Mayor's Twelfth Supplementary Emergency Proclamation

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Mitchell D. Roth Mayor Lee E. Lord Managing Director Robert H. Command Deputy Managing Director AT of �aivat`t Offirr of fhrAnVor 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603 • Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 • (808) 961-8211 • Fax (808) 961-6553 KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy., Bldg C • Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i 96740 (808)323-4444 • Fax (808) 323-4440 TWELFTH 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 o F 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, the Governor of the State of Hawaii has issued twenty-five Emergency Proclamations related to the COVID-19 Emergency as of November 30, 2021; and WHEREAS, since February 28, 2020, the Mayor of the County of Hawaii has issued eleven Emergency Proclamations, nineteen Emergency Rules, nine Amendments and three extensions to those Rules related to COVID-19 as of November 30, 2021; and WHEREAS, COVID-19 continues to endanger the health, safety, and welfare of the people of the County of Hawaii and a response requires the serious attention, effort and sacrifice of all people in the County of Hawaii to avert unmanageable strains on our healthcare system and other catastrophic impacts to the County of Hawaii; and WHEREAS, as of November 29, 2021, the seven-day average of COVID-19 cases on Hawaii Island is twelve per day with a test positivity rate of 2.4%, and the community spread of COVID-19 has resulted in increased hospitalization and strained health care resources, County of Hawai'i is an Equal. Opportunity Provider and Employer.