HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-08-07 Proclamation Terminating the Emergency Proclamation and Emergency Rule No. 1 Relating to Red Flag Warning Issued on July 31, 2025 William V. Brilhante,Jr.
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PROCLAMATION TERMINATING THE EMER(xEN(.,Y PROCLAMATION AND
EMER(xENCY RULE NO. I RELATING TO RED FLAG WARNING ISSUED ON JUI.,Y
31, 2025
WHEREAS, tl-te National Weather Service (NWS) issued a Red Flag Warning at 5:31 AM
1-IST on July 31, 2025, which extended into August 3, 2025, for wind and low relative hurniclity
affecting the leeward portions of all the Hawaiian Islands arid the interior sections of the Big
Island, including South-Big Island, Southeast-Kohala, and the Big Island Interior; and
WHEREAS, on July 31, 2025, pursuant to Ilawai`i. Revised Statutes (FIRS) § 1.27A-
1.4(b), the Charter of the County of 1-Iaawai`i ss' 13-23, I-Jaw4:ai`i C'county Code § 7-1-6(a), Lind based
on the available data, I found that an emergency or disaster was occurring, or that there was an.
imminent danger or threat aof an emergency or a disaster to the C'ounty of flawai`i, 4is those terraas
are defined in HRS § 127A-2, and issued the "Emergency Proclarn ztion and Emergency Rule
No. I Relating to Red Flag; Warning Issued on July 31, 2025"; and
WHEREAS, Iursuant to FIRS ss"§ 127A-25 and 127A-29(a), I also promulgated.
Emergency Rule No. 1 that prohibited all outdoor burning, all (outdoor open flames, and all "hart
work" in the areas covered by the, "Emergency Proclamation and Emergency Rule No. I
Relating to Red Flag Warning Issued on July 31, 2025"; and
WHEREAS, at 4.03PM IIST on August 3, 2025, the WS cancelled its Red Flag
Warnings after it determined that the relative humidities were slowly recovering by the afterncoon.
and winds had eased enough to 1a11 below Reel Flag thresholds; and.
NOW, THEREFORE, :I, C, KIMO AI AMEDA, Mayor of the County of flawai`i, do
hereby proclaim and declare, eftective August .._I _, 2025, that the "Emergency 1'roclarnation
Lind 1nd merge.ncy Rule No. I Relating to Red Flag Warning Issued on July 31, 2025" is terminated
pursuant to FIRS § 127A-14(c), (d), as I find that the dangers, threats, or circumstances giving
rise to that emergency proclamation no longer necessitate a local state of crnergency.
Emergency Rule. No, I is no longer in effect.
("aaum) of Kaw,aa'i is all axlual Oppurtaaa'ait r'rm idur aand Emplo.ver.
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Done at the County of Hawaii,
this 1 th day of August 2025
C. Kimo Alameda, Ph.D.
Mayor
County of Hawai`i
APPROVED AS TO FORM
AND L GALITY:
Renee N.C. Schoen
Corporation Counsel
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