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<br /> <br />Roy Takemoto <br /> <br />Managing Director <br /> <br /> <br />Harry Kim <br />Mayor <br /> <br />Barbara J. Kossow <br /> Deputy Managing Director <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i <br />Office of the Mayor <br />25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603  Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720  (808) 961-8211  Fax (808) 961-6553 <br />KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Hwy., Bldg C  Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740 <br />(808) 323-4444  Fax (808) 323-4440 <br /> <br />May 19, 2020 <br />NEWS RELEASE -- Revises Comment Period to May 19-June 2 <br /> <br />Draft Hawai‘i County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan Update Comment Period runs <br />from May 19-June 2 <br /> <br />In October of 2019, the Hawai‘i County Civil Defense Agency embarked on a planning process <br />to prepare for and lessen the impacts of specified natural hazards by updating the Hawai‘i <br />County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan. <br /> <br />Responding to federal mandates in the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-390), <br />Hawaii County Civil Defense began to pool resources to create a uniform hazard mitigation <br />strategy that can be consistently applied to the defined planning area, and used to ensure <br />eligibility for specified grant funding success. <br /> <br />Hawai‘i County Civil Defense invites residents and other stakeholders to review and comment <br />on the recently completed draft update to the Hawai‘i County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />(MHMP). The 14-day public review period of the Draft Plan begins on May 19, 2020 and ends <br />on June 2, 2020 at 5:00 p.m., HST. <br /> <br />You can access a copy of the draft MHMP plan and narrated Power Point presentation at: <br />http://records.co.hawaii.hi.us/Weblink/1/edoc/104769/2020-05- <br />18_HawaiiCountyHMP_PublicReviewDraft.pdf <br /> <br />A brief live virtual presentation regarding the Draft Plan and opportunities to receive public <br />comment will be provided during this comment period at: <br />May 27, 2020 <br />5:00 p.m. HST <br />Virtual Meeting Platform – WebEx <br />Please fill out registration form to receive an invitation to the hosted meeting: <br />https://arcg.is/1Pb9mb <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br /> <br />