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WHEREAS, on March 21, 2020, the Governor of the State of Hawaii issued the Second <br />Supplementary Proclamation issuing an Order that all persons coming into the State of Hawaii <br />shall be subject to a period of self -quarantine; and <br />WHEREAS, on March 23, 2020, the Governor of the State of Hawaii issued the Third <br />Supplementary Proclamation issuing an Order stating "All persons in the State Must Stay at <br />Home or in Their Place of Residence" with exceptions for essential business or operations; and <br />WHEREAS, on March 24, 2020, the Mayor of the County of Hawaii issued the Second <br />Supplementary Emergency Proclamation issuing further orders for response to COVID-19, the <br />suspension of meetings and hearings and postponement of permit deadlines and automatic <br />approvals; and <br />WHEREAS, due to the possibility of imminent emergency or disaster due to bodily <br />injury to residents of Hawaii Island, and the need for government agencies and representatives <br />from the private sector to mobilize and provide financial and other immediate services to our <br />island residents, a state of emergency is authorized pursuant to Chapter 127A Hawaii Revised <br />Statutes, and Chapter 7, Hawaii County Code; and <br />WHEREAS, Section 127A -13(b)(1) Hawaii Revised Statutes provides that during a state <br />of emergency the Mayor may relieve hardship and inequities or obstruction to public health, <br />safety or welfare found by the Mayor to exist in the laws of the county and to result from the <br />operations of federal programs or measures, may suspend county laws in whole or in part; and <br />WHEREAS, to aid in the prevention of spreading the COVID-19 virus the use of single - <br />use plastic bags for the transport of food and other material should be allowed and the County of <br />Hawai`i's Plastic Bag Reduction Chapter 14 Article 20, Hawaii County Code, would hamper <br />this effort; and <br />WHEREAS, there is a need to clarify the Second Supplementary Emergency <br />Proclamation's order number 2 Permit Deadlines and Automatic Approvals that the Hawaii <br />County Code Chapter 19 Section 19-91 Appeal filing deadline of April 9 is not suspended due to <br />the negative effect it will have on the certification of values and the budgetary process. <br />2 <br />