THE SENATE S.B. NO. 2748 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to Emergency management. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
THE SENATE S.B. NO. 2748
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024
STATE OF HAWAII
THE SENATE
S.B. NO.
2748
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to Emergency management.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. (a) The Hawaii emergency management agency shall develop and implement a statewide internet and mobile phone-based hazard tracking system that includes notifications, warnings, maps, weather, and related resources about wildfires, floods, tsunamis, hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, terrorist threats, hazardous material incidents, and other hazards in the State. (b) When developing and implementing the hazard tracking application, the Hawaii emergency management agency shall consult with: (1) The chief information officer; (2) The director of the department of emergency management of the city and county of Honolulu; (3) The civil defense administrator of the Hawaii county civil defense agency; (4) The administrator of the Kauai emergency management agency; (5) The administrator of the Maui emergency management agency; (6) The president of the university of Hawaii at Manoa; and (7) The board of directors of the Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization. (c) The Hawaii emergency management agency shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than forty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2025. SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
SECTION 1. (a) The Hawaii emergency management agency shall develop and implement a statewide internet and mobile phone-based hazard tracking system that includes notifications, warnings, maps, weather, and related resources about wildfires, floods, tsunamis, hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, terrorist threats, hazardous material incidents, and other hazards in the State.
(b) When developing and implementing the hazard tracking application, the Hawaii emergency management agency shall consult with:
(1) The chief information officer;
(2) The director of the department of emergency management of the city and county of Honolulu;
(3) The civil defense administrator of the Hawaii county civil defense agency;
(4) The administrator of the Kauai emergency management agency;
(5) The administrator of the Maui emergency management agency;
(6) The president of the university of Hawaii at Manoa; and
(7) The board of directors of the Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization.
(c) The Hawaii emergency management agency shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than forty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2025.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
INTRODUCED BY:
_____________________________
Report Title: HI-EMA; Emergency Management; Hazard Tracking System; Report Description: Requires the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to develop and implement a statewide internet and mobile phone-based hazard tracking system that includes notifications, warnings, maps, weather, and related resources about various hazards in the State. Requires a report to the Legislature. The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
Report Title:
HI-EMA; Emergency Management; Hazard Tracking System; Report
Description:
Requires the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to develop and implement a statewide internet and mobile phone-based hazard tracking system that includes notifications, warnings, maps, weather, and related resources about various hazards in the State. Requires a report to the Legislature.
The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.