§128-16  Status of personnel other than
regular officers and employees.  All persons, including volunteers whose
services have been accepted by authorized persons, while engaged in the
performance of duty pursuant to this chapter, including duty performed during
periods of training, shall be deemed state employees or employees of a
political subdivision, as the case may be, and shall have the powers, duties,
rights, and privileges of such in the performance of their duties, except as,
pursuant to this chapter, may be prescribed by or under the authority of the
governor or the political subdivision. [L 1951, c 268, pt of §2; RL 1955,
§359-16; HRS §128-16; am L 2006, c 48, §3]