Hawaii Revised Statutes 127A-19 – Shelters
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 127A-19
- Administrator: means the administrator of the Hawaii emergency management agency established by section 127A-3. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 127A-2
- Agency: means the Hawaii emergency management agency established by section 127A-3. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 127A-2
- County: means the city and county of Honolulu, and the counties of Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui; provided that the county of Maui shall include the county of Kalawao for the purposes of this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 127A-2
- County emergency management agency: means a county-level entity responsible for emergency management within the respective counties as established in section 127A-5. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 127A-2
- Director: means the director of the Hawaii emergency management agency established by section 127A-3, and who is the same as the adjutant general as provided in section 26-21. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 127A-2
- Emergency: means any occurrence, or imminent threat thereof, which results or may likely result in substantial injury or harm to the population or substantial damage to or loss of property or substantial damage to or loss of the environment. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 127A-2
- Emergency management: means a comprehensive integrated system at all levels of government, and also in the private sector, which develops and maintains an effective capability to prevent, prepare for, respond to, mitigate, and recover from emergencies or disasters. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 127A-2
- Facilities: except as otherwise provided in this chapter, includes any infrastructure, buildings and other structures, shelters, land, roads, highways, thoroughfares, walks, roadways, bridges, public rights of way, and any appurtenant facilities, structures, and materials. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 127A-2
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
and coordinating sheltering efforts with private and nonprofit organizations engaged in emergency management functions relating to providing shelter or the management or operation of a public shelter under this chapter.