ige Signs 18th Emergency Proclamation for COVID-19

Governor David Ige has issued an 18^th emergency proclamation for COVID-19.

The proclamation includes mention of an anticipated new exception for vaccinated travelers that will become effective only upon approval by the director of the Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency.  *This exception is not available as of today.

Gov. Ige said:

This week, the CDC updated its guidelines for vaccinated individuals exposed to someone with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. The vaccinated individuals who are exposed are no longer required to quarantine if they meet the following criteria:

• Are fully vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine and are at least 14 days beyond completion of the vaccine series.
• Are within three months following receipt of the last dose in the series
• Have remained asymptomatic since the current COVID-19 exposure

The 18th emergency proclamation extends the eviction moratorium for another 60 days. The moratorium prohibits evictions of tenants for failure to pay all or a portion of the rent, maintenance fees, utility charges, taxes or other required fees for the rental unit.

The 18^th emergency proclamation also adds that government agencies may rely on the suspension of the Uniform Information Practices Act when they meet certain specifications and fulfill a number of requirements. The suspension of the UIPA, the state’s open records law, is evolving.

“This open records law suspension balances the incredible amount of time and effort government agencies are expending on responding to the pandemic and the importance of access to government records,” said Gov. Ige.

The 18^th emergency proclamation expires in 60 days, on April 13, 2021.

To view the emergency proclamation click here.