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HI Rev Stat § 125C-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|125C. Procurement, Control, Distribution and Sale of Petroleum Products|125C-4 Adopting, filing, and taking effect of rules.

  §125C-4 Adopting, filing, and taking effect of rules. The governor or the governor's authorized representative shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91, to insure that petroleum products are made available to the public in an orderly, efficient, and safe manner, to become effective when a shortage, as defined in section 125C-2, exists. If additional and unforeseen measures are required to insure that petroleum products are distributed in an orderly, efficient, and safe manner, the governor or the governor's authorized representative may proceed without prior notice or hearing or upon such abbreviated notice and hearing as the governor finds practicable to adopt additional rules authorized under this chapter with the additional rules to be effective for a period of not longer than one hundred twenty days without renewal. Any rule so adopted may be amended or repealed by the governor without prior notice or hearing or upon abbreviated notice and hearing prior to the expiration of the one hundred twenty-day period; provided that no amendment shall extend the rule beyond the original period of one hundred and twenty days. To be effective after the one hundred twenty-day period, the rules shall be adopted pursuant to chapter 91. Each rule adopted, amended, or repealed shall become effective as adopted, amended, or repealed upon approval by the governor and filing with the lieutenant governor. Each rule in effect shall have force and effect of law, but the effect of each rule may be temporarily or indefinitely suspended by the governor by written declaration filed with the lieutenant governor. Each rule temporarily suspended shall take effect again immediately upon expiration of the suspension period. Each rule indefinitely suspended shall take effect immediately upon the filing with the lieutenant governor of the written declaration by the governor terminating the suspension. [L 1975, c 38, pt of §1; am L 1979, c 105, §10; am L 1981, c 18, §1; am L 1984, c 238, §5; gen ch 1985; am L 1986, c 216, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 125C-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|125C. Procurement, Control, Distribution and Sale of Petroleum Products|125C-5 Publication of rules and declarations.

  §125C-5 Publication of rules and declarations. Within five days after the date of filing with the lieutenant governor of each rule or declaration, the governor shall make the rule or determination known to the persons affected by it by publication at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the State and in a newspaper that is printed and issued at least twice weekly in the county within which those affected persons reside. [L 1975, c 38, pt of §1]
HI Rev Stat § 125C-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|125C. Procurement, Control, Distribution and Sale of Petroleum Products|125C-6 Petition for adoption, amendment, repeal, or suspension of rules.

  §125C-6 Petition for adoption, amendment, repeal, or suspension of rules. Any interested person may petition the governor or the governor's authorized representative requesting the adoption, amendment, repeal, or suspension of any rule and stating reasons therefor. The governor or the governor's authorized representative shall prescribe the form for the petitions and the procedures for their submission, consideration, and disposition, and within thirty days after submission of the petition shall either deny the petition in writing, stating the governor's or the governor's authorized representative's reasons for the denial, or grant the petition and adopt, amend, repeal, or suspend the rule accordingly. [L 1975, c 38, pt of §1; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 125C-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|125C. Procurement, Control, Distribution and Sale of Petroleum Products|125C-7 REPEALED.

  §125C-7 REPEALED. L 2003, c 178, §1.
HI Rev Stat § 125C-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|125C. Procurement, Control, Distribution and Sale of Petroleum Products|125C-8 Personnel; delegation of powers.

  §125C-8 Personnel; delegation of powers. The governor may appoint or employ temporary boards, agencies, officers, employees, and other persons, or any of them, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter. All such temporarily appointed or employed officers and employees, whether or not employed by contract, shall be exempt from and not subject to nor entitled to the benefits of the provisions of chapters 76 and 88, or any other law, collective bargaining agreement, executive order, executive directive, or rule that is inapplicable to temporary employees of the State. [L 1975, c 38, pt of §1; am L 2002, c 148, §14]
HI Rev Stat § 125C-9 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|125C. Procurement, Control, Distribution and Sale of Petroleum Products|125C-9 Investigations and surveys.

  §125C-9 Investigations and surveys. The governor or the governor's authorized representative may make investigations and surveys for the purpose of ascertaining facts to be used in administering this chapter, and in making the investigations and surveys, may require the making, filing, or keeping of applications, schedules, records, reports, or statements, under oath or otherwise, administer oaths, take evidence under oath, subpoena witnesses, and require the production of books, papers, and records. Witnesses shall be allowed their fees and mileage as in cases in the circuit courts. The circuit court of any circuit or judge thereof may enforce by proper proceedings the attendance and testimony of any witness subpoenaed to appear within the circuit, or the production of books, papers, and records. [L 1975, c 38, pt of §1; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 125C-10 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|125C. Procurement, Control, Distribution and Sale of Petroleum Products|125C-10 Fraud; misdemeanor.

  §125C-10 Fraud; misdemeanor. Any person required by the governor or the governor's authorized representative, pursuant to section 125C-9, to make, keep or file any application, schedule, record, report, or statement, whether or not under oath, who intentionally makes, files, or keeps a false or fraudulent application, schedule, report, or statement or intentionally conceals therein any material fact, and any person who in any other manner intentionally deceives or attempts to deceive the governor or the governor's authorized representative with respect to any fact to be used in administering this chapter, and any person who intentionally fails to observe and comply with any rule promulgated under this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. [L 1975, c 38, pt of §1; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 125C-11 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|125C. Procurement, Control, Distribution and Sale of Petroleum Products|125C-11 REPEALED.

  §125C-11 REPEALED. L 1992, c 182, §5.
HI Rev Stat § 125C-21 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|125C. Procurement, Control, Distribution and Sale of Petroleum Products|125C-21 Definitions.

  §125C-21 Definitions. "Petroleum product" means heating oils, light and heavy diesel oil, motor gasoline, propane, butane, residual fuel oils, kerosene, and aviation fuels used for emergency and essential intrastate air transport services, but excluding all other aviation fuels.  "Prime supplier" means any individual, trustee, agency, partnership, association, corporation, company, municipality, political subdivision or other legal entity which makes the first sale of any liquid fossil fuel into the state distribution system for consumption within the State. [L 1984, c 238, pt of §7; am L 1994, c 59, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 125C-22 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|125C. Procurement, Control, Distribution and Sale of Petroleum Products|125C-22 When set-aside required.

  §125C-22 When set-aside required. When a shortage as defined in section 125C-2 exists, all prime suppliers shall set aside supplies of each petroleum product for which there is a shortage. The amount set aside shall be in accordance with the rules adopted by the chief energy officer of the Hawaii state energy office. [L 1984, c 238, pt of §7; am L 2019, c 122, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 125C-23 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|125C. Procurement, Control, Distribution and Sale of Petroleum Products|125C-23 Set-aside system.

  §125C-23 Set-aside system. The chief energy officer of the Hawaii state energy office shall adopt rules establishing a petroleum products set-aside system. The purpose of this system shall be:  (1) The protection of public health, safety, and welfare;  (2) The maintenance of public services, utilities, and transportation, including emergency and essential intrastate air transport services;  (3) The maintenance of agricultural operations, including farming, horticulture, dairy, fishing, and related services;  (4) The preservation of economically sound and competitive industry, through the equitable acquisition and distribution of petroleum products; and  (5) The promotion of efficiency, with minimum economic disruptions, during a shortage of petroleum products. The rules establishing the set-aside system shall be adopted in accordance with chapter 91. [L 1984, c 238, pt of §7; am L 1994, c 59, §3; am L 2019, c 122, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 125C-31 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|125C. Procurement, Control, Distribution and Sale of Petroleum Products|125C-31 Biennial state energy emergency preparedness plan.

  §125C-31 Biennial state energy emergency preparedness plan. (a) The department of business, economic development, and tourism shall prepare a comprehensive and integrated biennial state energy emergency preparedness plan to be implemented in the event of, or in anticipation of, a change in the State's petroleum supply or demand situation that is judged by the governor to be unmanageable by the free market. The department of business, economic development, and tourism shall prepare a biennial state energy emergency preparedness plan in every even-numbered year in accordance with the following:  (1) The biennial state energy emergency preparedness plan shall replace the energy emergency plan developed by the chief energy officer of the Hawaii state energy office, who shall act as the governor's authorized representative under this chapter;  (2) In preparing the biennial state energy emergency preparedness plan, the department shall:  (A) Solicit input, comment, and review from the governor's energy emergency preparedness advisory committee composed of representatives of federal, state, and county governments; private energy suppliers; consumer and other public interest groups; and the public at-large; and  (B) Establish other task forces and advisory groups, as may be deemed necessary, to assist in the preparation and review of the biennial state energy emergency preparedness plan;  (3) The biennial state energy emergency preparedness plan shall be comprehensive and encompassing, and shall integrate into its analytic and planning framework the plans of electric and gas utilities and other energy suppliers, relevant state agencies, including the department of transportation, counties, and such other entities as deemed appropriate; and  (4) The biennial state energy emergency preparedness plan shall include a review and update of the previous biennial state energy emergency preparedness plan and a review of the energy emergency plans prepared by the counties.  (b) The department shall prepare an energy emergency communication plan, which shall be updated biennially and shall be consistent with the energy emergency preparedness plans prepared by the counties. The energy emergency communication plan shall be used by the State and counties to communicate and otherwise coordinate state and county actions taken in response to implementing the biennial state energy emergency preparedness plan. [L 1992, c 182, pt of §2; am L 2019, c 122, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 125C-32 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|125C. Procurement, Control, Distribution and Sale of Petroleum Products|125C-32 Biennial county energy emergency preparedness plans.

  §125C-32 Biennial county energy emergency preparedness plans. The mayor of each county, or the mayor's authorized representative, shall prepare a comprehensive county energy emergency preparedness plan. The plan shall be prepared in coordination with and be consistent with the biennial state energy emergency preparedness plan, and shall be implemented in coordination with the state energy emergency preparedness plan upon declaration of an energy emergency by the governor. Not later than September 30 of every even-numbered year, each county shall prepare and transmit to the director of business, economic development, and tourism the county's biennial county energy emergency preparedness plan. [L 1992, c 182, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 126-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|126. Federal Flood Insurance|126-1 Authorization to director.

  §126-1 Authorization to director. The director of finance is authorized to enable the State to qualify and participate in the federal flood insurance program, pursuant to any applicable provisions of Public Law 1016, Eighty-fourth Congress, Second Session. The director of finance shall be vested with the functions, powers, and duties which are necessary to enable the State to qualify and participate in the flood insurance program. [L 1957, c 178, §2; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §14; am L 1963, c 114, §1; Supp, §358B-2; HRS §126-1; gen ch 1985] Cross References  County authorization, see §46-11.
HI Rev Stat § 127A-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|127A. Emergency Management|127A-1 Policy and purpose.

 §127A-1 Policy and purpose. (a) 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:  (1) 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;  (2) 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;  (3) 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;   (4) 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  (5) 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.  (b) It is further declared to be the purpose of this chapter and the policy of the State that all emergency management functions of this State and its counties be coordinated to the maximum extent with the comparable functions of the federal government, including its various departments, and agencies of other states and localities, and with private-sector and nonprofit organizations, to the end that the most effective preparation and use may be made of the nation's personnel, resources, and facilities for dealing with any emergency or disaster that may occur.  (c) It is the intent of the legislature to provide for and confer comprehensive powers for the purposes stated herein. This chapter shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes; provided that this chapter shall not be construed as conferring any power or permitting any action which is inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States, but, in so construing this chapter, due consideration shall be given to the circumstances as they exist from time to time. This chapter shall not be deemed to have been amended by any act hereafter enacted at the same or any other session of the legislature, unless this chapter is amended by express reference. [L 2014, c 111, pt of §2; am L 2019, c 214, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 127A-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|127A. Emergency Management|127A-4 Hawaii advisory council on emergency management.

 §127A-4 Hawaii advisory council on emergency management. There shall be a Hawaii advisory council on emergency management, which shall be attached to the agency for administrative purposes, and which shall consist of seven members nominated and, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, appointed by the governor. The governor shall designate the chairperson of the council. The council, at the request of the governor, shall confer with and advise the governor in regard to matters pertaining to emergency management. Members of the council shall receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed for travel and other reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in carrying out their duties relating to the council. Persons holding public office or employment in the state government, or any political subdivision thereof, are eligible for appointment to the council. [L 2014, c 111, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 127A-6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|127A. Emergency Management|127A-6 Emergency management reserve corps.

  §127A-6 Emergency management reserve corps. (a) The administrator may establish an emergency management reserve corps comprising trained specialists to support state and county emergency, disaster, or day-to-day requirements. The emergency management reserve corps may include:  (1) Any employee of the State or county;  (2) Any employee hired specifically for staffing during emergency, disaster, or day-to-day periods and exercises who shall be hired and compensated without regard to chapters 76, 78, and 88; and  (3) Any volunteer, who shall be detailed in accordance with this chapter. Emergency management reserve corps positions shall be authorized and managed by the agency and do not need the approval of the governor.  (b) The emergency management reserve corps shall support state emergency or disaster requirements and, if requested by a county emergency management agency, supplement the county emergency management agency staff. The emergency management reserve corps may be mobilized during, or in advance of, emergencies or disasters, or for emergency management day-to-day activities. Emergency management reserve corps members shall attend a minimum of forty hours of paid activities per year. [L 2014, c 111, pt of §2; am L 2019, c 78, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 127A-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|127A. Emergency Management|127A-7 State warning point.

 §127A-7 State warning point.  (a) The agency shall establish and operate a communications and warning center that shall be known as the state warning point. The state warning point shall be continually staffed by the agency to monitor warning systems and devices and shall have the ability to provide timely warning and notification to government officials, county warning points and emergency operations centers and, when directed, the general public.  (b) Each county shall establish and operate a communications and warning center that shall be known as a county warning point. The county warning points shall be continually staffed by the respective counties and shall be capable of communicating with the state warning point at all times. The county warning points shall provide timely warning and notification to government officials and the public, when directed. [L 2014, c 111, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 127A-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|127A. Emergency Management|127A-8 Status and rights of personnel.

 §127A-8 Status and rights of personnel.  (a) All state and county officials, officers, and employees are considered "emergency workers" and shall perform functions as determined by their respective state or county department director during emergencies or disasters.  (b) If any state or county official, officer, or employee is engaged in carrying out this chapter in lieu of the official, officer, or employee's regular office or employment, the amount of the official, officer, or employee's compensation shall not be adversely affected, and the official, officer, or employee's rights in or under the laws relating to vacation and leave, the retirement system, civil service or the like, shall not be adversely affected.  (c) All persons, including volunteers whose services have been accepted by authorized persons, while engaged in the performance of duty pursuant to this chapter, including duty performed during exercises and training, shall be deemed state employees if the performance of duty is for the State, or county employees if the performance of duty is for the county, and shall have the powers, duties, rights, and privileges of such in the performance of their duties, except as may be prescribed by or under the authority of the governor or the mayor, pursuant to this chapter.  (d) In case of injury or death arising out of and in the performance of duty pursuant to this chapter, including duty performed during periods of training, all persons having the status of official, officer, or employee of the State or county, pursuant to this section, and their dependents, shall be entitled to all of the benefits provided in chapter 386, including medical services and supplies, and in case of injury or death, no public official shall be excluded from the coverage of chapter 386 by reason of being an elected official. For the purposes of the benefits, average weekly wages shall be computed upon the basis set forth in section 386-51, or upon the basis of earnings from the usual employment of the person, or upon the basis of earnings at the rate of $20 per week, whichever is most favorable to the claimant or claimants. The costs thereof, in cases of state employees, shall be a charge upon the state insurance fund and, in cases of county employees, shall be a charge upon the county insurance fund; provided that the governor or mayor may effect such insurance in respect of the obligations assumed pursuant to this section and as may be available under any mutual aid agreement or act of Congress. Nothing herein shall adversely affect the right of any person to receive any benefits or compensation under any act of Congress. [L 2014, c 111, pt of §2]