Mayor's Fifth Supplementary Emergency Proclamation for COVID-19

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Mitchell D. Roth Maj,or Lee E. Lord Managing Director Robert H. Command Deputy Managing Director C�.v>lxnk of �afun t`t Offirr of thr C Vor 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603 • Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 • (808) 961-8211 . Fax (808) 961-6553 KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokilole Hwy., Bldg C • Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i 96740 (808) 323-4444 • Fax (808) 323-4440 FIFTH SUPPLEMENTARY EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, Chapter 127A Hawaii Revised Statutes, provides for the establishment of emergency management and disaster relief, including the Mayor having direct responsibility and authority over emergency management within the County; and WHEREAS, Chapter 127A Hawaii Revised Statutes and Chapter 7, Articles 1 and 2 of the Hawaii County Code, establishes a Civil Defense Agency within the County of Hawaii and prescribes its powers, duties, and responsibilities, and Section 13-23 of the Hawaii County Charter empowers the Mayor of the County to declare emergencies; and WHEREAS, on February 28, 2020, the Mayor of the County of Hawaii issued an Emergency Proclamation declaring a state of emergency due to the outbreak of COVID-19 being recognized as a public health emergency of international concern and a public health emergency for the United States; and WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, the Governor of the State of Hawaii issued a Proclamation declaring a state of emergency based upon the actions and directives of the President of the United States, the World Health Organization, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and current conditions warranting preemptive and protective actions related to the outbreak of COVID-19; and WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, the Mayor of the County of Hawaii issued the Supplementary Emergency Proclamation issuing further orders for response to COVID-19; and WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, the Governor of the State of Hawaii issued the Supplementary Proclamation further suspending State laws that impeded the state-wide response to COVID-19; and WHEREAS, on March 21, 2020, the Governor of the State of Hawaii issued the Second Supplementary Proclamation issuing an Order that all persons coming into the State of Hawaii shall be subject to a period of self -quarantine; and WHEREAS, on March 24, 2020, the Mayor of the County of Hawaii issued the Second Supplementary Emergency Proclamation issuing further orders for response to COVID-19; and County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.