First Supplemental Proclamation 8/8/2023

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pnfgt [gee E.Lord Alanagirg Director Mitchell D.Roth *g 1� Mayor e 1 � � Robert H.Command past},Managing Director 4E agunfV of Anfuni i� 25 Aulturd street,suite 2603 ® Hilo„HawWI 96720 + (608) 1®6211 Fax(508) 1 5 PSONA. 74-50 n Keaholkalole Hwy,, Bldgalltaa-K na, a ai`i 96740 ( 06)323 r Fax(505)323 WHEREAS,FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL RED FLAG SEVERE WEATHER EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION AND MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER ter 127A, a ai'i Revised Statutes, as amended, provides for the establishment of County organizations or disaster relief with a director in charge of each political subdivision; Chapter 127A, Hawai'i Revised Statutes and Chapter 7, Articles 1 and 2 of e I i`i County Code, establishes a Civil Defense Agency withinthe County of iai and prescribes its powers, duties, and responsibilities, and Section 13-23 of the a ai'i County Charterers the Mayor of the County to declare emergencies; WHEREAS, on August 8, 2023 aMayor of the County of Hawai'i issued a Red Flag Severe Weather EmergencyProclamation and MandatoryEvacuation Order declaring a state of emergency and ordering the mandatory evacuation of all civilians in the Kohala Ranch community and the road closures of Akoni Pule Highway 270 betweenmile markers six seven( ), as wellHighway 19 in Kawaihae; and WHEREAS, it has become necessary to supplement the Red Flag Severe Weather Emergency Proclamation and Mandatory Evacuation Ordere to continued critical ire weather conditions resulting in the need for additional mandatory evacuation orders; and WHERE AS, the Hawai'i Police Department has issued additional ato evacuation orders forte following communities: (1) Kohala Estates; (2) Kohala Waterfront; and (3) Kohala by the eaa The County of Hawaii is actively monitoring the conununities near Kailapa and will issue further mandatory evacuation or ers as necessary. e previous road closure of Akoni Pule (Highway 2 )has now ee extended include road closures et ee ile markers six (6) and seventeen (17), the previous road closure f Highway 19 in Kawaihae is now open; e danger of disaster is of such a i e to continued roective action in order to provide for the health, safety, welfare and protectione people and pursuant o Section 17 m1 ( (4), iai Revised Statutes, the Mayor finds it necessary to appropriate actions to direct and control the mandatory evacuation oft e civilian population. THEREFORE, T LROTH, a r of the County of Hawai'i, do hereby proclaim and declare that a state of emergency continues o xit due to the threat of imminent is ter on ai'i Island, effective August 8, 2 a ai'i standard e County of Huw ai"i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.