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1( OF JNt COUNTY OF HAWAIJ STATE OF HAWAIJ RESOLUTION NO. 632 24 A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE MAYOR TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP A COUNTY RADIO PLAN. WHEREAS, during times of natural disaster and other emergency situations, inadequate power supply or Internet access can impair communication channels and jeopardize the ability of vulnerable communities to access crucial, up-to-date information, especially in remote areas where the only means of communication may be battery -powered radio; and WHEREAS, radio systems provide a critical alternative communications resource for both public and private parties, including law enforcement and public safety agencies, local Community Emergency Response Teams, and amateur radio operators, to utilize when other lines of communication are nonviable; and WHEREAS, the development of a "County Radio Plan" would organize and structure the County's efforts to improve its radio communication infrastructure in collaboration with public and private partners across all habitable parts of Hawaii Island, with a special focus on emergency response for rural or isolated areas; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI'I that this body hereby urges the Mayor to convene a working group consisting of representatives from the Civil Defense Agency, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, Big Island Amateur Radio Club, and other stakeholders the Mayor may deem appropriate. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the working group develop a County Radio Plan to expand radio capacity across the County and maintain active partnerships with public, professional, and amateur radio operators to disseminate information in cases of emergency.