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RESOLUTION NO.
STATE OF HAWAII
233 19
A RESOLUTION STRONGLY URGING THE HONORABLE GOVERNOR IGE AND
THE HONORABLE MAYOR HARRY KIM TO HONOR THE REQUEST OF
SENATOR KAIALI`I KAHELE CALLING FOR A MORATORIUM ON THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE THIRTY METER TELESCOPE ON MAUNA A WAKEA,
WHEREAS, on July 15, 2019 hundreds of native Hawaiians and supporters peacefully
gathered at Pu`uhululu expressing reverence, respect and support for preserving and protecting
the sacred Mauna A Wakea and have. continuously demonstrated non-violence and respect in
upholding Kapu Aloha; and
WHEREAS, on July 17, 2019 pursuant to sections 127A-2 and 127A-14, Hawaii
Revised Statutes the Honorable Governor Ige issued a Proclamation of Emergency declaring
"there is an imminent danger or threat of an emergency, in the County, of Hawaii, State of
Hawaii, and do hereby proclaim a state of emergency for the purpose of implementing
emergency management functions as allowed by law in order to protect the health, safety, and
welfare of the people; ....;" and
WHEREAS, Chapter 127A, Emergency Management, section 127A -1(a), the policy and
purpose provides, in part:
"Because of the existing and increasing possibility of the occurrence of disasters
or emergencies of unprecedented size and destructiveness resulting from natural or man-
made hazards, and in order to ensure the preparation of this State will be adequate to deal
with such disasters or emergencies; to ensure the administration of state and federal
programs providing disaster relief to individuals; and generally to protect the public
health, safety, and welfare and to preserve the lives and property of the people of the
State...." (emphasis added); and
WHEREAS, there appears controversy within the community whether the Proclamation
issued by Governor Ige was necessary and justified as a means to address. native Hawaiians'
peaceful demonstration in asserting their separate and distinct rights to preserve and protect
traditional, cultural, religious and subsistence practices as guaranteed by law and the Hawaii
State Constitution; and
WHEREAS, in the interest of peace and kapu Aloha, the request for a 60 -day
construction moratorium of the Thirty Meter Telescope is supported and justified; now,
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the
Honorable Governor David Ige is strongly urged to support the request of the Honorable Kaiali`i
Kahele and impose a 60-day moratorium on the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Honorable Mayor Harry Kim is also strongly
urged to support Honorable Kaiali`i Kahele's request to Governor Ige for imposition of a 60-day
construction moratorium;
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall forward a copy of this
resolution to the Honorable Governor David Ige, the Honorable Mayor Harry Kim, the
Honorable Senator Kaiali`i Kahele, Chairperson of the Department of Land and Natural
Resources, Suzanne Case, Chief of Police, Paul Ferreira, Fire Chief Darren Rosario, Director of
Finance, Deanna Sako, Prosecuting Attorney, Mitch Ross, and the Office of the Corporation
Counsel.
Dated at Kona , Hawai`i, this 24th day of July , 20 19.
INTRODUCED BY:
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CO CIL MEMB ' , COUNTY OF AI`I
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i CHUNG X
DAVID X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by EOFF X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
County of Hawaii on Ju 1 y 24, 2019
KIERKIEWICZ X
LEE LOY X
ATTEST: POINDEXTER X
RICHARDS X
VILLEGAS X
6 3 0 0
Otk,,,,„. Reference: C-383/GREDC
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