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DAVID Y. IGE <br />GOVERNOR <br />EXECUTIVE CHAMBERS <br />H 0 N 0 1.. U L <br />REQUEST FOR PRESIDENTIAL DISASTER DECLARATION <br />May 9, 2018 <br />The Honorable Donald J. Trump <br />President of the United States <br />The White House <br />Washington, D.C. 20500 <br />Through: Regional Administrator Robert Fenton <br />FEMA Region IX <br />Oakland, CA 94607-4052 <br />Dear Mr. President: <br />Under the provisions of Section Major Disaster citation (401), of the Robert T. <br />Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. §5121-5207 <br />(Stafford Act), and implemented by 44 CFR § Major Disaster citation (206.36), I <br />request that you declare a Major Disaster for the State of Hawaii as a result of <br />the ongoing Kilauea East Rift Zone seismic activity and volcanic eruption <br />beginning May 1, 2018. I request that the declaration authorize the Public <br />Assistance Grant Program for Hawai`i County. In addition, I request the Hazard <br />Mitigation Grant Program statewide. <br />This disaster is of such severity and magnitude that effective response is beyond <br />the capabilities of the State and the affected local governments. Direct federal <br />assistance is necessary. <br />Emergency Proclamations <br />The Acting Mayor of Hawaii proclaimed a state of emergency for Hawaii County, <br />effective May 3, 2018, based on the United States Geological Survey (USGS) <br />Hawaii Volcano Observatory (HVO) raising the Volcano Alert Level to Warning. I <br />took the appropriate action under state law and proclaimed an emergency for <br />Hawaii County effective May 3, 2018. This proclamation authorized the <br />expenditure of State monies as appropriate to provide for the speedy and <br />efficient relief of the damages, losses, and suffering resulting from the seismic <br />