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3 <br /> i <br /> Fifth Amended Traffic Emergency Zone Declaration and <br /> Fifth Waipio Valley Road Declaration of Emergency <br /> Page 2 of 4 <br /> WHEREAS, the County's receipt of the completed Hart Crowser's Preliminary <br /> Geotechnical Report dated January 2022 ("Report") occurred in January 2022. <br /> 3 <br /> WHEREAS the Report provided geotechnical data regarding the current condition of the <br /> road and hazard ratings associated with those condition, which further detailed the described the <br /> dangers Waipio Valley Road poses to the health, safety and welfare of the people. <br /> WHEREAS, the County retained Hart Crowser, now a division of Haley&Aldrich, to <br /> further evaluate Waipio Valley Road and recommend specific mitigation measures to make the <br /> road safe. <br /> WHEREAS, Haley&Aldridge submitted a report to the County dated September 30, <br /> 2022 entitled Rockfall and Slope Instability Mitigation and Conceptual Design Summary Report <br /> "Summary Report"wherein it recommended a phased mitigation approach to address numerous <br /> hazards along the roadway. (See Sulnniary Report). <br /> WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works held a community meeting on October 26, <br /> 2022, at the gymnasium in Honokaa and discussed the findings of the Summary Report as well <br /> as plans to make additional safety improvements to the roadway. The overall schedule and <br /> impacts to the community during the 2 to 3-year construction were discussed. <br /> WHEREAS, remediation efforts have commenced to increase the safety of Waipio <br /> Valley Road and are ongoing. For example, the County has solicited bids to undertake Phase 1 <br /> of the remediation work recommended by Haley & Aldridge and expects work to commence <br /> before June 1, 2023 and take approximately four to six weeks. A public meeting was held to <br /> discuss the status of the road and remediation work on May 1, 2023. <br /> WHEREAS, the current condition poses substantial endangerment to public health and <br /> safety, and warrants preemptive and protective action in order to provide for the health, safety, <br /> and welfare of the people using the road who will be negatively impacted if the road fails and <br /> residents are unable to enter and exit Waipio Valley. <br /> WHEREAS, the current danger to pedestrians navigating Waipio Valley Road presents <br /> an unacceptable risk that cannot be corrected absent regulations and/or remediation. <br /> WHEREAS, limiting vehicular access generally, and, specifically, to drivers familiar <br /> with the current road conditions is a necessary action for vehicular navigation of Waipio Valley <br /> Road until adequate remediation measures can be implemented. <br /> WHEREAS, Hawaii Revised Statutes ("HRS"), Section 264-1.5,permits establishment <br /> of a traffic emergency zone in response to substantial endangerment to public health and safety <br /> which is or is highly likely to be caused by the temporary closure of, or the lack of adequate <br /> access to Waipio Valley via Waipio Valley Road. <br /> WHEREAS, on February 25, 2022 a Traffic Emergency Zone Declaration was <br /> established for the Waipio Valley Road ("Traffic Declaration") and the Mayor's Waipio Valley <br />