Honolulu Mayor to Hotels: Make Oahu Halloween Safe

Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell today sent out letters to the general managers of 47 hotels that are currently open on Oahu. The letter was to request their cooperation by continuing to self-enforce all the COVID-19 rules and regulations as it relates to Honolulu’s Emergency Order No. 2020-29 to ensure and make Oahu Halloween safe for this year. This includes, but is not limited to, limiting social gatherings to more than five individuals and enforcing physical distancing of at least six feet in shared spaces such as pool areas.

“Historically, Halloween has been a holiday where large gatherings occur especially in Waikīkī and Downtown Honolulu,” said Mayor Caldwell. “These gatherings have demonstrated to be “super-spreader” events of COVID-19 here in Hawai‘i, on the Continent, in Europe, and elsewhere. We need to make sure that doesn’t happen here. A safe Halloween will keep our recovery moving forward and help us move to the next tier in a few weeks.”

The Honolulu Police Department COVID-19 Enforcement Hotline at (808) 723-3900 or the online reporting form: http://www.honolulupd.org/contact/index.php?page=covidenforce are available for hotel staff who observe violations that are difficult to control and/or jeopardize their health and safety.

The City’s Halloween Guidance can be found at oneoahu.org.