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COUNTY OF HAWAPI • �• STATE OF HAWAPI
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RESOLUTION NO. 22701 25
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE COUNTY OF HAWAPI 2025 MULTI -HAZARD
MITIGATION PLAN
WHEREAS, Hawaii County Code (HCC) § 7-14(a)(4) provides that a multi -hazard
mitigation plan shall be developed every five years by a mitigation work group, maintained by
the Civil Defense Agency, and filed with the County Council; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to 44 Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) § 201.6(a)(1),
approved hazard mitigation plans are a requirement for local governments, like the County of
Hawaii, to be eligible for the projects funded under the Federal Emergency Management
Agency's (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) grant programs and certain other
FEMA programs, including the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP); and
WHEREAS, 44 C.F.R. § 201.6 outlines the requirements for local hazard mitigation
plans, which includes providing documentation that the plan has been formally adopted by the
governing body of the jurisdiction requesting approval of the plan, 44 C.F.R. § 201.6(c)(5); and
WHEREAS, 44 C.F.R. § 201.6(d)(1) requires local hazard mitigation plans to be
submitted to the State Hazard Mitigation Officer for initial review and coordination, who then
sends it to the appropriate FEMA Regional Office for formal review and approval; and
WHEREAS, to continue program eligibility, 44 C.F.R. §§ 201.3(d)(2), 201.6(d)(3)
require local governments to review, update, and submit the local hazard mitigation plans to the
State and FEMA at least every five years from the date FEMA approved the previous plan; and
WHEREAS, the County of Hawaii Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan was last approved by
FEMA on September 15, 2020, and an updated plan needs to be approved by September 15,
2025, for continued program eligibility; and
WHEREAS, the County of Hawaii 2025 Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan has been
developed and to receive final approval, must be adopted by and filed with this governing body
in compliance with 44 C.F.R. § 201.6(c)(5) and HCC § 7-1-4(a)(4); now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I that
pursuant to 44 C.F.R. § 201.6(c)(5) and HCC § 7-1-4(a)(4), the County of Hawaii 2025 Multi-
Hazard Mitigation Plan is adopted by and deemed filed with this governing body, inclusive of
any minor additions or corrections that result from the State and FEMA review process; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Mayor C. Kimo Alameda and the Hawai`i County Civil Defense Agency.
Dated at Kona , Hawai`i, this 23rd day of July , 20 25 .
INTRODUCED B :
V'd
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i GALIMBA X
HUSTACE X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by IN BA X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KAGIWADA X
County of Hawaii on July 23, 2025
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X
ATTEST: KIMBALL X
ONISHI X
VILLEGAS X
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Reference: C-361 / PCHSW -2
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