Emergency Management (Hawaii Revised Statutes: Chapter 127A) Country/Territory United States of America Territorial subdivision Hawaii Document type Legislation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., General Keyword Hazards Governance Early warning system Risk assessment/management Public health Institution Procedural matters Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This chapter of the Hawaii Revised Statutes regulates emergency management. Specifically, it provides that, because of the existing and increasing possibility of the occurrence of disasters or emergencies of unprecedented size and destructiveness resulting from natural or man-made hazards, and in order to ensure that the preparations of this State will be adequate to deal with such disasters or emergencies; to ensure the administration of state and federal programs providing disaster relief to individuals; and generally to protect the public health, safety, and welfare, and to preserve the lives and property of the people of the State, it is hereby found and declared to be necessary: to provide for emergency management by the State, and to authorize the creation of local organizations for emergency management in the counties of the State; to confer upon the governor and upon the mayors of the counties of the State the emergency powers necessary to prepare for and respond to emergencies or disasters; to provide for the rendering of mutual aid among the counties of the State and with other states and in cooperation with the federal government with respect to the carrying out of emergency management functions; to permit out-of-state utilities to provide services in the State pursuant to a mutual assistance agreement with a state utility to repair, renovate, or install electrical or natural gas facilities that have been damaged, impaired, or destroyed due to or in connection with such disasters or emergencies; and to provide programs, in cooperation with other governmental agencies, the private sector, and nonprofit organizations, to educate and train the public to be prepared for emergencies and disasters. Full text English Website www.capitol.hawaii.gov References - Legislation Implemented by Proclamation of Emergency Period due to COVID-19 (Governor of the State of Hawaii) Legislation | United States of America | 2020 Keyword: Public health, Hazards, Risk assessment/management, Consumer protection, Internal trade, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX