§128-6  Civil defense powers, in general. The governor may:

(1)  Plans and programs.  Prepare comprehensive plansand programs for the civil defense of this State, the plans and programs to beintegrated into and coordinated with the civil defense plans of the federalgovernment and of other states to the fullest possible extent; and coordinatethe preparation of plans and programs for civil defense by the politicalsubdivisions of the State, the plans to be integrated into and coordinated withthe civil defense plans and programs of the State to the fullest possibleextent.

(2)  Training, public information.  Institute trainingprograms and public information programs.

(3)  Direct operational control, when.  In the eventof disaster or emergency beyond local control, or which in the opinion of thegovernor is such as to make state operational control necessary, assume directoperational control over all or any part of the civil defense functions withinthis State.

(4)  Insignia.  Provide or authorize suitable insigniaof authority for all authorized personnel.

(5)  Registration and blood typing.  Provide for:

(A)  Compulsory registration and identificationto the extent that voluntary registration and identification has not beenaccomplished under chapter 846, part II; and

(B)  Compulsory RHo blood typing on females ofchild bearing age or younger, and such other compulsory blood typing as may beapproved by competent medical authority.

(6)  Protection of facilities.  Require each publicutility, or any person owning, controlling, or operating a vital facility, toprotect and safeguard its or the person's property, or to provide for theprotection and safeguarding; and provide for the protection and safeguarding ofall public properties, or such other properties as the governor may consideradvisable; provided that without prejudice to the generality of the foregoingtwo clauses, the protecting and safeguarding may include the regulation orprohibition of public entry thereon, or the permission of the entry upon suchterms and conditions as the governor may prescribe.

(7)  Explosives, etc.  Whenever in the governor'sopinion the laws of the State do not adequately provide for the common defense,public health, safety, and welfare, investigate, regulate, or prohibit thestorage, transportation, use, possession, maintenance, furnishing, sale, ordistribution of, as well as any transaction related to, explosives, firearms,and ammunition (including the power to require the reregistration of firearms),inflammable materials and other objects, implements, substances, businesses, orservices of a hazardous or dangerous character, or particularly capable ofmisuse by disloyal persons or the enemy, or obstructive of or tending toobstruct military operations or civil defense, including, without limitation,intoxicating liquor and the liquor business; and authorize the seizure andforfeiture of any such objects, implements, or substances unlawfully possessed,as provided in section 128-28.

(8)  Air raid drills, etc.  Direct or control, as maybe necessary for civil defense:

(A)  Air raid drills, and other alerts, tests,and exercises;

(B)  Blackouts and practice blackouts;

(C)  Partial or full mobilization of civildefense organizations in advance of actual disaster;

(D)  Warnings and signals for drills, alerts,or attacks, and the mechanical devices to be used in connection therewith;

(E)  Shutting off water mains, gas mains,electric power connections, or suspension of other services; and to the extentpermitted by or under federal law, suspension of radio transmission;

(F)  The conduct of civilians and the movementand cessation of movement of pedestrians and vehicular traffic during, before,and after blackouts, drills, alerts, or attacks;

(G)  Traffic control;

(H)  The congregation of the public instricken or danger areas or under dangerous conditions; and

(I)  The evacuation and reception of thecivilian population, provided that only during a civil defense emergency periodshall there be instituted under this paragraph mandatory or prohibitoryrequirements having the force and effect of law. [L 1951, c 268, pt of §2; RL1955, §359-6; HRS §128-6; gen ch 1985; am L 1986, c 339, §3]