Emergency Management Act: Clarifies state and county emergency management authority and powers.
The Emergency Management Act amends chapter 127A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to clarify state and county emergency management authority and ensure effective and adaptable emergency responses. The governor or mayor may declare a state or local state of emergency, respectively, and exercise additional powers during an emergency period. The governor may suspend any law that impedes emergency functions, while the mayor may suspend county laws. The act also specifies the conditions under which a state or local state of emergency may be terminated.
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