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been generated that could cause damage along the coastlines of all islands in the State of Hawaii
<br />and result in extensive flooding and damage hours after the initial wave; and
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, I, C. KIMO ALAMEDA, Mayor of the County of Hawaii, do
<br />hereby proclaim and declare, effective July 29, 2025, that a local state of emergency exists under
<br />HRS § 127A-14(b), CCH § 13-23, and HCC § 7-1-6(a), as I find that based on the conditions
<br />stated above an emergency or disaster is occurring or there is an imminent danger or threat of an
<br />emergency or a disaster in the County of Hawaii as contemplated by HRS § 127A-14(b); and
<br />I FURTHER DECLARE that it is necessary to invoke the following:
<br />I. Invocation of Laws. Pursuant to HRS § 127A-12(c)(17), the Mayor may
<br />take any and all steps necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of
<br />HRS Chapter 127A, including the additional powers in HRS § 127A-13(b)
<br />which may only be exercised during an emergency period. I hereby
<br />authorize and invoke the following powers related to emergency
<br />management, if not already in effect:
<br />Pursuant to HRS §§ 127A-12(a)(5), 127A-13(b)(3)-(5), and HCC §
<br />7-1-6(d), the Administrator of the County of Hawai'i Civil Defense
<br />Agency, or his or her delegate, is directed to take appropriate
<br />actions to direct or control the following, as may be necessary for
<br />emergency management:
<br />A. Alerts, warnings, notifications, activations;
<br />B. Warnings and signals for alerts, and any type of
<br />warning device, system, or method to be used in
<br />connection therewith;
<br />C. Partial or full mobilization of personnel, in advance of,
<br />or in response to, an actual emergency or disaster;
<br />D. The conduct of civilians and the movement and
<br />cessation of movement'of pedestrians and vehicular
<br />traffic during, before, and after alerts, emergencies, or
<br />disasters;
<br />E. Shut off water mains, gas mains, or electric power
<br />connections, or suspend other services;
<br />F. The mandatory evacuation of the civilian population;
<br />and
<br />G. To the extent necessary to prevent hoarding, waste, or
<br />destruction of materials, supplies, commodities,
<br />accommodations, facilities, and services, to effectuate
<br />equitable distribution thereof, or to establish priorities
<br />therein as the public welfare may require; to
<br />investigate; and any other county law to the contrary
<br />notwithstanding, to regulate or prohibit, by means of
<br />licensing, rationing, or otherwise, the storage,
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