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Red Flag Warning Emergency Proclamation <br />and Emergency Rule No. 1 <br />August 30, 2023 <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />NOW, THEREFORE, I, MITCHELL D. ROTH, Mayor of the County of Hawaii, do <br />hereby proclaim and declare that a state of emergency exists due to the threat of imminent <br />disaster on Hawaii Island, effective August 30, 2023, Hawaii standard time and I hereby <br />ORDER; <br />This Emergency Proclamation shall be effective August 30, 2023 and shall terminate in <br />sixty (60) days unless terminated earlier or extended by a separate proclamation, whichever shall <br />occur first. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, I further adopt and promulgate the following rules which shall <br />have the full for and effect of law. Violations shall be punishable as a petty misdemeanor. <br />I . For the period between 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 through noon <br />on, Friday, September 1, 2023, all outdoor burning is banned in the Districts of North Kohala, <br />South Kohala, North Kona, South Kona and Kau. <br />2. For the period between 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 through noon <br />on, Friday, September 1, 2023, all outdoor open flames are banned in the Districts of North <br />Kohala, South Kohala, North Kona, South Kona and Kau. <br />3. The Director of Parks and Recreation is authorized to extend Rules 1 and 2 in <br />County parks and facilities for a period up to the duration of this proclamation. <br />This ORDER and RULES are effective at 4:30 p.m., this 301h day of August, 2023. <br />Mitchell D. Roth <br />Mayor <br />County of Hawaii <br />APPROVED AS TO FORM <br />01 E G <br />Elizabeth Strance <br />2023,08.30 1 &07:33-10'00' <br />Elizabeth A. Strance <br />Corporation Counsel <br />