WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 127A Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, Chapter 7, Articles 1 and 2 of the Hawai‘i County Code, Section 13-23 of the Hawai‘i County Charter, and the Constitution and laws of the State of Hawaiʻi, the Mayor of the County of Hawaiʻi issued an Emergency Proclamation on February 28, 2020, declaring a state of emergency due to the outbreak of COVID-19 being recognized as a public health emergency of international concern and a public health emergency for the United States; and
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, the Governor of the State of Hawaiʻi issued a Proclamation declaring a state of emergency based upon the actions and directives of the President of the United States, the World Health Organization, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and current conditions warranting preemptive and protective actions related to the outbreak of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, since March 4, 2020, the Governor of the State of Hawai‘i has issued multiple Emergency Proclamations related to COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of Hawai‘i’s Emergency Proclamation related to COVID-19 (Omicron Variant) dated January 26, 2022, remains in effect; and
WHEREAS, since February 28 2020, the Mayor of the County of Hawai‘i has issued multiple Emergency Proclamations and Emergency Rules related to COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, the number of COVID-19 cases have significantly declined and as of February 28, 2022, the seven-day average of COVID-19 cases on Hawaiʻi Island is 28 and the test positivity rate is 3.5%.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MITCHELL D. ROTH, Mayor of the County of Hawai‘i, do hereby proclaim and declare that the state of emergency previously proclaimed for the County of Hawaiʻi in the Thirteenth Supplementary Emergency Proclamation, due to the imminent danger or threat of emergency on Hawai‘i Island from the COVID-19 pandemic, is hereby terminated effective February 28, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. HST.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the County of Hawai‘i to be affixed. Done this 28th day of February, 2022 in Hilo, Hawai‘i.
Mitchell D. Roth
Mayor
County of Hawai‘i