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§ 22-8.5 H AWAI‘I C OUNTY C ODE Section 22-8.5. Emergency powers; procedures. (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, if the director determines that a violation of this chapter will cause imminent peril to the public health and safety, the director, without a public hearing, may order the responsible persons to immediately cease their activities, and may perform all necessary work and other actions as may be necessary to correct the violation. The order shall fix a place and time, not later than twenty-four hours thereafter, for a hearing to be held before the hearings officer. (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit any power authorized by law which the director or any other County official may have to declare an emergency and act on the basis of such declaration. (2002, ord 02-67, sec 2.)22-8.5 Section 22-8.6. Corrective work by the County; costs. (a) When the director determines that a violation of this chapter will cause imminent peril to the public health and/or safety, the department of public works may perform all necessary work to correct the violation. This work may include, but may not be limited to, clearing or removing of encroachments and obstructions, removal of equipment, materials, goods, wares or merchandise found within a County street, repair and maintenance of sidewalk areas and driveway approaches, barricading of illegal driveways and installing building numbers. (b) All costs incurred during the course of performing any corrective work shall be paid by the violator. The department of public works shall give, by certified mail, a bill to the violator. The violator shall then have thirty days from the date of mailing to pay the bill. (c) Should the violator fail to make full legal payment within thirty days, the County may use all legal means available to recover its expenses and costs of clearing by any action allowed in law or equity. (d) Signs, banners, equipment, goods, wares, merchandise and other private items removed by the department of public works will be stored at the nearest County highway maintenance baseyard. Owners may recover removed items during the normal working hours of the baseyard. The County will not be responsible for the safekeeping or proper storage of these items. At the end of the calendar year all items shall be appropriately disposed or discarded no matter when they were removed during the calendar year. (2002, ord 02-67, sec 2.)22-8.6 22-20