HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0446.000 2012-2014 COUNTY CLERIC
COUNTY OF HAWAII
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Tim Walter K.M. Lau
William P.Kenoi .'�P'.'•+�''"'• ., �i 9�34940 BY
Mayor Bate o2t�lrr' / Managing Director
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4'Oi<^M''''- Deputy Managing Director
County of Hawaii
25 Aupuni Street • Hilo,Hawaii 96720
(808)961-8211 • Fax(808)961-6553
WHEREAS, Chapter 127, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as amended, and
Chapter 128, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as amended, provide for the
establishment of County organizations for disaster relief with a deputy director in
charge of each political subdivision; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor of the County of Hawaii has been appointed as the
Deputy Director of Civil Defense of the County of Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 7, Articles 1 and 2 of the Hawaii County Code,
establishes a Civil Defense Agency within the County of Hawaii and prescribes
its powers, duties, and responsibilities, and Section 13-23 of the Hawaii County
Charter empowers the Mayor of the County to declare emergencies; and
WHEREAS, the National Weather Service at 5:00 P.M. on July 27, 2013
issued a Watch for Tropical Storm Flossie Advisory Number 13 advising that
Tropical Storm Flossie had entered Hawaiian waters and was located at 770
miles east of Hilo, Hawaii as a Tropical Storm with maximum sustained winds of
50 mph and higher gusts; and
WHEREAS, the National Weather Service at 11:00 P.M. on July 27, 2013
issued Tropical Storm Advisory Number 14 upgrading its Advisory to a Warning
for Hawaii and Maui County and continuing this Warning in Tropical Storm
Advisory 16 on July 28, 2013 noting maximum sustained wind of 60 mph and
higher gusts; and
WHEREAS, a Tropical Storm Warning means that possible tropical
storm conditions can occur any time within the next 36 hours; and
WHEREAS, conditions associated with tropical storms include but are not
limited to storm surge, high surf, wind and rain may occur; and;
WHEREAS, due to the possibility of property damage and/or bodily injury
to residents of Hawaii Island, and the need for government agencies and
representatives from the private sector to mobilize and provide immediate
services to our island residents, a Civil Defense state of emergency is authorized
pursuant to Chapters 127 and 128, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as amended, and
Chapter 7, Hawai'i County Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM P. KENOI, Mayor of the County of
Hawai'i, do hereby proclaim and declare that a state of emergency exits on the
Hawaii Island, effective 1:00 P.M., July 28, 2013, and continuing thereon until
further act by this office.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the
Seal of the County of Hawaii to be affixed. Done this 28th day of July 28, 2013
in Hilo, Hawaii.
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WIILIAM P. KENOI Comm. No. 1/4/49
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