2024-09-05 Mayor's Waipio Valley 13th Amended Traffic Emergency (final)

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I hirteenth Amended I iaffic Fnmgency z,one Declaration and I hineenth Waipi n V ffley Road Declaralion ol'Fmergnlcy Page 2 M'4 WHEREAS, the County"s receipt of the completed. I Jart Cro\,N'ser*s Preliminary Geotechnical Report dated JanUary, 2022 ("Report'"") occurred in January 2022, W I IERE'AS, 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 Waipio Valley Road poses to the health, safety and welfare of the people. WHF',RF'AS, the County retained Hart Crowser, now a division of Raley & Aldrich, to further evaluate Waipi'o Valley, Road and recommend specific mitigation measures to make the road safe. Wf IFIREAS., Haley & Aldridge submitted a report to the County dated September 30, 2022 entitled Rockfall and Slope Instability Mitigation and Conceptual Design Surnniary Report "Summary Report" wherein it recommended a phased mitigation approach to address nUrnerotis hazards along the roadway. (See Summar) WI IEREAS, the Departnient of Public Works held an initial COMMUnity meeting on October 26, 2022, at the gymnasium in I lonokaa and discussed the findings of the SUruniary Report as well as plans to make additional safety irnprovements to the roadway. I lie o\erall schedule and impacts to the community during the 2 to 3-year construction were discussed. Wl IEREAS, rernediation efforts have commenced to increase the safety of'Waipi'o Valley Road and are ongoing. Fo this end, the County is finishing mitigation work (referred to as Phase I ) 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). A public meeting was held on May 1, 2023, to discuss road conditions, planned work, and additional meetings are planned prior to peil'ortning further mitigation activities. WHEREAS. the Current condition poses substantial endangerment to public health and safety, and warrants preerrIptive and protective action in order to provide for the health, safety. and welfare of the people using the road who will be negatively impacted it"the road fails and residents are unable to enter and exit Waipi'o Valley. WHERFAS, the current danger to pedestrians navigating Waipi*o Valle), Road presents an unacceptable risk that cannot be corrected absent regulations and/or rernediation. WI IERII'AS, limiting vehicular access genet-ally, and, specifically, to drivers familiar with the Current road conditions is a necessary action for vehicular navigation ot'\k'aipi'o Valley Road until adequate retnediation measures can be irrIplernented. WFIERF"AS, I lmvai'i Revised Statutes ("IMS"), Section 264-1.5, pert-nits establishment of traffic emergency zone in response to substantial endangerment to public health and safety which is or is highly likely to be caused by the temporary Closure of, or the lack of adequate access to Waipio Valley via Waipicr Vallee Road.