w Editor’s note: Questions about stay-at-home orders can be submitted to tinyurl.com/TFIQ-A, and The Garden Island staff will do our best to find you an answer by contacting county officials and state Department of Health Kaua‘i District Health Officer Dr. Janet Berreman. We will continue to share answers throughout the week. Contact the DOH or your physician for official COVID-19 symptoms and steps to take if you think you have the virus.
Q: What can I expect when I return to the island? Do I need forms?
A: When arriving on the island you can expect the regular Agriculture Declaration Form. Because of the state-mandated, 14-day self-quarantine, if you are arriving from another island, there is an Interisland Declaration Form. This form asks for your name, address, contact information and destination. It can be found at governor.hawaii.gov. These forms will be used to verify you have a place to stay on the island where you will be quarantined for 14 days.
Q: I have several vacation rentals in my neighborhood. I noticed several visitors have arrived after the quarantine was established. They are not staying in their home. Is there a number to call when visitors do not honor our quarantine regulations?
A: Starting Saturday, vacation rentals will not be allowed to operate, per an amendment to the mayor’s emergency rules. Any visitors already on the island are allowed to finish their stay, but not allowed to extend their reservation.
“Vacation rentals are not supervised in the same way as hotels, where it is easier to distribute information about the enforcement of the quarantine,” Mayor Derek Kawakami said Wednesday. So far, there have been three arrests on the island for violating the state’s 14-day self-quarantine.
To report violations, contact the Kaua‘i Police Department dispatch, non-emergency line at 241-1711. The KPD has temporarily expanded online reporting services for criminal and non-criminal activities that are not in progress and a suspect is not present. That link can be found at kauai.gov/KPD-Online-Reporting.
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Sabrina Bodon, public safety and government reporter, can be reached at 245-0441 or sbodon@thegardenisland.com.
Source: The Garden Island
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