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BRCCI nitiatedTsunamiSirenBill291 .doc- 4118/11 <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br /> BACKGROUND AND RECOMMENDATION <br /> PLANNING DIRECTOR INITIATED <br /> AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) <br /> The Planning Director has initiated an amendment to Chapter 25 (Zoning), <br /> Article 2, Division 4, Section 25 -2 -46 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, <br /> as amended) relating to the Addition of Civil Defense Sirens to Concurrency <br /> Requirements. <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> A recent media report referenced a 2006 State Civil Defense study that identified <br /> 63 sites on the Big Island where no Civil Defense sirens exist. These reports also noted <br /> that since 2007, the State Legislature had appropriated $14.2 million statewide for the <br /> installation of Civil Defense sirens statewide. But at a cost of roughly $85,000 to <br /> $100,000 per siren, that is enough for the installation of only 167 sirens. According to <br /> the report, the State Civil Defense says it still needs another $8.5 million to install 100 <br /> more sirens. The February 2010 Chilean tsunami and the Japan earthquake and tsunami <br /> of March 2011 underscored the need for a comprehensive Civil Defense siren system. <br /> According to the media report, the State Civil Defense plans to build according to <br /> the following priority order: <br /> 1) Existing sirens in tsunami zones that have fallen or are falling off the pole; <br /> 2) New sirens in tsunami zones; <br /> 3) Upgrades in non - tsunami zones; and <br /> 4) New sirens in non - tsunami zones. <br /> On March 1, 2011, the State Civil Defense went out on bid to install a number of <br /> new civil defense sirens on the Big Island that would include Mauna Lani Resort, <br /> Waikoloa Beach resort and Kona Village Resort complexes. <br /> ATTACH: Caren. 235 <br /> -1- Bill 62 <br />