2023-08-10 Mayor's Emergency Proclamation and mandatory evacuation order for red flag severe weather

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cP•� +., Lee E.Lord �'�'� • Managing Director Mitchell D.Roth Mayor Robert H.Command +r,Tf• r�r`® Deputy Managing Director OF N Guilt of 7 ni"i Office of f papr 25 Aupuni Street,Suite 2603 e Hilo, Hawaii 96720 ® (808)961-8211 ® Fax(808)961-6553 KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy.,Bldg C • Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 (808)323-4444 • Fax(808)323-4440 FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL RED FLAG SEVERE EAT EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION AND MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER WHEREAS, Chapter 127A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as amended, provides for the establishment of County organizations for disaster relief with a director in charge of each political subdivision; 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 August 8, 2023 at 8:06AM, the Mayor of the County of Hawaii issued a Red Flag Severe Weather Emergency Proclamation and Mandatory Evacuation 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 between mile markers six (6) and seven(7), as well as Highway 19 in Kawaihae; and WHEREAS, it has become necessary to supplement the Red Flag Severe Weather Emergency Proclamation and Mandatory Evacuation Order due to continued critical fire weather conditions resulting in the need for additional mandatory evacuation orders; and WHEREAS,the Hawai'i Police Department has issued additional mandatory evacuation orders for the following communities: (1) Kohala Estates; (2) Kohala Waterfront; and(3) Kohala by the Sea. The County of Hawai'i is actively monitoring the communities near Kailapa and will issue further mandatory evacuation orders as necessary. The previous road closure of Akoni Pule (Highway 270)has now been extended to include road closures between mile markers six (6) and seventeen(17); the previous road closure of Highway 19 in Kawaihae is now open; WHEREAS,the danger of disaster is of such magnitude to warrant continued protective action in order to provide for the health, safety, welfare and protection of the people and pursuant to Section 127A-13(b)(4), Hawaii Revised Statutes,the Mayor finds it necessary to appropriate actions to direct and control the mandatory evacuation of the civilian population. NOW, THEREFORE, I, MITCHELL D. ROTH, Mayor of the County of Hawaii, do hereby proclaim and declare that a state of emergency continues to xist due to the threat of imminent disaster on Hawaii Island, effective August 8, 2023JA p.m., Hawaii standard time County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.