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Merrick Nishimoto <br />uAle <br />County of Hawai'l - office of the Nayor <br />25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603 a Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 a Phone (908) 961-8211 * Fax-(-808) 961-6553 <br />KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokillole Hwy., Bldg C * Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i 96740 <br />Phone (808) 323-4444 Is Fax (808) 323-4440 <br />............. <br />pIqi�pii�ii li�l��ii!�l�ili��I�ll��l�l��l���,� 11111111111 i 1 1 1 <br />anct laws orffe--SMa eof flawall, ana 5y me K-narteranuorumancesUl Lilt: C011ILY 01 rnidW- 1, <br />prepare for and respond to emergencies and disasters, 1, C. KIMO ALAMEDA, Mayor of the <br />County of Hawai'i, hereby proclaim as follows: <br />WHEREAS, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 127A, provides for the <br />. . . . . . . . . . IT-' '11'' 1 <br />the <br />Mayor having direct responsibility and authority over emergency management within the <br />County; and <br />WHEREAS, RRS Chapter 127A, and Hawai'i County Code (HCC) Chapter 7, establish <br />a Civil Defense Agency within the County and prescribes its powers, duties, and responsibilities; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, HRS § 12 7A- 14(b) empowers the Mayor to declare the existence of a local <br />state of emergency in the County by proclamation if the Mayor finds that an emergency or a <br />disaster has occurred or that there is imminent danger or threat of an emergency or a disaster in <br />any portion of the County, as those terms are defined in HRS § 127A-2; and <br />1111111liij�jil!!I�I� q, <br />WHEREAS, as of 4:00 P.M. © March 12, 2026, the National Weather Service had <br />forecasted a Kona low pressure weather system affecting the State of Hawai'i and issued the <br />following for the County of Hawaii: a flood watch, a high wind watch for lower elevations <br />MAnd io <br />WHEREAS, Governor Josh Green, M.D., issued an emergency proclamation and a <br />State on March 9, 2026; and <br />m, an E qual Opporui ird ty f1ravider arid Ernployer <br />