§127-2  Disaster relief agency.  (a) There shall be within the executive branch of the state government a divisionof disaster relief, hereinafter called the "disaster relief agency". The director of disaster relief, hereinafter called the "director", whoshall be appointed and removed in the manner provided by section 26-34, and whoshall receive such compensation as the governor may determine, shall be incharge of the disaster relief agency.

(b)  There shall be a vice-director of disasterrelief who shall be appointed by the director.  The vice-director shall be thechief administrative assistant to the director and shall, in the absence of thedirector, have all the duties and responsibilities of the director.

(c)  The director shall, with the approval ofthe county council, appoint a deputy director for each political subdivision. Deputy directors shall serve without pay.  They may hold other office oremployment in the state government, or any political subdivision.

(d)  The director may employ such technical,clerical, stenographic, and other personnel and may make such expenditures asmay be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(e)  The director shall be responsible forformulating and carrying out programs for disaster relief.  The director shallcoordinate the activities of all organizations for disaster relief, public orprivate, and shall cooperate with state and federal disaster relief agencies. The director shall be responsible for carrying out this chapter and in the eventof disaster beyond local control the director may assume direct operationalcontrol over all or any part of the disaster relief functions within the State.[L 1949, c 320, §4; RL 1955, §358-3; HRS §127-2; gen ch 1985]

 

Revision Note

 

  In subsection (c),the words "board of supervisors or" preceding "council"have been deleted.

 

Cross References

 

  General authority ofthe department of defense, see §26-21.