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Home My WebLink About2022-11-28 Supplemental Emergency Proclamation - Mauna Loa EruptionMitchell D. Roth Mayor Lee E. Lord Managing Director Robert H. Command Deputy Managing Director ZxUn � Jai � funi`i (Offirt of for nVar 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603 • Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 • (808) 961-8211 • Fax (808) 961-6553 KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy., Bldg C • Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i 96740 (808) 323-4444 • Fax (808) 323-4440 SUPPLEMENTAL 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, on November 28, 2022 at 3:02AM, I as Mayor of the County of Hawai'i issued an Emergency Proclamation declaring a state of emergency due to the active eruption of Mauna Loa. WHEREAS, the eruption began in Moku`aweoweo, the summit caldera of Mauna Loa, inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park; and WHEREAS, the eruption has since migrated into the Northeast Rift Zone. There are currently no active mandatory evacuations; and WHEREAS, due to the active eruption now confined to the Northeast Rift Zone, the previously opened evacuation shelters located at Robert Herkes gym in Pahala (Ka'u gym) and at the Kekuaokalani Gym at Kailua Park (Old A's) in Kona may be closed in the near future; additional shelters may be opened if necessary; and WHEREAS, Section 127A-12(a)(5)(D), Hawai'i Revised Statutes, provides that during the emergency period, the Mayor may exercise the following powers pertaining to emergency management to direct or control as may be necessary for emergency management the conduct of civilians and the movement and cessation of movement of pedestrians and vehicular traffic during, before, and after alerts, exercises, training, emergencies, or disasters; and WHEREAS, Section 127A-12(c)(12), Hawai'i Revised Statutes as amended, provides that during the emergency period, the Mayor may restrict the congregation of the public in stricken or dangerous areas or under dangerous conditions; and County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. Supplemental Emergency Proclamation Page 2 of 2 WHEREAS, the eruption is visible from the Daniel K. Inouye (DKI) Highway, which has resulted in a significant increase in spectators driving and parking on the DKI Highway or on the shoulder of the DKI Highway. WHEREAS, most of the DKI Highway between the sixteen mile marker (16 MM) and the thirty-one mile marker (31 MM) has a maximum speed limit of sixty (60) miles per hour, and it lacks sufficient infrastructure such as crosswalks and necessary lighting to safely sustain the increased amount of pedestrians arriving in vehicles in the area and traversing the area on foot, thereby creating unsafe road conditions. WHEREAS, based on these unsafe road conditions, on November 28, 2022, at 7 : z: z; p.m., pursuant to Sections 127A-25 and 291C-111, Hawai'i Revised Statutes as amended, I issued Emergency Rule #1 prohibiting all vehicles from stopping and/or or parking on the DKI Highway at any time between the sixteen mile marker (16 MM) and the thirty-one mile marker (31 MM), except as permitted at designated parking lots; and WHEREAS, due to the eruption's continued activity, I have determined that it is necessary to supplement and expand my Emergency Proclamation issued on November 28, 2022, at 3:02 a.m. related to updated eruption activity and spectator interest creating road hazards on the DKI Highway; 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 take 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, 7� Zlp.m., Hawaii. This ORDER is effective at �,lip.m., this 28th day of November, 2022. Mitchell D. Roth Mayor County of Hawaii County of Hawaz i 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 ; C--.3 (808) 323-4444 • Fax (808) 323-4440 Nj November 29, 2022 -� r J: TO: Jon Henricks, County Clerk Z--31 Office of the County Clerk •• FROM: Mitchell D. Roth, Mayor V County of Hawai'i RE: MAYOR'S NOVEMBER 29, 2022 SUPPLEMENTAL EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION This is a transmittal of Mayor's November 29, 2022, Supplemental Emergency Proclamation regarding the Mauna Loa Eruption issued by Mayor Mitchell D. Roth to the County Clerk, custodian of records. Received by: Print Name: �It1 t et � Date: la County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.