Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Hawaii Public Housing Authority Emergency Rules Relating to COVID-19 Emergency › Section 1 - Findings

Current through June, 2024
The authority finds that:
(a) The Governor of the State of Hawaii has
				determined and proclaimed that COVID-19 is an emergency in the State of Hawaii
				as contemplated by section
				127A-2 and
				127A-14, Hiwaii Revised Statutes
				("HRS"), and that this emergency continues, as evidenced by his Proclamation
				dated March 4, 2020), and Supplementary Proclamations dated March 16, 2020,
				March 21, 2020, March 23, 2020, March 31, 2020, April 6, 2020, April 25, 2020,
				May 5, 2020, May 18, 2020, June 10, 2020, and July 17, 2020 ("Emergency
				Proclamations");
(b) Section
				127A-2, HRS, defines
				"emergency" as "any occurrence, or imminent threat thereof, which re suits or
				may likely results in substantial injury or harm to the population or
				substantial damage to or loss of property";
(c) There is an occurrence of a severe and
				extraordinary event that constitutes a public health emergency which continues
				to evolve and spread around the globe and is now spreading by record daily
				amounts to a total of 1,989 positive cases in the community as of July 30,
				2020, which has caused 26 deaths, damages, losses and suffering of such
				character and magnitude to affect the health, welfare, and living conditions of
				a substantial number of persons, and is anticipated to affect the economy of
				the State of Hawaii as the Governor declared through his Emergency
				Proclamations;
(d) The authority
				agrees with the Governor that the ongoing COVID-9 pandemic is of such magnitude
				to warrant protective act on by the authority to prevent the spread of COVID-19
				as COVID-19 continues to endanger the health, safety, and welfare of the
				people;
(e) On July 31, 2020, the
				authority staff reported:
(1) A sudden and
				significant increase of COVID-19 cases among the residents at the following
				properties :
(A) Kuhio Park Terrace Low Rise
				- 1 active case
(B) The Towers at
				Kuhio Park (KPT Towers) -16 new active cases (this property is privately owned
				and managed, however, it is a contiguous property with Kuhio Park Terrace Low
				Rise and Kuhio homes)
(C) Kalihi
				Valley Homes - 5 positive cases; 2 are recovered (not active); 3 are active; 2
				new cases pending confirmation
(D)
				Puahala Homes - 1 recovered case
(E) Hauiki - 1 active case
				(hospitalized)
(F) Mayor Wright
				Homes - 2 active cases
(G)
				Kaahumanu Homes - 1 active case
(H)
				Punchbowl Homes - 1 positive case that has recovered (not active)
(I) Hookipa Kahaluu - 1 positive
				case
(J) Palolo Homes - 1 positive
				case that has recovered (not active) (this property is privately owned and
				managed, however, it is near Palolo Valley Homes Federal Public
				Housing)
(K) Palolo Valley Homes -
				1 new case pending confirmation
(L)
				Puuwai Momi - 5 positive cases, under isolation/quarantine in Waikiki (all from
				one household); 4 people from that same household awaiting test
				results;