The County of Kaua‘i’s compost bin distribution at the Kaua‘i Resource Center in Līhu‘e will be temporarily closed on Friday, Aug. 28, in order to accommodate the Salvation Army’s monthly donation event occurring that day. Compost bin distribution will resume weekly service on Friday, Sept. 4, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Distributions are free, and normally occur every Friday at the Kaua‘i Resource Center. Officials thank the public for their patience and understanding. For more information about composting on Kaua‘i, please visit www.kauai.gov/composting or call 241-4841.

The state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) last night learned that one of its employees at the Leiopapa A Kamehameha Building on South Beretania Street, aka State Office Tower, tested positive for COVID-19. The employee last worked in an 8th floor office on August 16. The employee did not exhibit any symptoms during the rest of the work week and only began to feel ill over the following weekend, prompting a test on Monday, August 24. Upon knowledge of the positive test result last night, the Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) in Honolulu notified staff not to report to the office today and closed for the health and safety of everyone. The department is working with the Department of Accounting and General services to make arrangements for professional cleaning to properly sanitize and disinfect affected areas. The office will remain closed tomorrow, August 28, as a precaution. Staff will continue to telework and respond to public inquiries received by phone or sent via email to ocp@dcca.hawaii.gov during normal business hours. Other DCCA offices, including OCP’s Hilo and Maui offices, are unaffected by the positive case. “We appreciate the employee’s mindfulness to heed the public messaging and stay home at the onset of feeling ill,” said DCCA Director Catherine Awakuni Colón. “Our department took quick action and contacted the Department of Health to ensure proper protocols were followed as the health and safety of not only our employees, but also the visiting public has always been a primary concern. We wish our employee a speedy recovery.” While any possible exposure is believed to be limited to a small portion of the 8th floor office space, DCCA also alerted the Department of Human Resources Development, which offered assistance in notifying other tenants in the building of the positive case. In its June walk-in service reopening, DCCA implemented strict safety measures, increased cleaning, and abbreviated in-person hours at its offices to minimize the risk of spread. While DCCA continues to operate as an essential government office under the emergency order, the public is encouraged to utilize the department’s online services to reduce in-person contact during the pandemic. A list of the online services can be accessed at https://cca.hawaii.gov/covid19/.

The Department of Customer Services announced today that Honolulu City Lights will scale down this year’s festivities in an effort to eliminate crowds to support minimizing coronavirus outbreaks. The scaled-down version of the 2020 Honolulu City Lights program will feature holiday decorations fronting Honolulu Hale and along King Street for drive-by enjoyment. Key features will include the traditional 50-foot tree, Shaka Santa with Tutu Mele, and other large illuminated displays in celebration of the holiday season. Among the activities that have been canceled for the 36th year of the event are: opening night festivities, including Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s tree lighting ceremony; the holiday concert, and the public workers electric light parade. Other activities suspended for the duration of the event include the beloved department tree display in the courtyard and the public wreath display in Lane Gallery as well as all vendor booths and rides; nonprofit exhibits; and in-person photos with Santa. “The city employees are very saddened to not be able to share our holiday joy with the public as we have done annually for more than three decades, but the focus right now must be on the health and safety of our island,” said Sheri Kajiwara, director of the city’s Department of Customer Services. “We realize how important it will be to lift spirits and instill hope, especially with what we are all going through, so we are seeking creative ways to share some elements of the program virtually this year to continue to connect our island families -- just in a different way.” For more information, visit the Honolulu City Lights webpage.

The Hawai'i State Department of Education announced today that it will continue the Learn from Home phase of distance learning for most students statewide through the first quarter, which ends Oct. 2. Ahead of the Aug. 17 return of students for the 2020-21 school year, the Department announced most schools would shift the majority of instruction to distance learning for at least the first four weeks of the academic year. This extends that by three weeks for the remainder of the first quarter. The extension applies to all O'ahu schools and most neighbor island schools. Hāna High & Elementary School on Maui and Kilohana Elementary, Maunaloa Elementary and Moloka'i Middle schools on Moloka'i will continue their current models. Update: Kaunakakai Elementary and Moloka‘i High plan to implement distance learning until Sept. 8. During the Learn from Home phase, schools will continue offering learning hubs on campus to provide connectivity for students who need it. Schools will also continue educational programming for vulnerable students as previously identified. Complex area superintendents will work with school principals to develop transition plans for the second quarter, with considerations for community-specific needs. The Department will continue to work closely with state, county and health officials to assess if and when students can safely return to in-person blended learning models. As decisions are made, schools will communicate with families.

The County of Maui continues to support the Maui District Health Office (MDHO) and Hawaii National Guard in expanding its contact tracing capacity for COVID-19 cases in Maui County. MDHO is partnering with the University of Hawaii Maui College, which will be providing its auditorium, two offices and parking spaces for contact tracing personnel and operations. The college also will be providing phones and computers to investigators, along with access to the facilities on holidays and weekends. Currently, MDHO has 24 staff and public health nurses to conduct contact tracing. Hawaii National Guard has provided an additional 28 personnel to assist with investigations and have made over 700 calls in the past week. About a dozen contracted workers trained through UH system will also join the group beginning in early September. “We continue to support the Maui District Health Office and Dr. Lorrin Pang in their tireless efforts to keep our community safe,” Mayor Michael Victorino said. “Dr. Pang’s staff have done a tremendous job contact tracing and investigating cases throughout Maui County. We also are grateful to Task Force Maui Commander Col. Tyson Tahara and all our Hawaii National Guardsmen for their service to our community.”

Department of Health: COVID-19 Activity Appears to be Stabilizing on O‘ahu While there are indications that infections in Honolulu are beginning to stabilize and even decrease slightly, health officials are expressing concerns about growing activity on Maui and Hawai‘i island. Hawai‘i island has 23 new cases today for a cumulative total of 243 since the start of the pandemic. Maui has eight (8) additional cases for a cumulative total of 311. Most of the newly reported cases are reported on O‘ahu with 245 today for a cumulative total of 6,626. Hawai‘i’s coronavirus death toll reached 51 today, with the Dept. of Health reporting two additional deaths. Both are O‘ahu men who were in the hospital and had underlying health conditions. One of the men was in the 50 to 59-year-old age group, and the other was in the 60 to 69-year-old group. Health Director Dr. Bruce Anderson extended statewide condolences to the family and friends of the latest people to pass from COVID-19. “The tragic loss of our loved ones and our neighbors is devastating and sadly, more deaths are expected as our case numbers continue to be high. We can work together to reduce hospitalizations and deaths by consistently practicing the 3W’s (wash your hands, watch your distance, wear your mask), and abiding by all State and County restrictions currently in place. We all can do our part to get the infection rate across Hawai‘i back under control,” he said. Commenting on the increasing activity on the two Neighbor Islands, State Epidemiologist Dr. Sarah Park said, “Along with our county partners, we are closely monitoring these trends. We have concerns that ongoing gatherings, especially with inconsistent mask use or distancing, are contributing.” On Hawai‘i island two recent large gatherings are of particular concern: a beach gathering and a large funeral. Social media videos from the funeral showed people not physically distancing or wearing masks. More than 500 tests have been reportedly administered to people who attended the funeral with additional testing planned. Read more: http://bit.ly/2QrlG8LDND1 For more tables, charts and visualizations visit the DOH Disease Outbreak Control Division: http://bit.ly/2YFrMXHTA Information on Isolation and Quarantine The City and County of Honolulu and DOH are working hard to offer more robust voluntary isolation and quarantine support to people who have tested positive for COVID-19 and close contacts of confirmed cases, when doing so in their own home is not possible. All services are completely optional and offered by DOH on a case-by-case basis when individuals identify challenges that may prevent them from safely quarantining or isolating. Assistance may include home delivery of food or essential items to people who do not have another way to get supplies. In some cases, individuals may be offered a hotel room or other alternate accommodation when they cannot safely isolate or quarantine away from other household members. The decisions to use assistance offered or relocate to a hotel is completely voluntary and up to each individual. First Day of Surge Testing on O‘ahu Today, is the first day of “surge testing” on O‘ahu where federal, state and county partners hope to test 5,000 people each day over the next 14 days. This testing is free of charge and pain free as U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams and Lt. Gov. Dr. Josh Green demonstrate in this video: https://vimeo.com/451663548 For more information & to make a reservation:www.doIneedacovid19test.com Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency: HI-EMA Introduces Kokua Offers Portal HI-EMA has created a new portal for businesses, organizations, and residents to offer resources to the community to help Hawai'i respond to the current or future needs of this ongoing pandemic.The Kokua Offers portal replaces the Governor’s covidkokua@hawaii.gov email address, which resulted in 473 companies, organizations, and residents offering COVID-specific support resources, as well as unique ideas which were adopted. HI-EMA Administrator Luke Meyers said, “Kokua Offers is HI-EMA’s way of helping connect our communities to enable them to help each other during this unprecedented pandemic. It’s a more convenient way for our organization to engage our residents to aid others as the COVID-19 case numbers continue to mount.” Link to the Kokua Offers portal: http://kokuaoffers.hawaii.gov Federal Team Arrives to Aid Local Efforts in Fight Against COVID-19 A COVID-19 Response Assistance Field Team (CRAFT) arrived in Honolulu Monday, to help the State in its efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus. CRAFT typically visits emerging hotspots nationwide to listen, learn, and support local and state efforts in its fight against COVID-19. They help to identify root causes at the community level, identify lessons learned, and help implement those plans. Some of the things they’ll be working on include; school re-opening plans, collaboration and coordination with community-based organizations, current community mitigation strategies, and testing strategies. CRAFT has already met with HI-EMA, DOH, and will reach out to county mayors and emergency management directors in the coming days. Website Launched to Provide PPE to Qualifying Organizations HI-EMA has launched a website for independent medical and dental practices, small groups, small hospitals, small businesses, and non-profits to obtain free PPE. There are 12 items available and there is a prioritization list of which organizations have access to which supplies and how many. While it takes 2-3 months to receive bulk orders, each organization will be sent supplies that are already on island while they wait for what they ordered. HI-EMA Administrator Luke Meyers said, “This website will enhance HI-EMA’s ability to provide more help to the community as COVID-19 case counts continue to rise and hospitals struggle to avoid surge capacity. From an emergency management perspective, we are rising to the challenge of supporting our medical facilities, small businesses, and non-profits with the essential protective equipment they need to stay safe during these unprecedented times.” Each organization shall register, attest to qualification requirements, provide Hawaii-specific license numbers and the size of their staff and customers. Once they are confirmed to be a Hawai'i organization that qualifies, they will be provided access to the ordering website. To access the site: https://hawaii-medical-alliance.myshopify.com/ University of Hawai‘i: COVID-19 Webinar A webinar on COVID-19 will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, from 12 to 1 p.m. to talk about vaccine development, antibody testing, training contact tracers, and more. The webinar is sponsored by the Hawai‘i Immunization Coalition, Hawai‘i Pacific Health, and UH Manoa Dept. of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology, and Pharmacology. Participants including physicians, nurses, and social workers who attend the webinar – can receive up to one professional development credit hour. To register for the webinar: https://forms.gle/fmvs6zGyQuKxbVLcA Hawai‘i Tourism Authority: 2,118 Passengers Arrive on Monday On Monday, a total of 2,118 people arrived in Hawai‘i including 516 visitors and 831 returning residents. There was a total of 29 arriving flights. This table shows the number of people who arrived by air from out of state yesterday but does not show interisland travel. AIRPORT ARRIVALS FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2020 Hawai‘i COVID-19 Joint Information Center Helpful Resources Kaua‘i County Kauai COVID-19 webpage: https://www.kauai.gov/COVID-19 Modified quarantine request form: https://bit.ly/2QpBSaO To report violators: https://www.kauai.gov/KPD-Online-Reporting Maui County Maui County mandatory travel declaration form and request for limited quarantine form: https://www.mauicounty.gov/travel To report violators: (808) 244-6400 or mpdquarantine@mpd.net Hawai‘i County Hawaii County COVID-19 webpage: https://bit.ly/3lxxHrQ Critical infrastructure and medical travel request: https://bit.ly/3lp2rek To report violators: Non-emergency line (808) 935-3311 City & County of Honolulu Interisland passengers arriving on Oahu are not subject to the mandatory quarantine. To report violators: 808-723-3900 or HPDcovidenforce@honolulu.gov

The City and County of Honolulu’s “stay-at-home, work-at-home” order announced yesterday by Mayor Kirk Caldwell allows private educational institutions to operate as essential functions, as long as they (1) comply with Social Distancing Requirements to the extent applicable and reasonably possible; (2) comply with the face covering requirements; and (3) implement distance learning to the greatest extent possible. The Department of Education and the UH Systems will determine what is necessary, appropriate and safe with respect to in-person instruction at the public schools and UH campuses. All educational institutions are encouraged to utilize distance learning as much as possible. These requirements are outlined in the order attached, which was signed today by Gov. David Ige. # # # City and County of Honolulu Executive Order 2020-25: http://www.honolulu.gov/mayor/proclamations-orders-and-rules.html

Gov. David Ige has approved Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s Emergency Order No. 2020-25, requiring individuals on Oʻahu to stay at home and work from home for two weeks. Exceptions include certain essential activities, and work that provides essential business and government services, or performs essential public infrastructure construction, including housing. For a list of essential businesses and services, go to Section 2F of Stay at Home Order. The Order goes into effect at 12:00 a.m. on Aug. 27, 2020 and continues through Sept. 9, 2020 “We have taken measures in recent weeks to address the surge in COVID cases. Although we’ve seen a leveling off in cases on Oʻahu, they’re still too high and our healthcare system is still at risk. Let’s work together to flatten the curve,” said Gov. Ige. The City and County of Honolulu’s “stay-at-home, work-at-home” order allows private educational institutions to operate as essential functions, as long as they (1) comply with Social Distancing Requirements to the extent applicable and reasonably possible; (2) comply with the face covering requirements; and (3) implement distance learning to the greatest extent possible. The Department of Education and the UH Systems will determine what is necessary, appropriate and safe with respect to in-person instruction at the public schools and UH campuses. All educational institutions are encouraged to utilize distance learning as much as possible. Violation of this Order is a misdemeanor, with fines of up to $5,000, up to a year in prison, or both.

The City and County of Honolulu's Emergency Order No. 2020-25 (COVID-19 - Novel Coronavirus) Second Stay At Home / Work From Home Order has been signed. At the present time, there is a resurgence of COVID-19 within the City. As of August 24, 2020, the City has had 6,181 confirmed cases of COVID-19, a record 4,374 of which are active cases, 352 related hospitalizations, and 41 related deaths. Due to the risk of the rapid spread of the virus causing COVID-19, and the need to protect all members of the City, especially including our members most vulnerable to the virus and also health care providers, this Order requires all individuals anywhere in the City to shelter in place — that is, stay at home and work from home — except for certain essential activities and work to provide essential business and government services or perform essential public infrastructure 2 construction, including housing. This Order is effective at 12:00 a.m. on August 27, 2020 and will continue through September 9, 2020 subject to the limited exceptions and under the terms and conditions more particularly set forth below. http://www.honolulu.gov/mayor/proclamations-orders-and-rules.html

Mayor Derek S. K. Kawakami has signed the fourth supplementary emergency proclamation on August 25, 2020, for the County of Kaua‘i, in order to provide for the health, safety, and welfare of the people of Kaua‘i from the potential spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The Mayor’s proclamation was issued in coordination with the Governor’s Office and fellow counties. The Mayor’s fourth supplementary emergency proclamation authorizes the County of Kaua‘i to take immediate action to mitigate the potential impacts of COVID-19. It allows the County to be proactive in establishing a plan for officials to mobilize resources if and when needed. The disaster emergency relief period shall continue until terminated 60 days after August 25, 2020, or by a separate proclamation – whichever comes first. To view a copy of the emergency proclamation, visit the County of Kaua‘i’s website at www.kauai.gov/KEMA. For more information and to sign up for daily updates from the State Department of Health relating to current COVID-19 information, visithttps://health.hawaii.gov/news/covid-19-updates/

COVID-19 ACTIVITY APPEARS TO BE STABILIZING ON O‘AHU Concerns About Increasing Activity on Maui & Hawai‘i Island While there are indications that infections in Honolulu are beginning to stabilize and even decrease slightly, health officials are expressing concerns about growing activity on Maui and Hawai‘i island. Hawai‘i island has 23 new cases today for a cumulative total of 243 since the start of the pandemic. Maui has eight (8) additional cases for a cumulative total of 311. Most of the newly reported cases are reported on O‘ahu with 245 today for a cumulative total of 6,626. Hawai‘i’s coronavirus death toll reached 51 today, with the Dept. of Health reporting two additional deaths. Both are O‘ahu men who were in the hospital and had underlying health conditions. One of the men was in the 50 to 59-year-old age group, and the other was in the 60 to 69-year-old group. Health Director Dr. Bruce Anderson extended statewide condolences to the family and friends of the latest people to pass from COVID-19. “The tragic loss of our loved ones and our neighbors is devastating and sadly, more deaths are expected as our case numbers continue to be high. We can work together to reduce hospitalizations and deaths by consistently practicing the 3W’s (wash your hands, watch your distance, wear your mask), and abiding by all State and County restrictions currently in place. We all can do our part to get the infection rate across Hawai‘i back under control,” he said. Commenting on the increasing activity on the two Neighbor Islands, State Epidemiologist Dr. Sarah Park said, “Along with our county partners, we are closely monitoring these trends. We have concerns that ongoing gatherings, especially with inconsistent mask use or distancing, are contributing.” On Hawai‘i island two recent large gatherings are of particular concern: a beach gathering and a large funeral. Social media videos from the funeral showed people not physically distancing or wearing masks. More than 500 tests have been reportedly administered to people who attended the funeral with additional testing planned. Clusters on Maui include cases at an assisted living facility and new cases associated with a hospital. Today, is the first day of “surge testing” on O‘ahu where federal, state and county partners hope to test 5,000 people each day over the next 12 days. This testing is free of charge and pain free as U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams and Lt. Gov. Dr. Josh Green demonstrate in this video: https://vimeo.com/451663548 For more information & to make a reservation: www.doIneedacovid19test.com

The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies the public of the following in consideration of the Second Stay at Home / Work from Home order in place for Oahu Aug. 27 though Sept. 9, 2020. • Special use lanes such as the Zipperlane and other contraflows will operate normally. • In person driver’s education (i.e., in person classroom and behind the wheel instruction) is suspended. • City driver’s licensing services are suspended. The Sept. 30 extension for driver’s licenses and instructional permits with an expiration date falling within the emergency period remains valid. • Periodic Motor Vehicle Inspections (safety checks) will be allowed to continue. • Extended hours for roadwork will be approved for: o HART work on Nimitz Highway by Sand Island Access Road between River Street and Richards Street, at the Valkenburg Street intersection, and between Elliot Street and Aolele Street. o HART work on Kamehameha Highway in Pearl City and Aiea o HART work in the vicinity of Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam HDOT Highways offices remain closed to the public. Those needing to do business with HDOT Highways are encouraged to review the webpage https://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/home/doing-business/guide-to-permits/