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HomeMy WebLinkAboutEmergency Proclamation and Mandatory Evacuation Order - Ookala FireMitchell D. Roth Mayor Lee E. Lord Managing Director Robert H. Command Deputy Managing Director Caunf 7 of p'nival"i MR" of f he 'fflapr 25 Aupuni street, Suite 2603 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 e (808) 961-8211 • Fax (808) 961-6553 KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy., Bldg C • Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 (808)323-4444 . Fax (808) 323-4440 EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION AND MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER WHEREAS, Chapter 127A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as amended, provides for the establishment of County organizations for disaster relief with a director in charge of each political subdivision; and WHEREAS, Chapter 127A, Hawaii Revised Statutes and 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, due to a brush fire in the Hamakua District, near the 30 Mile Marker, makai of Old Mamalahoa Highway near O`okala, the Hawaii Police Department has issued a mandatory evacuation to all residents in the Hamakua District west of 0`okala Graveyard Road at 2:24 p.m., Hawaii standard time on September 29, 2022, additional evacuations may become necessary; and WHEREAS, due to a brush fire in the Hamakua District, the Hawaii Police Department has issued a road closure of Old Mamalahoa Highway in O`okala at 1:11 p.m., Hawaii standard time on September 29, 2022, additional road closures may become necessary; and WHEREAS, due to the possibility of imminent disaster due to 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 Chapter 127A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as amended, and Chapter 7, Hawai`i County Code; and WHEREAS, the danger of disaster is such magnitude to warrant protective action in order to provide for the health, safety, welfare and protection of the people and pursuant to Section 127A-13(b)(4), Hawaii Revised Statutes, the Mayor finds it necessary to appropriate actions to direct and control the mandatory evacuation of the civilian population. NOW, THEREFORE, I, MITCHELL D. ROTH, Mayor of the County of Hawaii, do hereby proclaim and declare that a state of emergency exists due to the threat of imminent disaster on Hawaii Island, effective September 29, 2022, r16 p.m., Hawaii standard time and I hereby issue an ORDER requiring the mandatory evacuation of all civilians in the Hamakua County of Hawaii is an Equal opportunity Provider and Employer. Emergency Proclamation and Mandatory Evacuation Order Page 2 of 2 District west of 0`okala Graveyard Road and the road closure of Old Mamalahoa Highway in O `okala. This ORDER is effective at 4!16p.m., this 29"' day of September, 2022. All persons must evacuate immediately from the mandatory evacuation area. Mitchell D. Roth Mayor County of Hawaii County of Hawai' i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.