§127-11  Major disaster fund.  The
director shall submit requests to the legislature to appropriate from the
general revenues of the State sufficient moneys as may be necessary for
expenditure by or under the direction of the governor for immediate relief in
the event of the occurrence of any major disaster in any part of the State;
provided that:



(1)  The governor may not expend in excess of
$2,000,000 for immediate relief of any single major disaster or emergency; and



(2)  In addition to the funds in paragraph (1), an
additional $2,000,000 shall be available solely for the purpose of matching
federal disaster relief funds when these funds become available following a
presidential disaster declaration.



In expending the moneys, the governor may allot any
portion thereof to any agency, office, or employee, federal, state, or county,
for the more speedy and efficient relief of the conditions created by the
disasters.  The governor may determine whether a major disaster contemplated by
this section has occurred. [L 1957, c 272, §§1, 2, 3; am L 1964, c 46, §4;
Supp, §358-12; HRS §127-11; am L 1980, c 99, §1; am L 1981, c 188, §1; am L
1989, c 194, §1; am L 2006, c 115, §1]