Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency

Effective: August 20, 2016 through October 18, 2016

6th Supplementary Proclamation on Homelessness PDF

 

 

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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
STATE OF HAWAIʻI

SIXTH SUPPLEMENTARY PROCLAMATION

By the authority vested in me as Governor by the Constitution and laws of the State of Hawaiʻi, in order to provide relief for disaster damages, losses, and suffering, and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the people, I, DAVID Y. IGE, Governor of the State of Hawaiʻi, hereby determine, designate and proclaim as follows:

WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 127A, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, emergency powers are conferred on the Governor of the State of Hawaiʻi to deal with disasters or emergencies, to maintain the strength, resources, and economic life of the community, and to protect the public health, safety, and welfare; and

WHEREAS, it has become necessary to supplement my Proclamation of October 16, 2015, my Supplementary Proclamation of October 26, 2015, my Second Supplementary Proclamation of December 24, 2015, the Third Supplementary Proclamation of February 19, 2016, my Fourth Supplementary Proclamation of April 22, 2016, and my Fifth Supplementary Proclamation of June 20, 2016, relating to the homeless emergency; and

WHEREAS, the City and County of Honolulu is engaged in plans to address a recent twenty-five percent (25%) increase in its chronic homeless population through two (2) additional long-term housing projects that target low-income homeless households and the establishment of mobile hygiene centers for the homeless; and

WHEREAS, the conditions giving rise to the homeless emergency continue; and

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DAVID Y. IGE, Governor of the State of Hawaiʻi, hereby further determine that an emergency or disaster contemplated by section 127A-14, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, continues in the State of Hawai’i, and do hereby continue and extend my Proclamation of October 16, 2015, my Supplementary Proclamation of October 26, 2015, my Second Supplementary Proclamation of December 24, 2015, the Third Supplementary Proclamation of February 19, 2016, my Fourth Supplementary Proclamation of April 22, 2016, and my Fifth Supplementary Proclamation of June 20,
2016, relating to the homeless emergency in order to provide emergency relief by expanding the purpose of the proclamations to include the efforts of the City and County of Honolulu to establish two additional long-term housing projects that target low-income homeless households and the establishment of mobile hygiene centers for the homeless.

I FURTHER DECLARE that all the provisions of these proclamations shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby included in the provisions of this Sixth Supplementary Proclamation and the disaster emergency relief period shall continue until terminated sixty days after August 20, 2016 or by a separate proclamation whichever occurs first. Notwithstanding the termination of a disaster emergency relief period, any contracts, agreements, procurements, programs, or employment of personnel entered into, started, amended, or continued by reason of the provisions of the proclamations relating to this emergency shall continue.  However, any contract entered into or amended under this Proclamation for providing homeless services shall be limited to a period not to exceed 12 months from the effective date of the contract or any amendment, but may be extended for a period of 6 additional months provided such extension is at no additional cost above existing contract compensation and payment schedules.

Done at the State Capitol, this 18th day of August, 2016

David Y. Ige
Governor of Hawaiʻi

APPROVED:

DOUGLAS S. CHIN
Attorney General
State of Hawaiʻi