The role of the Civil Defense Agency is to direct and coordinate the development and administration of the County’s total emergency preparedness and response program to ensure prompt and effective action when natural or man-caused disaster threatens or occurs anywhere in the County of Hawaiʻi.

• Civil Defense Staff
• Civil Defense Message
• Sign Up For Civil Defense Alerts and Notifications
• Sign up for Hawaiʻi County Police Department Email and Text Alerts

Information

• Eruption Related Information
• Nuclear Threat
• Emergency Preparedness
• Kilauea Update
• Hawaiʻi County Tsunami Evacuation Zones & Centers
• Hawaiʻi County Hazard Mitigation Plan 2015

Emergency Proclamations

• Mayor’s COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 9
  Posted: 6/25/2020 at 4:04 PM
• Mayor’s COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 8
  Posted: 6/12/2020 at 4:42 PM
• Governor's Ninth Supplementary Emergency Proclamation for COVID-19
  Posted: 6/10/2020
• Mayor’s COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 7
  Posted: 5/29/2020 at 5:56 PM
• Mayor’s COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 6
  Posted: 5/28/2020 at 2:14 PM
• Mayor’s COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 5
  Posted: 5/23/2020 at 6:43 PM
• Amendment to Mayor's COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 4
  Posted: 5/19/2020 at 5:23 PM
• Governor's Eighth Supplementary Emergency Proclamation for COVID-19
  Posted: 5/18/2020
• Mayor's COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 4
  Posted: 5/6/2020 at 1:12 PM
• Governor's Seventh Supplementary Emergency Proclamation for COVID-19
  Posted: 5/5/2020
• Governor's Sixth Supplementary Emergency Proclamation for COVID-19
  Posted: 4/25/2020
• Mayor's COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 3
  Posted: 4/21/2020 at 4:41 PM
• Governor's Fifth Supplementary Emergency Proclamation for COVID-19
  Posted: 4/17/2020
• Mayor's COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 2
  Posted: 4/17/2020 at 4:59 PM
• Mayor's COVID-19 Emergency Rule No. 1
  Posted: 4/10/2020 at 1:33 PM
• Mayor's Third Supplementary Emergency Proclamation for COVID-19
  Posted: 4/1/2020 at 8:45 AM
• Governor's Fourth Supplementary Proclamation for COVID-19
  Posted: 3/31/2020
• Mayor's Second Supplementary Emergency Proclamation for COVID-19
  Posted: 3/24/2020 at 4:27 PM
• Governor's Third Supplementary Proclamation for COVID-19
  Posted: 3/23/2020
• Mayor's Supplementary Emergency Proclamation for COVID-19
  Posted: 3/11/2020 at 5:01 PM
• Mayor's Emergency Proclamation for COVID-19
  Posted: 2/28/2020 at 3:37 PM
• Mayor's Sixth Supplementary Emergency Proclamation
  Posted: 12/06/2018 at 11:29 AM
• Governor’s Fifth Supplementary Proclamation (Lava)
  Posted: 12/03/2018
• Mayor's Fifth Supplementary Emergency Proclamation
  Posted: 10/30/2018 12:27 PM
• Governor's Fourth Supplementary Proclamation (Lava)
  Posted: 10/03/2018
• Governor's Presidential Disaster Declaration request for Hurricane Lane: Under Review
  Posted: 09/27/2018
• Emergency Proclamation for Hurricane Olivia
  Posted: 09/10/2018 at 4:35 PM
• Mayor’s Mandatory Evacuation Order Rescinded
  Posted: 09/08/2018 at 3:05 PM
• Mayor's Fourth Supplementary Emergency Proclamation
  Posted: 08/31/2018 at 3:05 PM
• Governor's Hurricane Lane Supplemental Proclamation
  Posted: 08/28/2018
• Governor's Hurricane Lane Emergency Proclamation
  Posted: 08/21/2018
• Mayor's Hurricane Lane Emergency Proclamation
  Posted: 08/21/2018
• Mayor's Hurricane Hector Emergency Proclamation
  Posted: 08/07/2018
• Governor's Third Supplementary Proclamation (Lava)
  Posted: 08/03/2018
• Mayor's Third Supplementary Emergency Proclamation
  Posted: 07/02/2018 at 8:58 AM
• Governor’s Request for Individual Assistance Programs for Hawaiʻi County - Approved
  Posted: 06/14/2018
• Governor’s Request for Individual Assistance Programs for Hawaiʻi County
  Posted: 06/14/2018
• Elections Proclamation
  Posted: 06/08/2018
• Governor's Letter of Agreement regarding Transfer of Moneys for Disaster Response
  Posted: 06/07/2018
• Governor's Second Supplementary Proclamation
  Posted: 06/05/2018
• Mayor's Emergency Rule #1
  Posted: 05/31/2018 at 10:00 AM
• Mandatory Evacuation Order
  Posted: 05/31/2018 at 8:33 AM
• Mayor's Second Supplementary Emergency Proclamation
  Posted: 05/30/2018 at 2:31 PM
• Mayor's Supplementary Emergency Proclamation
  Posted: 05/22/2018 at 8:49 AM
• Governor's Supplementary Emergency Proclamation
  Posted: 05/10/2018
• Governor’s Emergency Proclamation
  Posted: 05/03/2018
• Mayor’s Emergency Lava Proclamation
  Posted: 05/03/2018 at 6:19

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