{"id":"MET-HNL-021","kind":"order","level":"county","jurisdiction":"City and County of Honolulu","state":"HI","metro":"HNL","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Mayor Kirk W. Caldwell","authority":"Haw. Rev. Stat. ch. 127A","instrument":"Emergency Order No. 2020-27","title":"Emergency Order No. 2020-27 (COVID-19) Honolulu\u0027s COVID-19 Recovery Framework: Order Implementing Tier 1","dateIssued":"2020-09-23","effective":"2020-09-24 12:00 a.m.","end":"2020-10-31 stated; superseded Oct. 22, 2020 by EO 2020-29 (Tier 2)","startDate":"2020-09-24","endDate":"2020-10-31","quarters":["2020Q3","2020Q4"],"types":["GATH","CAP","CLOSE","MASK","EVT"],"addressees":["the public","Essential Businesses","Designated Businesses and Operations","restaurants","retail"],"clause":"This Order is effective at 12:00 a.m. on September 24, 2020 and will continue through [October 31, 2020] unless movement to another tier is [required]... Order 3: Gatherings. A. Indoor and outdoor social gatherings of more than five individuals are prohibited.... Occupancy of each indoor retail business included under this section (grocery stores, hardware stores, etc.) is limited to no more than 50% of the [maximum occupancy]... Restaurants and other facilities that prepare and serve food, but only for [parties of five or fewer].","enforcement":"Misdemeanor; fines up to $5,000, up to a year in jail, or both","functions":["GATH","SF sales floor (50%)","DR dining room","EVT","CB","EMP"],"notes":"Tier 1 of the four-tier framework (Ex. MET-HNL-040); amended Oct. 12, 2020 by EO 2020-28 (tours at 50% vehicle capacity).","sourceUrl":"https://www.honolulu.gov/mayor/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2025/05/Emergency_Order_No._2020-27_certified_-_signed.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":617444,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-HNL","url":"/library/MET-HNL-021","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-HNL-021","citation":"Mayor Kirk W. Caldwell, Emergency Order No. 2020-27 (Sept. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-HNL-021)","stateName":"Hawaii","related":["MET-HNL-040","SEC-06-GM-050","MET-HNL-020","MET-HNL-019","MET-HNL-022","MET-HNL-018","MET-HNL-017","MET-HNL-023","MET-HNL-016","MET-HNL-015","MET-HNL-014","MET-HNL-024"]}