HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-08-07 - Hurricane IselleWilliam P. Kenoi
Mayor
Walter K.M. Lau
Managing Director
Randall M. Kurohara
Deputy Managing Director
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WHEREAS, Act 111 of the 2014 Hawaii State Legislature, 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, Act 111 of the 2014 Hawaii State Legislature 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 11:00 a.m. on August 6, 2014, issued a
Hurricane Warning in Advisory Number 27 advising that Hurricane Iselle had entered Hawaiian
waters and was located at 17.2 North Latitude/145.9 West Longitude or 625 miles east of Hilo,
Hawaii as a Category hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph and higher gusts;
and
WHEREAS, a Warning means that hurricane conditions can occur any time within the
next 36 hours; and
WHEREAS, conditions associated with hurricanes and tropical storms include but are not
limited to storm surge, high surf, high wind, flash flooding and heavy rain; and
WHEREAS, due to the possibility of 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 state of emergency is
authorized pursuant to Act 111 of the 2014 Hawaii State Legislature, and Chapter 7 of the
Hawaii County Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM P. KENOI, Mayor of the County of Hawaii, do
hereby proclaim and declare that a state of emergency exists on the Hawaii Island, effective
August '7', 2014, and continuing thereon for 60 days or until further act by this office.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the
County of Hawaii to be affixed. Done this day of August, 2014, in Hilo, Hawaii.
WIILIAM P. KENOI
Mayor, County of Hawaii
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