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



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



(c)  The director shall, with the approval of
the county council, appoint a deputy director for each political subdivision. 
Deputy directors shall serve without pay.  They may hold other office or
employment 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 as
may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.



(e)  The director shall be responsible for
formulating and carrying out programs for disaster relief.  The director shall
coordinate the activities of all organizations for disaster relief, public or
private, and shall cooperate with state and federal disaster relief agencies. 
The director shall be responsible for carrying out this chapter and in the event
of disaster beyond local control the director may assume direct operational
control 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 of
the department of defense, see §26-21.