By the authorIty vested in me by the ConstItutIon and laws ofthe State of Hawaii, to provide relIeffor disaster damages, losses, and sufferIng, and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the people, I, JOSH GREEN, M.D., Governor of the State of Hawaii, hereby determine, desIgnate and proclaIm as follows:

WHEREAS, startIng on April 1 1 , 2024, heavy rains began falling In the County of Kauai;

WHEREAS, the heavy rains caused multIple landslides, as well as school and road closures on the Island of Kaua’l;

WHEREAS, flooding also caused multiple people to be rescued from cars and houses;

WHEREAS, the damage caused by heavy rains and floodIng will lIkely require extensive damage assessments, as well as repair, restoration, and reconstruction, of roads, bridges, and other Infrastructure and properly required to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the people ofthe County

WHEREAS, the heavy rains and flooding resulted In widespread standing water and blocked culverts and other dralnageways which must be cleared to protect public health and safety;

WHEREAS, on April 12, 2024, I issued my first and second Proclamations Relating to Heavy Rains and Flooding;

WHEREAS, on April 22, 2024,1 issued my Third Proclamation Relating to Heavy Rains and Flooding; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary to supplement my Third Proclamation Relating to Heavy Rains and Flooding;

NOW, ThEREFORE, I, JOSH GREEN, M.D., Governor ofthe State of Hawaii, hereby determine that an emergency or disaster contemplated by section 127414, HRS, Is occurring in the County of Kauai, and authorize and invoke the following emergency provisions, If not already in effect upon this declaration of an emergency:

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