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Supplemental Red Flag Warning Emergency Proclamation <br /> November 14.2023 <br /> Page 2 of 2 <br /> WHEREAS, Hawaii County's preparedness for a quickly spreading fire, or fires, <br /> requires that everyone take precautions and exercise caution to avoid inadvertent fires; and <br /> WHEREAS, current weather conditions and those expected over the next several days <br /> pose an imminent threat which may likely result in substantial injury or harm to the population or <br /> substantial damage to or loss of property or substantial damage to or loss of the environment; and <br /> WHEREAS, due to the possibility of imminent disaster due to property damage and/or <br /> bodily injury to residents of Hawaii Island, and the need for government agencies and <br /> representatives from the private sector to mobilize and provide immediate services to our island <br /> residents, a Civil Defense state of emergency is authorized pursuant to Chapter 127A, Hawaii <br /> Revised Statutes, as amended, and Chapter 7, Hawai`i County Code. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, 1, MITCHELL D. ROTH, Mayor of the County of Hawaii, do <br /> hereby proclaim and declare that a state of emergency exists d�}e to the threat of imminent <br /> disaster on Hawaii Island, effective November 14, 2023, k'5' am, Hawaii standard time and I <br /> hereby ORDER; <br /> This Emergency Proclamation shall be effective November 14, 2023 and shall terminate <br /> in sixty(60)days unless terminated earlier or extended by a separate proclamation, whichever <br /> shall occur first. <br /> This ORDER is effective at am, this 14th day of November 2023. <br /> Mitchell D. Roth <br /> Mayor <br /> County of Hawaii <br /> APPROVED AS TO FORM <br /> D E Y: <br /> Dakota Frenz <br /> Deputy Corporation Counsel <br /> County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />