2023-11-09 Waipio Valley Rd continued and Emergency Rule No. 2 and Emergency Rule No. 1: 8th amended traffic emer. zone

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Eighth Amended Traffic Emergency Zone Declaration and Eighth waip/`^Valley Road Declaration of Emergency Page zor4 WHEREAS, the Cnuniy'o receipt ofthe completed Hart Crovvscr"a Preliminary Geotechnical Report dated January 2022 ("Report") occurred in January 2022. WHEREAS, the Report provided geotechnical data regarding the current condition of the road and hazard ratings associated with those condition, which further detailed the described the dangers Waipi'o Valley Road poses to the health, safety and welfare of the people. WHEREAS, further evaluate Waipi'o Valley Road and recommend specific mitigation measures to make the road safe. WHEREAS, Haley 6tAldridge submitted areport tothe County dated September 3O, 2022ertd|ed Rockfall and Slope Instability Mitigation and Conceptual Design Summary Report "Summary Report" wherein it recommended uphased mitigation approach 0o address numerous homocdu along the roadway. (See . WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works held aninitial community meeting on October 26, 2022, at the gyrnnasiurn in Honokaa and discussed the findings of the Summary Report uawell uxplans io make additional safety improvements tothe roadway. The overall schedule and impacts tothe community during the 2to3-yeurconstruction were discussed. W14EREAS, remediation efforts have commenced to increase the safety of Waipi'o Valley Road and are ongoing. Tothis end, the County imfinishing mitigation work (referred bo as Phase 1) which commenced on or about June 1, 2023, and has plans to perform additional work over the next two (2) years (referenced currently as Phase 2 and Phase 3). /\public meeting was held on May 1, 2023, to discuss road conditions, planned work, and additional meetings are planned prior to performing further mitigation activities. WHEREAS, the current condition poses substantial endangerment to public health and safety, and warrants pn:coo[oivc and protective action in order to provide for the hcuhh' safety, and welfare ofthe people using the road who will be negatively impacted if the road fails and residents are unable toenter and exit Wuipi^oValley. WHEREAS, the current danger to pedestrians navigating Woipi^uValley Road presents an unacceptable risk that cannot be corrected absent regulations and/or remediation. WHEKB/\6. |hnkhngvehicular access generally, and, specifically, to drivers familiar with the current road conditions iounecessary action for vehicular navigationofWaipi'oValley Road until adequate omediatioomeasures can be implemented. VVHBBE/\S, ffavvai^i Revised Statutes [.HRS`), Section 264'1.5, permits emtuhUybnuent ofatraffic enourgenoyzone bnresponse tosubstantial endangerment topuh|ichcukhaud«xfetv which is or is highly likely to be caused by the temporary closure of, or the lack of adequate access to VVaiVio Valley via VVuipin \/nUey Road.