Emergency Proclamations
Pursuant to Section 127A-14, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the governor may declare the existence of a state of emergency in the State by proclamation if the governor finds that an emergency or disaster has occurred or that there is imminent danger or threat of an emergency or disaster in any portion of the State.
Emergency Proclamations issued by the Office of the Governor:
July 29, 2025: Eighteenth Emergency Proclamation relating to homelessness, suspends Chapter 103D, HRS, Hawaii public procurement code, and Chapter 103F, Purchases of Health and Human Services through September 26, 2025, unless terminated or superseded by separate proclamation, whichever shall occur first.
July 29, 2025: Fourteenth Emergency Proclamation, relating to affordable housing suspends Chapter 103D, HRS, to the extent that the department or agency has determined that it is not practicable or advantageous to procure the services required via traditional procurement methods and the procurement promotes the construction, development, redevelopment, repair, renovation, and occupancy of housing. The suspension is for the solicitation process only and is subject to the rules in the emergency rules attached to the proclamation. The disaster emergency relief period shall continue through September 26, 2025, unless terminated or superseded by separate proclamation, whichever shall occur first.
July 29, 2025: Eighth Emergency Proclamation, relating to condominium insurance stabilization, suspends Chapter 103D, HRS, Hawaii public procurement code, to the extent that compliance might delay the State in quickly obtaining the goods and services needed to address the emergency. The disaster emergency relief period shall commence immediately and continue through September 27, 2025, unless terminated or superseded by a separate proclamation, whichever shall occur first.
July 29, 2025: Fourteenth Emergency Proclamation relating to Uncle Billy’s Hilo Bay Hotel, suspends Chapter 103D, HRS, to the extent that compliance might delay the State in quickly obtaining the goods and services needed to address the emergency. The disaster emergency relief period shall continue through September 27, 2025, unless terminated or superseded by separate proclamation, whichever shall occur first.
July 29, 2025: Twenty-Second Emergency Proclamation relating to Axis Deer crisis in Maui County, suspends Chapter 103D, HRS, Hawaii public procurement code, to the extent that compliance results in any additional delays involved in meeting procurement requirements for selecting contractors in a timely manner to respond to emergency situations. The disaster emergency relief period shall continue through September 26, 2025, unless terminated or superseded by separate proclamation, whichever shall occur first.
July 18, 2025: Emergency Proclamation relating to the 2025 Wildfire Season, allows maximum flexibility in the use of State resources to respond to wildfires whenever and wherever they ignite in all counties, authorize and invoke various emergency provisions. The disaster emergency relief period shall continue through September 16, 2025, unless terminated or superseded by separate proclamaiton, whichever shall occur first.
July 7, 2025: Twenty-Fourth Emergency Proclamation, relating to wildfires suspends Chapter 103D, HRS, Hawaii public procurement code and Chapter 103F, HRS, purchases of health and human services, to the extent that compliance results in any additional delays involved in meeting procurement requirements for selecting contractors in a timely manner to respond to emergency situations. This proclamation supersedes all earlier proclamations relating to wildfires. The disaster emergency relief period shall commence immediately and continue through September 4, 2025, unless terminated or superseded by a separate proclamation, whichever shall occur first.