HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-11-28 Emergency Proclamation - Mauna Loa EruptionMitchell D. Roth
Mayor
Lee E. Lord
Managing Director
Robert H. Command
Deputy Managing Director
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25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603 • Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 • (808) 961-8211 • Fax (808) 961-6553
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EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION
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, an eruption began in Moku`aweoweo, the summit caldera of Mauna Loa,
inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. There are currently no active mandatory evacuations;
community evacuations may become necessary; and
WHEREAS, due to an active eruption in Moku`aweoweo the Hawaii Police Department
has issued a road closure of the Mauna Loa access road at 1:15 a.m., Hawaii standard time on
November 28, 2022, additional road closures may become necessary; and
WHEREAS, due to an active eruption in Moku`aweoweo, currently the following
shelters have been opened Robert Herkes gym in Ka'u and at Kekuaokalani Gym at the Kailua
Park in Kona; additional shelters may be opened if 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 November 28, 2022, 3. -t, a.m., Hawaii.
County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.
Emergency Proclamation
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This ORDER is effective at .'V Za.m., this 28t" day of November, 2022.
Mitchell D. Roth
Mayor
County of Hawaii
County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.
Mitchell D. Roth
Mayor
Lee E. Lord
Managing Director
Robert H. Command.
Deputy Managing Director
County of Hawaii
Office of the Mayor
25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 • (808) 961-8211 • Fax (808) 961-6553
KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy., Bldg C • Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740
(808)323-4444 9 Fax (808) 323-4440
November 29, 2022
TO: Jon Henricks, County Clerk
Office of the County Clerk
FROM: Mitchell D. Roth, Mayor
County of Hawai'i
RE: MAYOR'S NOVEMBER 29, 2022 EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION
This is a transmittal of Mayor's November 28, 2022, Emergency Proclamation regarding the Mauna Loa
Eruption issued by Mayor Mitchell D. Roth to the County Clerk, custodian of records.
Received by:
Print Name: 1 �i
Date: N� 2k
County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.