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This Concurrent Resolution formally requests the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HEMA) to create a preliminary draft evacuation plan specifically for areas designated as lava zones 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6, which are at risk from eruptions of active volcanoes like Mauna Loa and Kilauea. The resolution acknowledges that previous requests for such a plan have been hampered by HEMA's staffing issues and the agency's need to respond to multiple ongoing emergencies. It emphasizes the urgent need for proactive planning due to the significant threat posed by these volcanoes to communities on Hawaii Island, such as South Kona and Ka. The draft plan is to be submitted to the State Legislature by a specific deadline before the 2023 legislative session convenes, and copies of the resolution will be sent to relevant officials.