2026-03-20 Emergency Proclamation Relating to the Second Kona Low Weather Event in March 2026

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127A, including the additional powers in HRS § 127A-13(b) which may only be exercised during an emergency period. I hereby authorize and invoke the following powers related to emergency management, if not already in effect: A..HRS §§ 127A-12(a)(5), 127A-13(b)(3), 127A-13(b)(4), and HCC §§ 7-1- 7(d)(2) and 7-1-7(d)(4). I authorize and direct the Administrator of the County of Hawaii Civil Defense Agency, or their designee, to take appropriate actions to direct or control the following, as may be necessary for emergency management: 1. Alerts, warnings, notifications, activations; 2. Warnings and signals for alerts, and any type of warning device, system, or method to be used in connection therewith; 3. Partial or full mobilization of personnel, in advance of, or in response to, an actual emergency or disaster; 4. The conduct of civilians and the movement and cessation of movement of pedestrians and vehicular traffic during, before, and after alerts, emergencies, or disasters; 5. Shut off water mains, gas mains, or electric power connections, or suspend other services; 6. The mandatory evacuation of the civilian population. B. HRS § 127A-12(c)(11). Each public utility, or any person owning, controlling, or operating a critical infrastructure facility, is hereby required to protect and safeguard the public utility's or the person's property, or to provide for such protection and safeguarding; and provide for the protection and safeguarding of all critical infrastructure and key resources; provided that the protection and safeguarding may include the regulation or prohibition of public entry thereon, or the permission of the entry upon terms and conditions as I may prescribe. C. HRS § 127A-12(c)(14), CCH § 13-21, and HCC § 7-1-6(a). I direct all County agencies and officers to cooperate with and extend their services, materials, and facilities as may be necessary to address the emergency or disaster. D. I direct the Director of Finance to administer the disaster and emergency fund in accordance with CCH § 10-17.