§127-1  Definitions.  As used in this
chapter:



"Disaster relief" means the
preparation for and the carrying out of all emergency functions, other than
functions for which military forces are primarily responsible, to minimize and
repair injury and damage resulting from disasters caused by fire, flood, tidal
wave, volcanic eruption, earthquake, or other natural causes, or by enemy
attack, sabotage, or other hostile action.  These functions include, without
limitation, fire fighting services, police services, medical and health
services, rescue, engineering, air raid warning services, communications,
radiological, chemical, and other special weapons defense, evacuation of
persons from stricken areas, emergency welfare services, emergency
transportation, protection of important installations, temporary restoration of
public utility services, and other functions related to civilian protection,
together with all other activities necessary or incidental to the preparation
for and carrying out of the foregoing functions.



"Local organization for disaster
relief" means an organization created in accordance with this chapter to
perform local disaster relief functions in a political subdivision of the
State.



"Mobile reserve unit" means an
organization for disaster relief created in accordance with this chapter, to be
dispatched to supplement local organizations for disaster relief in a stricken
area.



"Political subdivisions" means the
counties of Hawaii, Maui, Kauai, and the city and county of Honolulu. [L 1949,
c 320, §3; RL 1955, §358-2; HRS §127-1]



 



Note



 



  Prior status of
chapter, see L 1951, c 268, §1; L 1957, c 58, §1; L 1959, c 2, §2.



 



Revision Note



 



  Numeric designations
deleted.



 



Cross References



 



  Disaster relief and
rehabilitation, see chapter 209.



  Emergency
agricultural loans, see §155-9(e).



  Housing for displaced
persons, see §53-21.



  Public lands, see
chapter 171, pt. III.C.



  Tax relief, see
chapter 234.



  Urban renewal
projects in disaster areas, see §53-7.



 



Attorney General Opinions



 



  Nothing in chapter
authorizes the governor to provide for the succession to the offices of the
governor and lieutenant governor.  Att. Gen. Op. 61-87.