Hawaii HB2480 establishes legal protections for first responders and encourages public compliance with evacuation orders.

Hawaii HB2480 amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes to create a new chapter providing immunity for first responders who issue predictive evacuation orders or choose not to conduct rescues when individuals willfully ignore these orders. The bill defines "first responder" as firefighters, EMTs, police, or authorized emergency workers. "Predictive evacuation order" refers to an evacuation issued based on credible threat modeling. "Willful non-compliance" means knowingly remaining in an evacuation zone after an evacuation order has been issued.

Hawaii HB2480 establishes legal protections for first responders and encourages public compliance with evacuation orders.

Hawaii HB2480 amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes to create a new chapter providing immunity for first responders who issue predictive evacuation orders or choose not to conduct rescues when individuals willfully ignore these orders. The bill defines "first responder" as firefighters, EMTs, police, or authorized emergency workers. "Predictive evacuation order" refers to an evacuation issued based on credible threat modeling. "Willful non-compliance" means knowingly remaining in an evacuation zone after an evacuation order has been issued.