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tr or <br /> Deanna Sako <br /> Mitchell D.Rothe •''� <br /> Managing Director <br /> Mayor <br /> r; �♦ <br /> • Robert H.Command <br /> 4'•., ■1+�►`� / �'De Managing Director <br /> of g <br /> CaUnN .laf <br /> (P " of t4r,4%Vur <br /> 25 Aupuni Street,Suite 2603 • Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 • (808)961-8211 Fax(808)961-6553 <br /> KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy.,Bldg C • Kailua-Kona,Hawai'i 96740 <br /> (808)323-4444 . Fax(808)3234440 <br /> Mayor's Waipi'o Valley Road Continued <br /> Emergency Rule No. 2 and Emergency Rule No.1 <br /> Pursuant to the authority vested in me by Hawai'i Revised Statutes ("HRS") <br /> Sections 264-1.5 and 127A-25(a), the County of Hawai`i's police powers, and due to the <br /> public welfare, health and safety concerns presented by the current conditions of the <br /> Waipi'o Valley Road and the impact of closure on those located in Waipi'o Valley if the <br /> road is closed or fails, I hereby continue, adoption and promulgation of this Mayor's <br /> Waipi'o Valley Road Emergency Rule No. 2 and Emergency Rule No. 1 previously <br /> adopted and promulgated on September 15, 2022. These rules have the force and <br /> effect of law. <br /> This Continued Emergency Rule is based on the statements contained in the <br /> Fourteenth Amended Traffic Emergency Zone Declaration and Fourteenth Declaration <br /> of Emergency for Waipi'o Valley Road effective November 7, 2024. <br /> I, Mitchell D. Roth, Mayor of the County of Hawai'i, hereby authorize the <br /> following: <br /> A. Waipio Valley Road Closure <br /> Waipio Valley Road shall be closed, subject to the express limited exceptions <br /> herein. This includes, but is not limited to: <br /> 1. Prohibition of all pedestrians; <br /> 2. Prohibition of uncovered vehicles, including but not limited to ATV's; <br /> and <br /> 3. Prohibition of horseback access. <br /> B. Limited Access Exceptions <br /> 1. Vehicular access by Hawai'i County residents, permitted <br /> licensed/insured tour operators, and Native Hawaiians claiming <br /> exercise of traditional and/or customary rights. <br /> a. Vehicles and passengers shall abide by existing traffic laws, <br /> including: <br /> County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />