Surge contact tracers and prevent blanket shutdowns.

According to reports by John Hopkins and Harvard University, Hawai'i needs to reach up to 1,200 contact tracers to identify the spread of this virus effectively. These reports suggest increasing contract tracing to avoid shutting down entire industries by focusing on clusters of businesses. Shutting down entire sectors is no longer acceptable and will continue to prevent our economy from recov­ering. It is critical for the government to provide relief for businesses, homeowners, and renters impacted by these blanket shutdowns.

Protect our students and teachers returning to school

Provide greater resources to our teachers and keiki to ensure their collective safety, such as personal protective equipment (PPE), safety training, and greater internet access capabilities for disadvantaged students. Continue to ease access to the Department of Edu­cation's (DOE) food distributions for working parents and families with students going to different schools.

Clearly communicate data-based information and sensible Emergency Orders to the public.

Our community is often punished for orders that are not clearly articulated and are not presented alongside a data-based justifica­tion. The release of specified data on where outbreaks are occurring also allows residents to make rational choices on where we choose to shop or work. Instead of casting blame, our government needs to work with residents and build trust within the community to ensure reasonable mandates and community compliance.

Address needs within our homeless population and maintain public space.

Release specific data on homeless shelter and prison outbreaks, utilize federal funds to quickly address and house vulnerable individuals, support the City's Provisional Outdoor Screening and Triage (POST) facilities and maintain public safety for all residents.

Expedite Unemployment benefits /PUA payments.

Ensure individuals are receiving their Unemployment Insurance and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance in an expedited manner, return calls and emails, increase personnel, and ensure social services are being funded to protect our most vulnerable populations.

Expedite roadwork.

It is absolutely critical that work on our It is absolutely critical that work on our highways and roads be expedited to take advantage of the decreased traffic caused by the Mayor's Emergency Order. Long-standing issues such as construction at Ma'ipalaoa Bridge would be greatly helped with expedited construction during this time, with safety measures in place to protect our construction workers.

Properly manage our State Parks.

Ensure that the Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement has enough resources to properly manage and enforce park rules and emergency orders on public property, particularly at the Ka'ena Point State Park and offshore of Poka'i Bay and Makua beach.