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WHEREAS, during the recent shipping strike the Ae
welfare of • the people of the County of Hawaii was adversei*/
by the non-receipt of food, construction materials, and roducta^-'
essential to the economic stability of the County; and
WHERElhS, the lack of supplies contributed to an increase
in the unemployment of residents of this County; and
WHEREAS, newspaper reports have carried items stating that
a shipping strike will occur on or about January 1, 1972; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor of the County of Hawaii, as Deputy
Director of Civil Defense for said County of Hawaii, is charged
with the responsibility of providing for the health and welfare of
its citizens; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor of the County of Hawaii, as Deputy
Director of Civil Defense for said County of Hawaii, is further
charged to make adequate provision against shortages of food supplies
and essential commodities, to maintain the strength, resources and
economic life of the community and provide for prompt and effective
action to protect the public health and welfare; and
WHEREAS, certain food importers of the County of Hawaii
have indicated a willingness to bring in supplies of food and essen-
tial commodities over and above their normal requirements to safe-
guard the citizens of the County of Hawaii against shortages due to
the impending strike but do not have space available for the storage
of such additional food supplies;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, SHOTilCHI KIKORA, Mayor of the County of
Hawaii, do hereby proclaim and declare that a state of emergency
exists within the County of Hawaii, State of Hawaii, and that pro-
perty belonging to the County of Hawaii shall be made available,
where possible, to those merchants desirir.c to and capable of in-
creasing their inventories of food, health and sanitation products
and commodities essential to the health and welfare of the citizens
of the County of Hawaii under conditions which shall be mutually
agreed upon by the merchants and the County of Hawaii.