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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-08-13 - Hurricane HectorHarry Kim Mayor Wil Okabe Managing Director Barbara Kossow Deputy Managing Director TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: (fount of Palunii CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY 920 Ululani Street • Hilo, Hawai'i 96720-3958 (808) 935-0031 • Fax (808) 935-6460 Office of the County Clerk Talmadge Magno Civil Defense August 8, 2018 Talmadge J. Magno Civil Defense Administrator COUNTY CLERK COUNTY OF HAWAI'I RECEIVED Time run. BY Date u t3 . Transmittal of the Hurricane Hector Emergency Proclamation, dated August 7, 2018. This is a transmittal of the Emergency Proclamation issued by the Acting Mayor Wil Okabe for Hurricane Hector Emergency Proclamation dated August 7, 2018 to the County Clerk, who is the custodian of records Received by: Print Name: Date: ai5-011(�" M d lF3 �!P Hawai'i County is an equal opportunity provider and employer Harry Kim Mayor Iuuu± ofPaimt`i Wil Okabe Managing Director Barbara J. Kossow Deputy Managing Director ®ffici fit Alvin 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 (808) 323-4444 • Fax (808) 323-4440 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. 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 5:00 a.m. HST on August 6, 2018 issued Hurricane Hector Advisory Number 25 advising that Hurricane Hector had entered Hawaiian waters and was located at 15.0 North Latitude/141.9 West Longitude or 930 miles east of Hilo, Hawaii as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph and; WHEREAS, the National Weather Service at 5:00 p.m. HST on August 7, 2018 issued Hurricane Hector Advisory Number 31. advising of a Tropical Storm Warning for the County of Hawaii. Hurricane Hector was located at 16.6 North Latitude/150.7 West Longitude or 370 miles east of South Point, Hawaii as a Category 4. hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph and; WHEREAS, a Tropical Storm Warning means that possible tropical storm 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 winds, flash flooding and heavy rain may occur; and; County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. WHEREAS, due to the possibility of imminent disaster due to property damage and/or bodily injury to residents of Hawai'i 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 Chapter 127A Hawaii Revised Statutes, and Chapter 7, Hawai'i County Code. WHEREAS, being that the Mayor is temporarily absent or disabled pursuant 'to Section 5-1.5 Hawaii County Charter the Managing Director shall act as Mayor; and NOW, THEREFORE, I, WIL OKABE, Acting Mayor of the County of Hawaii, do hereby proclaim and declare that a state of emergency exists due threat of imminent disaster on the Hawaii Island, effective ykst 72016 , 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 '7 day of1u .°Ifi Hilo, Hawaii. 4, WIL OKABE Acting Mayor County of Hawaii County of Hawai' i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.