2026-06-03 Eighth Amended Emergency Proclamation Relating to the Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant

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C. Kimo Alameda, Ph.D. Mayor William V. Brilhante, Jr. Managing Director Merrick Nishimoto Deputy Managing Director County of Hawaii- Office of the Mayor 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 • Phone (808) 961-8211 • Fax (808) 961-6553 KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy., Bldg C • Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 Phone (808) 323-4444 • Fax (808) 323-4440 EIGHTH AMENDED EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION RELATING TO THE HILO WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT WHEREAS, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 127A, provides for the establishment of County organizations for emergency management and disaster relief with the Mayor having direct responsibility and authority over emergency management within the County; and WHEREAS, HRS Chapter 127A, and Hawaii County Code (HCC) Chapter 7, establish a Civil Defense Agency within the County of Hawaii and prescribes its powers, duties, and responsibilities; and WHEREAS, HRS § 127A-14(b) empowers the Mayor to declare the existence of a local state of emergency in the County by proclamation if the Mayor finds that an emergency or a disaster has occurred or that there is imminent danger or threat of an emergency or a disaster in any portion of the County; and WHEREAS, HRS § 127A-2 defines an "emergency" as "any occurrence, or imminent threat thereof, which results or may likely result in substantial injury or harm to the population or substantial damage to or loss of property or substantial damage to or loss of the environment;" and a "disaster" as "any emergency, or imminent threat thereof, which results or may likely result in loss of life, property, or environment and requires, or may require, assistance from other counties, states, the federal government, or from private agencies;" and WHEREAS, the Charter of the County of Hawaii (CCH) § 13-23 and HCC § 7-1-7(a) also empower the Mayor to declare a state of disaster or emergency by proclamation; and WHEREAS, the Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant (Plant) was constructed in 1994 and is the only major municipal treatment facility serving the sewered areas within the District of South Hilo, County of Hawaii; and WHEREAS, the Plant serves and treats domestic and commercial wastewater generated by approximately 30,000 residents, businesses and visitors; and WHEREAS, the State Department of Health issued National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit No. HI0021377 for the Plant, effective on May 1, 2020; and County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.