§121-1  Militia.  The militia of theState shall consist of every resident able-bodied citizen of the United Stateswho is seventeen years old or older and under forty-six years of age and allother able-bodied residents of that age who have declared their intention tobecome citizens of the United States.  The militia shall be composed of fourclasses:

(1)  The federally organized and recognized nationalguard,

(2)  The remainder of the organized militia to beknown as the Hawaii state defense force,

(3)  The naval militia,

(4)  The unorganized militia.

The unorganized militia shall consist of thosemembers of the militia who are not members of the national guard, the navalmilitia, or the state defense force.  The unorganized militia shall be subjectto active military duty only when called or ordered into the service of theState for such period as is required.  They may be assigned to existingorganizations of the Hawaii national guard, the naval militia, or the statedefense force, or otherwise as the exigencies require. [L 1967, c 196, pt of§1; HRS §121-1; am L 1969, c 15, §1(a); am L 1988, c 135, §1]

 

Cross References

 

  Department of defense, generally, see §26-21.