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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 O`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, Hawaii 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, !i6 p.m., Hawaii standard time and I
hereby issue an ORDER requiring the mandatory evacuation of all civilians in the Hamakua
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Emergency Proclamation and Mandatory Evacuation Order
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District west of O`okala Graveyard Road and the road closure of Old Mamalahoa Highway in
O`okala.
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This ORDER is effective at q-!&p.m., this 29th day of September, 2022. All persons
must evacuate immediately from the mandatory evacuation area.
Mitchell D. Roth
Mayor
County of Hawai`i
County of Hawai'i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.
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Mitchell D.Roth Elizabeth A. Stlance
Mayor
Corporation Counsel
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September 30,2022
VIA HAND DELIVERY
TO: Jon Henricks, County Clerk C
Office of the County Clerk
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FROM: Elizabeth A. Strance,Corporation Counsel
Office of the Corporation Counsel
RE: MAYOR'S SEPTEMBER 29,2022 EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION AND
MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER(Regarding `O`okala Fire)
Transmitted herewith for filing with the County custodian of records is the original Emergency Proclamation
and.Mandatory Evacuation Order, issued by Mayor Mitchell D. Roth on September 29.2022 related to the
`0`6kala fire.
Received by:
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cc: Mayor Roth
Office of Management
County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.