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KENNETH G. GOODENOW <br />County Clerk <br />February 18, 2010 <br />FROM: C Kenneth Goodenow, County Clerk <br />County of Hawai <br />Office of the County Clerk <br />25 Aupuni Street <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Telephone (808) 961-8255 <br />Facsimile (808) 961 -8912 <br />TO: J Yoshimoto, Chair <br />and Members of the Hawai`i County Council <br />RE: Proposed Housekeeping Amendment to Bill 210 <br />RODNEY OSHIRO <br />Deputy County Clerk <br />C.) <br />During the processing of Bill 210 (relating to emergency water spigots), the following words were <br />inadvertently omitted from the end of the definition of "Impending disaster" as provided in section 7 -6 <br />of the Hawai'i County Code: <br />"inhabitants of the area should evacuate from the threatened area." <br />This language is currently provided in the Hawai`i County Code, thus I request the council or its <br />committee amend the definition of "Impending disaster" as provided in Bill 210 to its current form, <br />which reads as follows (material to be added is underscored): <br />'Impending disaster" means any situation where a catastrophe threatens an inhabited <br />area and the civil defense agency has issued a warning that the inhabitants of the area <br />should evacuate from the threatened area." <br />As this is a housekeeping matter and does not substantially change the bill or its purpose, no <br />draft copy of Bill 210, Draft 2, is attached. <br />l'hank you for your consideration of this matter. <br />KG /jdh <br />Serung the Interests of the People of Our Island <br />f /anal 7 County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />Comm. No. q • I <br />Ref. To: r(� <br />Ref. Dote FEB 1 8 201ft <br />