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July 18, 2023
TO: Jon Henricks, County Clerk
Office of the County Clerk
FROM: Mitchell D. Roth, Mayor
County of Hawai'i
RE: MAYOR'S JULY 18, 2023, EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION FOR
TROPICAL STORM CALVIN
This is a transmittal of Mayor's July 18, 2023, Emergency Proclamation regarding
the Tropical Storm Calvin, issued by Mayor Mitchell D. Roth to the County Clerk,
custodian of records.
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County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.
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MAYOR'S EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Chapter 127A Hawaii Revised Statutes, provides for the establishment of
County organizations for emergency management and disaster relief with the Mayor having
direct responsibility and authority over emergency management within the County; 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, the National Weather Service at 5 pm on July 17, 2023, issued a Tropical
Storm Warning under Advisory Number 26 advising that Tropical Storm Calvin had entered
Hawaiian waters and was located at 17.4 North Latitude and 145.4 West Longitude or 655 miles
east of Hilo, Hawaii as a Tropical Storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph with higher
gusts; and
WHEREAS, the National Weather Service at 5 am on July 18, 2023, updated its Tropical
Storm Warning under Advisory Number 28 advising that Tropical Storm Calvin was located at
17.5 North Latitude and 149.5 West Longitude or just under 400 miles east of Hilo, Hawaii as a
Tropical Storm with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph with higher gusts; and
WHEREAS, a Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected
sometime within the next 36 hours; and
WHEREAS, conditions associated with tropical storms include but are not limited to
storm surge, high surf, high wind, flash flooding and heavy rain may occur; and
WHEREAS, sudden, severe and/or consistent events of high winds, heavy rains and
flooding may occur and cause damage, loss, and suffering of such character and magnitude to
affect the health, welfare and safety of the public and is of such a nature as to require assistance
from the County of Hawaii, State of Hawaii; and the Federal government; and
WHEREAS, given such potential, various County of Hawaii emergency shelters will be
opened in impacted areas at 2 pm on July 18, 2023; and
County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.
Mayor's Emergency Proclamation
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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 Chapters 127A, Hawaii
Revised Statutes, as amended, and Chapter 7, Hawaii County Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, 1, 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 July 18, 2023, ? '-%.m., Hawaii standard time.
This Emergency Proclamation shall be effective July 18, 2023, and shall terminate in
sixty(60) days unless terminated earlier or extended by a separate proclamation, whichever shall
occur first.
This Emergency Proclamation is effective at 10 a.m., this 18th day of July 2023.
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Mitchell D. Roth
Mayor
County of Hawaii
APPROVED AS TO FORM
AND LNG ITY:
Dakota K. Frenz
Deputy Corporation C6nse