Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency

Effective: February 23, 2016 through April 21, 2016

Third Supplementary Proclamation on Homelessness PDF

Extended by: 4th Supplementary Proclamation – Homeless Emergency, April 22, 2016

 

 

 

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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
STATE OF HAWAII

THIRD SUPPLEMENTARY PROCLAMATION

By the authority vested in me as Acting Governor by the Constitution and laws of the State of Hawai’i, in order to provide relief for disaster damages, losses, and suffering, and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the people, I, SHAN S. TSUTSUI, Acting Governor of the State of Hawaii, hereby determine, designate and proclaim as follows:

WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 127A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, emergency powers are conferred on the Governor of the State of Hawai’i 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 Governor Ige’s Proclamation of October 16, 2015, his Supplementary Proclamation of October 26, 2015, and his Second Supplementary Proclamation of December 24, 2015 relating to the homeless emergency; and

WHEREAS, the County of Maui is engaged in plans to address its unsheltered homeless population by establishing a long-term housing project in Wailuku to target homeless households to serve between 64 to 128 households; and

WHEREAS, all counties in the State are facing this homeless emergency and need to be able to expend county moneys for the repair and maintenance of existing county shelters; and

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

NOW, THEREFORE, I, SHAN S. TSUTSUI, Acting Governor of the State of Hawaii, hereby further determine that an emergency or disaster contemplated by section 127A-14, Hawaii Revised Statutes, continues in the State of Hawai’i, and do hereby supplement Governor Ige’s October 16, 2015 Proclamation, his Supplementary Proclamation of October 26, 2015, and his Second Supplementary Proclamation of December 24, 2015 relating to the homeless emergency in order to provide emergency relief by expanding the purpose of his proclamations to include the efforts of the County of Maui in its plans to establish a long-term housing project in Wailuku to target homeless households to serve between 64 to 128 households and all counties for the repair and maintenance of existing county shelters.

I FURTHER DECLARE that all the provisions of Governor lge’s Proclamation of October 16, 2015, his Supplementary Proclamation of October 26, 2015, and his Second Supplementary Proclamation of December 24, 2015 relating to the homeless emergency, shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby included in the provisions of this Third Supplementary Proclamation and the disaster emergency relief period shall continue until terminated automatically sixty days after February 23, 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, or continued by reason of the provisions of my proclamations relating to this emergency shall continue. However, any contract entered into under this Proclamation for providing homeless services shall be limited to a period not to exceed 12 months, but may be extended for a period of 6 months provided such extension is at no additional cost above existing contract compensation and payment schedules.

Done at the State Capitol, this 19th day of February, 2016

Shan S. Tsutsui
Acting Governor of Hawaii

APPROVED:

DOUGLAS S. CHIN
Attorney General
State of Hawaii