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Red Flag Warning Emergency Proclamation <br />and Emergency Rule No. I <br />November 4, 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 November 4, 2023, m, Hawai`i standard time and I <br />hereby ORDER; <br />This Emergency Proclamation shall be effective November 4, 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 />1. For the period between 12 a.m. on Sunday, November 5, 2023, through 6 am on, <br />Tuesday, November 7, 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 12 a.m. on Sunday, November 5, 2023, through 6 am on, <br />Tuesday, November 7, 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 is effective at 2'),pm, this 4th day of November 2023. <br />These RULES are effective at 12 a.m. (midnight), this Sth day of November 2023. <br />Mitchell D. Roth <br />Mayor <br />County of Hawaii <br />APPROVED A5 TO FO <br />AN nA <br />Y. <br />Dakota Frenz <br />Deputy Corporation Coun,. <br />County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />