PROCLAMATION TERMINATING THE EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION RELATING TO THE FEBRUARY 2026 SEVERE WEATHER EVENT
 

          WHEREAS, on February 8, 2026, pursuant to Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes (HRS) § 127A-14(b), the Charter of the County of Hawaiʻi § 13-23, Hawaiʻi County Code § 7-1-6(a), and based on the available data, I issued the Emergency Proclamation Relating to the February 2026 Severe Weather Event; and

          WHEREAS, when the emergency proclamation was issued, there were an active National Weather Service (NWS) Flood Watch and High Wind Warning for the entire State of Hawaiʻi, and a Winter Storm Warning for the Big Island Summits above 11,000 feet, all expected to be in effect through February 9, 2026; and

          WHEREAS, the forecasted impacts to the County of Hawaiʻi during this period included heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, flash floods, damaging winds, and heavy snow accumulations on the Big Island Summits; and

          WHEREAS, the relevant NWS watches, warnings, and/or advisories affecting the County of Hawaiʻi are no longer in effect, and the dangers, threats, and/or circumstances supporting the emergency proclamation have waned; 



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          NOW, THEREFORE, I, C. KIMO ALAMEDA, Mayor of the County of Hawai‘i, hereby terminate the Emergency Proclamation Relating to the February 2026 Severe Weather Event dated February 8, 2026, pursuant to HRS § 127A-14(c) and (d), effective immediately, as I find that the local state of emergency is no longer necessary.