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RESOLUTION NO. 574 20
A RESOLUTION URGING THE HONORABLE GOVERNOR DAVID Y. IGE TO
WIDEN THE HAWAII STATE JUDICIARY ORDERS IMMEDIATELY HALTING
EVICTIONS FOR NON-PAYMENT OF RENT IN THE RESIDENTIAL SECTOR TO
INCLUDE EVICTIONS OF SMALL BUSINESSES UNTIL MAY 30, 2020.
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, a Proclamation was issued declaring a state of
emergency to support ongoing State and county responses to COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, a Supplementary Proclamation was issued suspending
certain laws hindering State and county responses to COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on March 21, 2020, a Second Supplementary Proclamation and Emergency
Rules Relating to COVID-19 implemented a mandatory self-quarantine for all persons entering
the State, effective at 12:01 a.m., on Thursday, March 26, 2020; and
WHEREAS, on March 23, 2020, a Third Supplementary Proclamation was issued to
mandate and effectuate social distancing measures throughout the State in order to reduce the
spread of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS,pursuant to Section 127A-13(a)(2), Hawaii Revised Statutes, the governor
has the authority to "Relieve hardships and inequities, or obstructions to the public health, safety,
or welfare, found by the governor to exist in the laws and to result from the operation of federal
programs or measures taken under this chapter, by suspending the laws, in whole or in part, or by
alleviating the provisions of laws on such terms and conditions as the governor may impose,
including licensing laws, quarantine laws, and laws relating to labels, grades, and standards;" and
WHEREAS, in light of the Governor's emergency proclamations issued in response to
COVID-19,the judiciary limiting court proceedings, and the rapidly evolving response to
COVID-19, the Hawaii Department of Public Safety determined it was in the best interest of our
community to suspend residential evictions effective March 17, 2020; and
WHEREAS, a small business is categorized by the federal government as a business
with less than 500 employees, and
WHEREAS, the 2018 Small Business Profile created by the U.S. Small Business
Administration Office of Advocacy stated that there were 128,863 small businesses in the State
of Hawaii, which equates to 993 percent of all businesses in the State of Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, according to the 2018 United States Bureau of Labor Statistics Report, in
the State of Hawaii, small businesses employed 360,475 people, or 66.2% of the private
workforce. now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that it
hereby urges the Honorable Governor David Y. Ige to widen the Hawai`i State Judiciary orders
immediately halting evictions for non-payment of rent in the residential sector to include
evictions of small businesses until May 30, 2020.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Honorable David Y. Ige, Governor; the Honorable Josh Green, Lieutenant
Governor; the Honorable Harry Kim, Mayor; Roy Takemoto, Managing Director; Rhea Lee-
Moku, Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce President; and all Hawai`i Island legislators.
Dated at Hilo , Hawai`i, this 8th day of April , 20 20 .
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUN 'Y OF HAWAI`
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
County of Hawai`i on April 8, 2020 X
KIERKIEWICZ X
LEE LOY X
ATTEST: POINDEXTER X
RICHARDS X
VILLEGAS X ti
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A. Reference: C-862/Waived GREDC
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