{"id":"DUT-HI-017","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Hawaii","state":"HI","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Department of the Attorney General, Clare E. Connors, Attorney General","authority":"Partal v. Ige, Circuit Court of the First Circuit (DeWeese, J.), written order entered Oct. 15, 2020; HRS chapter 127A","instrument":"News Release 2020-92, Circuit Court Decision Upholds Lawfulness of Governor\u0027s Emergency Proclamations","title":"Circuit Court Decision Upholds Lawfulness of Governor\u0027s Emergency Proclamations","dateIssued":"2020-10-16","effective":"2020-10-16","end":"n/a","startDate":"2020-10-16","endDate":"2020-12-31","quarters":["2020Q4"],"types":["EMER","OTHER"],"addressees":["persons generally (\u0027all residents and visitors\u0027)"],"clause":"the court explained that the purpose of Hawaii\u0027s emergency-powers statute \u0027is to confer comprehensive powers to protect the public and save lives.\u0027... \u0027the Governor\u0027s emergency proclamations are lawful. By continuing to follow these rules, all residents and visitors protect each other and promote public health during this pandemic crisis.\u0027","enforcement":"n/a (announcement); the rules referred to carry the HRS § 127A-29 misdemeanor","functions":[],"notes":"The State\u0027s chief legal officer announced that the circuit court had upheld the Governor\u0027s successive COVID-19 proclamations as lawful and stated that residents and visitors were to continue \u0027to follow these rules\u0027; the release is the Attorney General\u0027s contemporaneous statement that the proclamations bound every person in the State. Character as recorded: agency_position_statement (release, FAQ, memorandum or statement; order_penalty layer).","sourceUrl":"https://ag.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/News-Release-2020-92.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":43368,"grade":"primary","character":"agency_position_statement","description":"","collection":"DUT-HI","url":"/library/DUT-HI-017","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-HI-017","citation":"Department of the Attorney General, Clare E. Connors, Attorney General, News Release 2020-92, Circuit Court Decision Upholds Lawfulness of Governor\u0027s Emergency Proclamations (Oct. 16, 2020) (Ex. DUT-HI-017)","stateName":"Hawaii","related":["DUT-HI-016"]}